Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Pro Space Black 2026
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong screen (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong reliability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong social proof (97th percentile) 97th
Cons
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 Pro |
| Cores | 15 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (16-Core) |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 48 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14.2" |
| Resolution | 3024x1964 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB, 95% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.5 lbs |
| Battery | 72 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 48 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 72 | - | 99 | 71 | 100 | 82 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Pro | 99.5 | 80.3 | 90.9 | 74 | 98.1 | 68.4 | 79.4 | 97.7 | 96.6 | 6.5 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.3 | 91.2 | 89.7 | 96.2 | 73.4 | 89.8 | 60 | 98.3 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 97.3 | 95.7 | 89.4 | 98.6 | 95.4 | 9.1 | 79.4 | 81.1 | 99.8 | 5.2 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.2 | 92.6 | 90 | 89.7 | 96.2 | 72.1 | 65.6 | 33.1 | 97.2 | 8.2 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.3 | 94.5 | 86.7 | 98.6 | 97.7 | 8.9 | 93.9 | 60 | 51.7 | 10.1 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.3 | 92.6 | 86.7 | 83.9 | 90.4 | 12.2 | 89.8 | 3.9 | 98.3 | 13.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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