MacBook Pro (M5)

MacBook Pro (M5) was Apple's base model MacBook Pro configuration built for users who wanted to push their MacBook further without opting for the higher-end M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.

It featured the same external design as its predecessor and higher-end counterparts, with a range of ports including HDMI, an SDXC card slot and Thunderbolt USB-C.

It also had the same 120Hz ProMotion mini-LED display, which provided better colour contrast and deeper blacks over the LCD displays of the MacBook Air and MacBook Neo models sold alongside this device at the time.

This device debuted in late 2025 with faster storage, 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD starting from £1,599.

In March 2026, when Apple introduced the M5 Pro and M5 Max models, Apple discontinued this base model 512GB variant, with the storage now starting from 1TB. This also resulted in a £100 price increase to £1,699.

A few months later in June 2026, Apple raised the price of this MacBook Pro model again as a result of rising memory prices. The M5 MacBook Pro now started from £1,999 with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage.

Design

Aluminium enclosure available in Silver or Space Black.

Input

Magic Keyboard & force-touch trackpad with haptic feedback.

Display

14.2-inch XDR Retina Display with 120hz ProMotion.

Ports

3x Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports, MagSafe 3 for charging, 1x SDXC card slot, 1x HDMI and a headphone jack.

Camera & Audio

12MP Centre Stage front camera & High-fidelity Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers & wide stereo sound.

Chip

Apple M5 which debuted in this device, October 2025.

Base Chip:

• 10-Core CPU
• 10-core GPU

Upgraded Chip Option:

• No upgrades available

The M5 chip has hardware-accelerated ray tracing, a 16-core neural engine and neural accelerators for AI and 153 GB/s memory bandwidth.

Memory & Storage Upgrades

Base Configuration:

• 16GB memory
• 1TB storage

Memory upgrades:

• 24GB
• 32GB

Storage upgrades:

• 2TB
• 4TB

Other upgrades

The screen on MacBook Pro can be upgraded from standard glossy glass to nano-texture glass.