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Hoka Mafate 5 vs Hoka Mafate X

What changed from the Hoka Mafate X: stack lower, stiffness more flexible, weight lighter. Each cell carries a provenance badge; open a shoe for sources.

heel boneHoka Mafate 5: heel 44 mm, forefoot 36 mm (drop 8 mm); toe rocker 38 % of length, radius 50 % of length; heel bevel 10 % of length, 24 mm high at the back, ending about under the heel bone.Hoka Mafate 5: toe rocker 38 % of lengthHoka Mafate X: heel 48 mm, forefoot 40 mm (drop 8 mm); toe rocker 38 % of length, radius 51 % of length; heel bevel 10 % of length, 22 mm high at the back, ending behind the heel bone (only the back edge is rounded).Hoka Mafate X: toe rocker 38 % of length
  • Hoka Mafate 544/36 mm · toe rocker 38 % · heel bevel 10 %
  • Hoka Mafate X48/40 mm · toe rocker 38 % · heel bevel 10 %
Illustrative profiles, not photographs: drawn from published stack heights and photo estimates of the unloaded shoes on a common length (300 mm), heels aligned, toe to the left; dots mark where each toe rocker starts; the dotted vertical line is under the heel bone (12 % of length), so a heel curve reaching past it is a bevel in front of the heel bone. Dotted lines use typical values where a shoe has no measurement. Exact values are in the table below.

What changed

MeasureHoka Mafate XHoka Mafate 5Change
Heel stack48 mm44 mmlower (−4 mm)
Forefoot stack40 mm36 mmlower (−4 mm)
Drop8 mm8 mmabout the same
Weight331 g314 glighter (−17 g)
Toe rocker37.9% of length38.5% of lengthabout the same
Toe tip over ground43.7 mm43.6 mmabout the same
Rocker rise angle26.4°26.6°about the same
Stiffness79/10048/100more flexible (−31)
Firmness73/10070/100about the same
Forefoot base width121.2 mm119.2 mmabout the same
PlateCarbon plateTPU platechanged (plate type differs)
FoamSupercritical EVA base + PEBA top layersupercritical EVA + CMEVAchanged (material stated as EVA/PEBA → EVA)

Compared with the previous version in this catalogue. Differences within measurement noise are shown as about the same. All version changes

MetricHoka Mafate 5
Trail · Trail
Hoka Mafate X
Trail · Trail
Heel-to-toe drop8 mmDerived8 mmStated
Heel stack44 mmStated48 mmStated
Forefoot stack36 mmStated40 mmStated
Weight314 gStated331 gStated
Toe rocker38 %est.38 %est.
Rocker radius50 %est.51 %est.
Rocker rise angle27 degest.26 degest.
Rocker angle at toe60 degest.56 degest.
Toe tip over ground44 mm*est.44 mmest.
Visible rocker lift onset75.4 %est.76.1 %est.
Toe spring (relative)18.8 %est.18.9 %est.
Heel bevel length10.2 %est.9.8 %est.
Heel bevel height24 mm*est.22 mmest.
Midsole width (forefoot)119.2 mmMeasured121.2 mmMeasured
Midsole width (heel)98.7 mmMeasured102.1 mmMeasured
Toe box shape—77 %est.
Interior forefoot width95.5 mmMeasured98.1 mmMeasured
Toebox width74.2 mmMeasured72.8 mmMeasured
Longitudinal stiffness48Derived79Derived
Midsole firmness70Derived73Derived
PlateTPU plateCarbon plate
Primary foamsupercritical EVA + CMEVASupercritical EVA base + PEBA top layer
List price$185$225

Key differences

  • Heel-to-toe drop is about the same: 8 mm for Hoka Mafate 5, 8 mm for Hoka Mafate X.
  • Hoka Mafate 5's heel stack is 44 mm, 4 mm thinner than Hoka Mafate X's 48 mm.
  • Hoka Mafate 5's forefoot stack is 36 mm, 4 mm thinner than Hoka Mafate X's 40 mm.
  • Hoka Mafate 5's weight is 314 g, 17 g lighter than Hoka Mafate X's 331 g.
  • Toe rocker is about the same: 38 % of length for Hoka Mafate 5, 38 % of length for Hoka Mafate X.

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