MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5)

Quick look

Price: £1,999²last Apple UK store price
Chip: M5chip
CPU: 10-coreCPU
GPU: 10-coreGPU
Memory: 16GBunified memory, base
Storage: 1TB³storage, base
Display: 14.2-inchdisplay
Battery life: Up to24 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released: 22 October 2025⁴ReleasedIn Apple Stores; pre-order from 15 October 2025.
Security updates: Not available⁵Security updates

Each figure is from the source marked¹ unless it carries its own number.

Drawn to scale from the published dimensions below: the footprint from above with the closed height beneath it. Outline only — the corner radius is our drawing convention, not a measurement.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions: 15.5 x 312.6 x 221.2 mm
Weight: 1.55 kg
Colours: Space Black, Silver
Ports: Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port, 3.5mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports: 3
Thunderbolt version: Thunderbolt 4
USB-A ports: No USB-A ports.⁶
HDMI: HDMI port
SD card slot: Yes
Headphone jack: Yes
MagSafe: Yes
Keyboard: Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Touch ID: Yes
Touch Bar: No Touch Bar.⁷

Display

Display size: 14.2 in
Resolution: 3024 x 1964
Pixel density: 254 ppi
Display type: Liquid Retina XDR display
Brightness (SDR, outdoor): 1,000 nits⁸
Peak brightness (HDR): 1,600 nits
Refresh rate: 120 Hz
Wide colour (P3): Yes
Nano-texture option: Yes

Chip and memory

Chip: Apple M5 chip
Apple silicon: Yes
CPU cores: 10
Super cores: 4⁸
Efficiency cores: 6⁸
GPU cores: 10
Neural Engine cores: 16
Chip options: M5 with 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU⁹
Memory (base): 16GB
Memory (maximum): 32GB
Memory options: 16GB, 24GB or 32GB
Memory upgradeable by user: No, as Apple documents¹⁰
Memory bandwidth: 153 GB/s
Storage (base): 1TB³
Storage (maximum): 4TB
Storage options: 512GB, 1TB, 2TB or 4TB
Media engine: Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 decode

Battery and power

Battery capacity: 72.4 Wh
Rated charge cycles: 1,000 cycles¹¹
Video playback (claimed): 24 h
Wireless web (claimed): 16 h
Included power adapter: No power adapter in the box.⁷
Fast charging: Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth: 5.3
Ethernet: No Ethernet port.⁷
External displays (base): 2

Camera and audio

Camera: 12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View
Camera resolution: 12 MP
Speakers: High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Microphones: Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming¹²

Platform

Newest macOS: macOS 27 Golden Gate¹³
Model identifier: Mac17,2¹⁴
Part numbers: MDE04xx/A, MDE14xx/A, MDE34xx/A, MDE44xx/A, MDE54xx/A, MDE64xx/A¹⁵
Model year: 2025

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 3,643¹⁶
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 17,950¹⁶
Geekbench 7 (Metal): 72,663¹⁶

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A: £1,635–£1,770¹⁷cheapest of 2 CeX listings · repriced 9 September 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £1,635–£1,670 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade B: £1,490–£1,615¹⁸cheapest of 2 CeX listings · repriced 9 September 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £1,490–£1,570 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade C: £1,450–£1,545¹⁹cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £1,425–£1,500 from 28 Sep 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A: £1,013 cash / £1,177 voucher¹⁷16% more as store credit

Read 3 November 2026. CeX is one UK retailer; its used and trade-in figures are shown at its condition grades for the base configuration: M5 with 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU, 16GB memory, 1TB storage. “Since” is the first day MacIQ read that figure; “earlier” figures were each read from the date shown. We hold no stock and take no commission.

Apple UK price, as listed

1 November 2025 to 27 January 2026: £1,799²⁰²¹
3 March 2026 to 17 June 2026: £1,699²²²³
25 June 2026 to 5 October 2026: £1,999²⁴²⁵

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M5 chip, 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16GB memory, 1TB storage), as the Internet Archive saved it. Each row runs from the first to the last Internet Archive capture MacIQ read at that price; the price may have held before and after. A price changed some time between the last capture read at one price and the first read at the next, so no day is given. A “From” price is the store’s starting price for the chip option; the base configuration is the lowest one listed under it. Four captures between the first two rows (2, 7, 20 and 23 February 2026) show only the 512GB configuration (“From £1,599”); the 1TB price is not listed in them. Read 18 October 2026.

Software support

Feature updates until: Not available²⁶
Security updates until: Not available²⁶
Basis: our inference from history²⁷

Previous and next model

Previous model

MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4, 2024), November 2024

What changed

Chip: Apple M4 chip MacBook Pro M4Apple M5 chip MacBook Pro M5
Memory bandwidth: 120 GB/s MacBook Pro M4153 GB/s MacBook Pro M5
Storage (base): 512GB MacBook Pro M41TB MacBook Pro M5

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Sources

Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5) - Tech Specs · Default for MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple UK Store (archived 5 October 2026) — 14-inch MacBook Pro M5, 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16GB, 1TB, £1,999.00 · third-party figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces MacBook Pro with all-new M5 Pro and M5 Max · Apple’s figure · read 3 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new 14‑inch MacBook Pro powered by the M5 chip · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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No USB-A ports. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5) - Tech Specs. Read 15 Sep 2026
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No Touch Bar. No power adapter in the box. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5) - Tech Specs. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops · Apple’s figure · read 15 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade A · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade B · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade C · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Pro - Apple (UK), captured 1 Nov 2025 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Pro - Apple (UK), captured 27 Jan 2026 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Pro - Apple (UK), captured 3 Mar 2026 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Pro - Apple (UK), captured 17 Jun 2026 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Pro - Apple (UK), captured 25 Jun 2026 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Pro - Apple (UK), captured 5 Oct 2026 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Feature and security updates: end dates not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate compatibility list names this Mac. endoflife.date says Apple usually provides security updates for the latest three macOS releases, but that this isn’t consistently applied; Apple publishes no end date. Source: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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Not published by Apple

MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: storage upgradeable by user, the macOS it shipped with. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5) - Tech Specs; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new 14‑inch MacBook Pro powered by the M5 chip; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model, read 9 Oct 2026.