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From video: MacBook Pro M5 vs M5 Pro After 1 Week - Not What I Expected!
Published: March 19, 2026

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MacBook Pro M5 vs M5 Pro After 1 Week - Which Should You Buy? Get Tidy Today! Try CleanMyMac 7 days FREE and use my code BRANDON20 for 20% off - https://clnmy.com/BrandonButch20 Apple's new M5 MacBook Pro and M5 Pro MacBook Pro are here and after using them for about a week, I have some thoughts. In this video, we'll discuss the performance, battery life, Final Cut Pro video editing performance, AI performance, nano-texture display, RAM stress test, and much more. By the end of the video, I will help you figure out if M5 or M5 Pro is better for you to purchase. Enjoy! Buy M5 MacBook Pro (cheaper than Apple): https://amzn.to/4uwAtB7 Buy M5 Pro MacBook Pro (cheaper than Apple): https://amzn.to/3Peqwbi *Social Media:* Twitter/X: https://x.com/brandonbutch Instagram: https://instagram.com/brandonbutch Threads: https://www.threads.net/@brandonbutch TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@brandon.butch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brandonbutchyt Apple Music: https://apple.co/2VF3KZj *Chapters:* 0:00 M5 vs M5 Pro MacBook Pro! 0:22 Unboxing & options 0:35 Price is different from last year 1:00 Design 1:14 Thunderbolt 5 is much faster 1:45 External display support (also different from M4) 2:38 Keyboard & Display 3:05 Nano Texture is a must 3:43 M5 vs M5 Pro specs 4:57 The RAM is NOT the same 5:39 You might need this (CleanMyMac) 6:54 There’s also a 16” 7:29 Battery life (on paper) 7:57 Benchmark tests on M5 vs M5 Pro 8:54 The fans on M5 Pro are LOUD! 9:41 Benchmark results 11:11 M5 is faster than M5 Pro here! 11:33 Wi-Fi speed test (N1 chip) 12:03 Memory swap 12:24 Battery life update 12:36 Real-world tests! 12:47 200GB file transfer test 13:22 Video Editing: Final Cut Pro export test 14:39 AI test: text to image generation 15:48 Intense stress test! (massive swap) 17:37 Developers: Xcode test 18:16 Battery Life results 18:50 Should you buy M5 or M5 Pro? 20:27 Get the M5 Pro if you're in this situation 22:32 Most should probably get this 23:10 What I’m doing… 24:15 Closing thoughts 📷 Gear used to make this video: https://amzn.to/4nhnLmf 📱 Best tech deals (updated daily): http://amzn.to/2qcK0QT Disclosure: This video might contain affiliate links, which help fund the channel if you make a purchase. Have a fantastic day & I'll see you soon!