Apple MacBook Pro 14.2″ Apple M5
Today
Typical price$1,699
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
8.7 out of 10 on the spec sheet +0.1
Buy on AmazonApple MacBook Pro 14.2″ Apple M5 or MSI Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070?
MacBook Pro 14.2″ Apple M5 costs $1 less today and also has score 0.1 higher (8.7 vs. 8.6).
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2″ Apple M5
8.7score · higher
Apple wins 2by componentMSI wins 1
- 9.5Performance9.1
- 7.3Memory and storage9.3
- 9.3Screen8.8
- 7.5Ports and how current it is5.0
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2″ Apple M5 is $1 the cheaperMSI Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 is the cheaper
The comparison in detail
Score by component, side by side
MacBook Pro 14.2″ Apple M5 wins on ports and how current it is; Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 wins on memory and storage.
- 9.5Performance9.1
- 7.3Memory and storage9.3 (wins)
- 9.3Screen8.8
- 7.5 (wins)Ports and how current it is5.0
MSI Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070
Today
Typical price$1,700
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
8.6 out of 10 on the spec sheet
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Both prices over the last 30 days
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Where is each one cheapest today?
Updated 06/11/2026
MacBook Pro 14.2″ Apple M5
- Amazon Lowest price$1,699Buy on Amazon
Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070
- Amazon Lowest price$1,700Buy on Amazon
Spec sheet side by side
| Item | MacBook Pro 14.2″ Apple M5 | Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| Processor changes | Apple M5 | Ryzen 9 |
| Processor model changes | M5 | 8945HS |
| Dedicated graphics card changes | not listed | RTX 4070 |
| RAM changes | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage changes | 512 GB | 1,024 GB |
| Storage type | SSD | SSD |
| Screen | ||
| Size changes | 14.2 polegadas | 15.6 polegadas |
| Resolution changes | 3K | QHD |
| Screen type changes | OLED | not listed |
| Refresh rate changes | not listed | 165Hz |
| General | ||
| System changes | not listed | Windows |
| Model code changes | M5 | 8945HS |
Other comparisons
How we choose
Source: Amazon.com catalog, checked on 06/11/2026.
Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.com, shipped to New York 10001, on the day it was read, before sales tax. The model is the brand plus the name of the laptop; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.
The spec score doesn’t measure real-world performance or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.