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Jason England

M5 MacBook Pro vs M4: 3 big upgrades you need to know about

M5 MacBook Pro vs M4 MacBook Pro.

The M5 MacBook Pro is official — available to preorder now for $1,599 and launching Wednesday, October 22. And looking at Apple’s shiny new laptop, I’d sympathize with anyone who would struggle to tell which one is which.

That’s because in terms of design, display, webcam and ports, the new M5 MacBook Pro is exactly the same. It’s a utilitarian aesthetic that I love, but is starting to grow a little stale. However, there are some beefy upgrades going on here. It's all about the M5 chip with its faster CPU cores, more powerful GPU cores and especially that upgraded Neural Engine for AI tasks. So let’s break down the main differences.

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