Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Space Black 2025
The M5 chip’s 10-core GPU with Neural Accelerators delivers 3.5x AI performance and up to 24-hour battery life, paired with a 14.2-inch 120Hz Mini-LED display peaking at 1000 nits. Its 24GB unified memory and 2TB SSD enable smooth on-device LLM processing, while the 1.5kg chassis includes Thunderbolt 4, MagSafe 3, and an SDXC slot. This laptop is best for AI developers running local models and video editors working with 4K RAW footage on the go.
CPU Apple M5
RAM 24 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 14.2" 3024x1964
GPU Apple (10-Core)
OS macOS
Weight 1.5 kg
Battery 72 Wh
92 Overall Score
Price $2,399
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong social proof (92nd percentile) 92nd
Cons
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14.2" |
| Resolution | 3024x1964 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | No |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| Battery | 72 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 72 | - | - | 71 | - | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 | 80.9 | 72.6 | 66.2 | 87.9 | 98.4 | 72.6 | 94.2 | 79.1 | 97.4 | 91.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.2 | 91.6 | 91 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.2 | 98.6 | 59.8 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 92 | 98.7 | 99.7 | 95.5 | 7.2 | 97.5 | 94.8 | 80.6 | 87.1 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 92.7 | 90.5 | 91 | 96.4 | 73.6 | 67.7 | 79.1 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 94.8 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 98.7 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 79.1 | 80.6 | 79.7 |
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