Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (M5 Pro or M5 Max)

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MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) compared with MacBook Pro 14″ (M5 Pro or M5 Max)
AppleMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)AppleMacBook Pro 14″ (M5 Pro or M5 Max)
Overview
ReleasedJuly 2019March 2026
Display
Screen size13.3″14.2″
Resolution2560 × 16003024 × 1964 (better)
PanelIPS LCDMini-LED
Refresh rate–120 Hz
Brightness500 nits1,000 nits (better)
HDR peak brightness–1,600 nits
TouchscreenNoNo
Display typeLED-backlit Retina IPS; millions of coloursLiquid Retina XDR display
Pixel density227 ppi254 ppi
Colour rangeP3 wide colourWide colour (P3); 1 billion colours
Screen finish–Standard, or nano-texture as an option
Display featuresTrue Tone; scaled resolutions of 1680 × 1050, 1440 × 900 or 1024 × 6401,000,000:1 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
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8257U or Intel Core i7-8557UApple M5 Pro or Apple M5 Max
CPU cores415 or 18
CPU threads8–
GraphicsIntel Iris Plus Graphics 64516-core GPU, 20-core GPU, 32-core GPU or 40-core GPU
Memory8 GB or 16 GB24 GB, 36 GB, 48 GB, 64 GB or 128 GB (better)
Storage128 GB to 2 TB1 TB to 8 TB (better)
CPUQuad-core Intel Core i5 at 1.4 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.9 GHz, or Core i7 at 1.7 GHz with up to 4.5 GHz; both with 128 MB eDRAM. Exact i5-8257U identifier confirmed by Macworld and i7-8557U by Notebookcheck. Apple T2 Security Chip (Macworld).15-core CPU with 5 super cores and 10 performance cores (entry M5 Pro), or 18-core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance cores
GPUIntel Iris Plus Graphics 64516-core or 20-core (M5 Pro), 32-core or 40-core (M5 Max) GPU with Neural Accelerators and hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW acceleration and AV1 decode, with two video encode and two ProRes engines on M5 Max
AI engine–16-core Neural Engine
Memory type2133 MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory; 8 GB standard or 16 GB optionUnified memory
Memory bandwidth–307 GB/s (M5 Pro), 460 GB/s (M5 Max with 32-core GPU) or 614 GB/s (M5 Max with 40-core GPU)
Storage typeSSD; 128 GB standard with 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB options; storage is fixed and cannot be upgraded internally (Macworld)SSD, configurable up to 4 TB (M5 Pro) or 8 TB (M5 Max); Apple quotes up to 14.5 GB/s read and write (tested with a 16-inch M5 Max with 8 TB)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 10 hoursUp to 22 hours
Battery capacity58.2 Wh72.4 Wh (better)
Weight1.37 kg (better)1.6 kg
Thickness14.9 mm (better)15.5 mm
Width × depth304.1 × 212.4 mm312.6 × 221.2 mm
Battery life detailUp to 10 hours wireless web or iTunes movie playback, and up to 30 days standby; lithium-polymer. Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.M5 Pro up to 22 hours video streaming and 14 hours wireless web; M5 Max up to 20 hours video streaming and 13 hours wireless web; lithium-polymer battery
Charger61 W USB-C Power AdapterSold separately in the UK (70 W or 96 W Apple USB-C adapters offered); needs at least 70 W over USB PD
Fast charging–With a 96 W or higher USB PD power source
MaterialsAluminium enclosure (Laptop Mag)100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 45% recycled content overall
ColoursSilver, Space GreySpace Black, Silver
Connections
Ports2 × Thunderbolt 3, headphone jack3 × Thunderbolt 5, HDMI, SD card slot, MagSafe 3, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.06
Webcam720p FaceTime HD12MP Center Stage
Operating systemmacOSmacOS
Port detailTwo USB-C ports support charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3 at up to 40 Gb/s and USB 3.1 Gen 2 at up to 10 Gb/s; 3.5 mm headphone jack3 × Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) with charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 5 and USB 4 (up to 120 Gb/s); HDMI (up to 8K) with multichannel audio output; SDXC card slot; MagSafe 3; 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance headphone support
External displaysOne 5120 × 2880 display at 60 Hz with over a billion colours; two 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz with millions of colours; or two 3840 × 2160 at 60 Hz with over a billion colours, alongside the built-in display. Separate adaptors for VGA, HDMI, DVI or Thunderbolt 2.M5 Pro up to three at 6K 60 Hz or 4K 144 Hz, or one at 8K 60 Hz, 5K 120 Hz or 4K 240 Hz plus one at 5K 120 Hz or 4K 200 Hz; M5 Max up to four at 6K 60 Hz or 4K 144 Hz, or two at 8K 60 Hz, 5K 120 Hz or 4K 240 Hz; all alongside the built-in display
KeyboardFull-size backlit keyboard with 64 US or 65 ISO keys, four arrow keys, ambient light sensor and Touch Bar; butterfly mechanism (Laptop Mag)Backlit Magic Keyboard, 78 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys
TrackpadForce Touch with pressure sensing, Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing and Multi-Touch gesturesForce Touch trackpad
SpeakersStereo speakers with high dynamic rangeHigh-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers; wide stereo; Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos
MicrophonesThree microphonesStudio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming; Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes
BiometricsTouch ID integrated into the Touch BarTouch ID
In the boxMacBook Pro; 61 W USB-C Power Adapter; USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)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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