The famed chassis is retained by the new Apple MacBook Pro 14-Inch (2025, M5), including the 14.2″ Liquid Retina XDR display, the ports (MagSafe 3, HDMI, SD card, Thunderbolt 4), and build quality, with the big changes being internal concerning performance with the new M5 chip. Although externally the machine looks the same, internally some things have changed in that they matter when you push on your machine. Initial benchmark results agree that the M5 indeed has some significantly higher single-core scores and a lift of over 20% for multi-core jobs, compared to the M4.

M5 Chip: Elevated Power and Efficiency

Inside the new MacBook Pro, Apple has built the M5 system-on-chip-a 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, and powerfully 16-core Neural Engine-which equates for fully accelerated processing-from launching an app to rendering to workloads powered through AI. For the creators and pros, that means smoother video editing, better 3D work, and faster-computing tasks. Early Geekbench leaks report an astonishing one-core score of 4,263 and multi-core of 17,862-an enormous leap from the days of the M4.

Storage, Memory, and Improvement in Workflow

Beyond the pure chip performance, the 2025 MacBook Pro now has much higher-end storage options-up to 4TB SSD-which previously was reserved for Pro/Max models.

Memory bandwidth is increased as well-from 120 GB/s to 153 GB/s, thus allowing better treatment of larger data sets and more intensive workflows. To the professional working with enormous files or making use of on-device AI, these improvements bring actual gains, not just numbers on a benchmark chart.

Battery Life and Real-World Use Holding Up Well

Apple claims that, while increasing the power, the battery life is still the same impressive 24 hours on video playback for the 14-inch M5 model.

You will see fully responsive performance on Safari tabs or coding sessions, work in the creative apps or even doing some casual tasks-by all smooth balance of power and efficiency. If you already own a 2024 MacBook Pro, you may feel the gain less, but for anyone upgrading from earlier generations the difference is tangible.

Same Design, Totally Superior Engine Inside

Change for good, even the form of the 2025 MacBook Pro remains the same. In fact, under the “new superpowers” that these machines possess, if you are a power user-editing video, building apps, crunching data, or loading yourself with AI workloads-the M5 leap is worth it. For general use, it clearly adds future-proofing and smoother performance. However, for someone with a much older MacBook, this upgrade stands out. Put simply, it’s the same shell on the outside but what’s really inside is decisively better.

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Source; PCmag.com