MacBook Pro 16″ (2026) · M5 Pro · 24 GB / 1 TB
CPU index
311
×3.11 vs M1
GPU index
455
×4.55 vs M1
Memory
24
GB unified
Storage
1024
1 TB
Bandwidth
307
GB/s
This MacBook Pro 16″ configuration uses the M5 Pro (18-CPU/20-GPU) with 24 GB unified memory and 1 TB storage. On MacDiff its CPU index is 311 (×3.11 vs the entry-level M1 Air) and its GPU index is 455 (×4.55). The origin of the scale is the 2020 MacBook Air M1 at 100/100 — MacDiff’s own relative units, not Geekbench or Apple scores.
MacDiff lists 3 configurations of the MacBook Pro 16″. CPU indices on this model run 311–337 and GPU indices run 455–776. This page is the entry config listed for this model.
Family: MacBook Pro. Released 2026. Apple date: 2026-03-11. Compare it with other Macs on the compare tool, or read how the index is built on the methodology page.
Configurations
| Chip | CPU / GPU | CPU | GPU | Mem | Bandwidth | Storage | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M5 Pro (18-CPU/20-GPU)this page | 311 | 455 | 24 GB | 307 GB/s | 1 TB | $2699 | Compare | |
| M5 Max (18-CPU/32-GPU) | 337 | 629 | 36 GB | 460 GB/s | 2 TB | $3899 | Compare | |
| M5 Max (18-CPU/40-GPU) | 337 | 776 | 48 GB | 614 GB/s | 2 TB | — | Compare |
Specifications
Apple published figures for this configuration. Not MacDiff scores.
Chassis
- Weight
- 2.14 kg
- Size
- 355.7 × 248.1 × 16.8 mm
Ports
- Thunderbolt
- 3× Thunderbolt 5
- USB-C (not Thunderbolt)
- None
- USB-A
- None
- HDMI
- 1× HDMI
- MagSafe
- MagSafe 3
- Headphone jack
- 3.5 mm, high-impedance
- SD card
- None
- Ethernet
- None
- Charging
- MagSafe 3 and Thunderbolt
Display
- Panel
- 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display
- Resolution
- 3456x2234
- Density
- 254 ppi
- SDR brightness
- 1000 nits
- HDR brightness
- 1600 nits
- Refresh
- 120 Hz ProMotion
- Color
- P3
- True Tone
- Yes
- Contrast
- 1,000,000:1
- Nano-texture
- Optional
- External displays
- 3 — Three displays up to 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 144Hz, or one display up to 8K at 60Hz or 5K at 120Hz or 4K at 240Hz plus a second display up to 5K at 120Hz or 4K at 200Hz
Camera
- Camera
- 12MP
- Center Stage
- Yes
- Desk View
- Yes
Audio
- Speakers
- 6
- Microphones
- 3
- Spatial Audio
- Yes
- Dolby Atmos
- Yes
- Audio
- High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Wireless
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- Bluetooth
- 6
Keyboard and trackpad
- Backlit keyboard
- Yes
- Touch ID
- Yes
- Touch Bar
- No
- Force Touch trackpad
- Yes
Battery and power
- Battery
- 99.6 Wh
- Video playback
- Up to 24 hours (Apple)
- Wireless web
- Up to 17 hours (Apple)
- Fast charge
- Yes
- Charge cable
- USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
- Power adapter
- 140W
Chip
- CPU layout
- 6 super + 12 performance
- Neural Engine
- 16-core
- Media engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW; video decode engine; video encode engine; ProRes encode and decode engine; AV1 decode
- Neural Engine index
- 420
- Media engine index
- 690
- Hardware ray tracing
- Yes
- Memory bandwidth
- 307 GB/s
In the box
- Cable
- USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
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FAQ — MacBook Pro 16″ on MacDiff
What is the CPU index of this MacBook Pro 16″?
This configuration (M5 Pro (18-CPU/20-GPU)) has a CPU index of 311, about ×3.11 the MacBook Air M1 baseline of 100 on MacDiff.
What is the GPU index?
GPU index 455 (≈ ×4.55 vs M1). Indices are relative references, not raw Geekbench scores.
How does it compare to the MacBook Air M1?
Relative to the fixed MacDiff baseline (100/100), this page shows roughly ×3.11 CPU and ×4.55 GPU for the selected memory/storage config. Use Compare to stack it against other Macs.