Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (M5)
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| AppleMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) | AppleMacBook Pro 14″ (M5) | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | November 2016 | October 2025 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 13.3″ | 14.2″ |
| Resolution | 2560 × 1600 | 3024 × 1964 (better) |
| Panel | IPS LCD | Mini-LED |
| Refresh rate | – | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits | 1,000 nits (better) |
| HDR peak brightness | – | 1,600 nits |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Display type | Retina display; LED-backlit IPS; millions of colours | Liquid Retina XDR display |
| Pixel density | 227 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Colour range | Wide colour (P3) | Wide colour (P3); 1 billion colours |
| Screen finish | – | Standard, or nano-texture as an option |
| Display features | Scaled resolutions of 1680 × 1050, 1440 × 900 or 1024 × 640 | 1,000,000:1 contrast; 1,000 nits sustained full-screen XDR brightness; ProMotion up to 120 Hz, with fixed 47.95, 48, 50, 59.94 and 60 Hz rates; True Tone |
| Performance | ||
| Processor | Intel Core i5-6267U, Intel Core i5-6287U or Intel Core i7-6567U | Apple M5 |
| CPU cores | 2 | 10 |
| CPU threads | 4 | – |
| Graphics | Intel Iris Graphics 550 | 10-core GPU |
| Memory | 8 GB or 16 GB | 16 GB, 24 GB or 32 GB (better) |
| Storage | 256 GB to 1 TB | 1 TB to 4 TB (better) |
| CPU | Dual-core Intel Core i5 at 2.9 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.3 GHz; configurable to Core i5 at 3.1 GHz with up to 3.5 GHz, or Core i7 at 3.3 GHz with up to 3.6 GHz; all have 4 MB shared L3 cache. ComputerBase confirms the i5-6267U, i5-6287U and i7-6567U identifiers; Ars also confirms the base i5. | 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores |
| GPU | Intel Iris Graphics 550 integrated graphics | Neural Accelerators; hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW acceleration and AV1 decode |
| AI engine | – | 16-core Neural Engine |
| Memory type | 8 GB of 2133 MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory, configurable to 16 GB. Apple publishes this system speed; Intel lists LPDDR3-1866 in its generic processor specifications. | Unified memory |
| Memory bandwidth | – | 153 GB/s |
| Storage type | 256 GB or 512 GB PCIe-based onboard SSD; configurable to 1 TB | SSD, configurable up to 4 TB |
| Battery and size | ||
| Battery life (maker's claim) | Up to 10 hours | Up to 24 hours |
| Battery capacity | 49.2 Wh | 72.4 Wh (better) |
| Weight | 1.37 kg (better) | 1.55 kg |
| Thickness | 14.9 mm (better) | 15.5 mm |
| Width × depth | 304.1 × 212.4 mm | 312.6 × 221.2 mm |
| Battery life detail | Lithium-polymer battery; up to 10 hours wireless web or iTunes movie playback and 30 days standby. Apple's October 2016 tests used the 2.9 GHz Core i5, 8 GB memory and 512 GB SSD for web and movie playback, or 256 GB for standby. Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process. | Up to 16 hours wireless web; lithium-polymer battery |
| Charger | 61 W USB-C Power Adapter | Sold separately in the UK (70 W or 96 W Apple USB-C adapters offered); needs at least 60 W over USB PD |
| Fast charging | – | With a 96 W or higher USB PD power source |
| Materials | Aluminium enclosure | 100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 45% recycled content overall |
| Colours | Silver; Space Grey | Space Black, Silver |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | 4 × Thunderbolt 3, headphone jack | 3 × Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, SD card slot, MagSafe 3, headphone jack |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| Webcam | 720p FaceTime HD | 12MP Center Stage |
| Operating system | macOS | macOS |
| Port detail | Four Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports support charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt up to 40 Gb/s and USB 3.1 Gen 2 up to 10 Gb/s; 3.5 mm headphone jack. VGA, HDMI and Thunderbolt 2 require separate adaptors. | 3 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) with charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 (up to 40 Gb/s); HDMI with multichannel audio output; SDXC card slot; MagSafe 3; 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance headphone support |
| External displays | Built-in screen plus one 5120 × 2880 display at 60 Hz with over a billion colours, or two 4096 × 2304 displays at 60 Hz with over a billion colours | Up to two over any mix of Thunderbolt and HDMI at 6K 60 Hz or 4K 144 Hz, or one at up to 8K 60 Hz, 5K 120 Hz or 4K 240 Hz, alongside the built-in display |
| Keyboard | Full-size backlit keyboard with 64 US or 65 ISO keys, four arrow keys, Touch Bar and ambient light sensor; second-generation butterfly mechanism | Backlit Magic Keyboard, 78 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys |
| Trackpad | Force Touch trackpad with pressure sensing, Force clicks and Multi-Touch gestures | Force Touch trackpad |
| Speakers | Stereo speakers with high dynamic range | Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers; wide stereo; Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos |
| Microphones | Three microphones | Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming; Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes |
| Biometrics | Touch ID fingerprint sensor; Apple T1 chip | Touch ID |
| In the box | 13-inch MacBook Pro; 61 W USB-C Power Adapter; 2 m USB-C Charge Cable | 14-inch MacBook Pro, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m), polishing cloth (nano-texture display only); power adapter sold separately |
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