M4 to M5 MacBook Pro benchmarks impressive, but little real-world benefit<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>Most people upgrade their <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/macbook-pro/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MacBook Pro[/url] no more frequently than once every five years, and some leave it considerably longer than that. But Apple always makes it sound like even last year’s model is now hopelessly outdated, something it did again with the launch of <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/15/apple-unveils-new-14-inch-macbook-pro-powered-by-m5-chip/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the M5 MacBook Pro[/url].</p>
<p>There’s no doubt that the company is achieving incredibly impressive year-on-year increases in Apple Silicon performance, but real-life tests show that upgrading from one generation to the next doesn’t make sense for the vast majority of MacBook owners … </p>
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M4 to M5 MacBook Pro benchmarks impressive, but little real-world benefit
