Editor’s note: Information from this teardown is supplied courtesy of TechInsights. Click here to request full access. To view a complimentary report of the Summary — Apple MacBook Pro 14”, click here.
The Apple MacBook has become a staple of consumers for a variety of uses, whether they are for creating videos or editing content. Or maybe using it for school and teaching purposes.
The MacBook Pro 14” was released in October of 2025 with the new M5 Pro and M5 Max that ups the performance and capabilities of the laptop. It also has more memory bandwidth and graphics with AI acceleration. The M5 64-bit Deca-core applications processor is a 10-core CPU as well as a 10-core GPU and a 16-core NPU for AI workloads.
That is a lot of processing power for a laptop and opens the possibilities for more capabilities and perhaps even more use cases for consumers.
The following is a partial deep dive into the laptop conducted by TechInsights.
Summary
- 14.2 inch, Mini LED, 1,964/3,024 pixels, 1073741824 colors
- 16 GB Mobile LPDDR5X SDRAM
- 120 Hz
- 12 MP BSI CMOS, 1/3.6 inches
Released: October 2025
Target market: Consumer
Price: $1,599
Availability: Worldwide
The main board found inside the Apple MacBook Pro. Source: TechInsights
Main board
On the main board of the Apple MacBook Pro 14” laptop includes the main memory in the form of 8 GB mobile LPDDR5X SDRAM and the Apple 64-bit Deca-core applications processor. Other electronic components include:
- Renesas’ power management ICs and buck-boost regulator
- Kioxia’s 256 GB 3D TLC NAND flash
- Texas Instruments’ 300 mA/1.825 V LDO regulator, boost converter and 250 mA/3.0 V LDO regulator
- Parade Technologies’ DisplayPort to HDMI 2.0 converter
- Apple’s Thunderbolt 4 retimer and power management ICs
- Nexperia’s one-bit bidirectional voltage-level translator and dual buffer
- Analog Devices’ operational amplifier
- Genesys Logic’s card reader controller
- Infineon’s USB repeater
- Bosch Sensortec’s six-axis MEMS accelerometer and gyroscope
- Winbond’s serial flash memory
- Orient-Chip Semiconductor’s surge protection
(Learn more about power management chips on Globalspec.com)
The touchscreen board found inside the Apple MacBook Pro. Source: TechInsights
Touchscreen board
The electronic components found on the touchscreen board include:
- Bosch Sensortec’s three-axis MEMS accelerometer
- Nexperia’s single two-input AND gate
- Monolithic Power Systems’ H-bridge current regulator
- Winbond’s serial flash memory
- ST Microelectronics’ ARM 32-bit Cortex-M3 microcontroller
(Learn more about flash memory on Globalspec.com)
The 120 Hz display board found inside the Apple MacBook Pro. Source: TechInsights
120 Hz display
On the 120 Hz display subsystem include the following electronic components:
- Samsung’s TFT-LCD display driver
- Renesas’ reference voltage generator
- Winbond’s serial flash memory
- Texas Instruments’ temperature sensor, LCD bias and LCD timing controller
(Learn more about sensor chips on Globalspec.com)
Some of the electronic components found inside the Apple MacBook Pro. Source: TechInsights
Major components
- $271.16 — 120 Hz display subsystem (Qty: 1)
- $159.42 — 64-bit Deca-Core applications processor — Apple (Qty: 1)
- $70.24 — Multichip memory — 8 GB Mobile LPDDR5X SDRAM — Micron (Qty: 2)
- $52.12 — Multichip memory — 256 GB 3D TLC NAND flash, memory controller — KIOXIA (Qty: 2)
- $25.34 — 12-layer buildup FR4/HF — Honghengsheng Electronical Technology (Qty: 1)
- $23.85 — Touchpad subsystem (Qty: 1)
- $21.19 — Internal enclosure (Qty: 1)
- $19.81 — Battery subsystem — Sunwoda Electronic Co., Ltd. (Qty: 1)
- $18.68 — Top enclosure (Qty: 1)
- $16.81 — Bottom enclosure (Qty: 1)
