The new 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 chip looks faster than the base Mac Pro model in benchmarks, although it costs nearly $ 5,000 less.
In an obvious result from Geekbench 5, which appeared on Wednesday, the new 13-inch MacBook Pro achieved a multi-core score of 8928, while the standard configuration of the Mac Pro with 8-core Intel Xeon W processor has an average multi-core score of 8.027 from Geekbench 5. These The results suggest that the new 13-inch MacBook Pro, which starts at $ 1,299, has up to 11% faster multi-core performance than the base Mac Pro for $ 5,999.
Higher-end Mac Pro configurations can still outperform the M2 chip as a 12-core model, but for $ 6,999 and up.
Given that the Mac Pro has other advantages such as scalability, configurable GPU options, larger options for built-in SSD storage capacity and much larger RAM options, this is certainly not a comparison between apples and apples, but the figures are still proof of the impressive performance of Apple’s silicon chips in more affordable Macs.
Excerpt from Geekbench 5 average multicore results for different Macs:
- Mac Studio with M1 Ultra: 23,366
- Mac Pro with 28-core Intel Xeon W: 20,029
- 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Max: 12,162 to 12,219
- Mac Pro with 12-core Intel Xeon W: 11,919
- 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2: 8,928 (based on single score)
- Mac Pro with 8-core Intel Xeon W: 8027
- 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air with M1: 7395 to 7420
The high-end Mac Pro and Mac mini are the only Intel-based Macs left in Apple’s range. During its event in March, Apple was annoyed that a new Mac Pro powered by Apple’s silicon was coming, with a widely expected announcement by the end of this year.
The new 13-inch MacBook Pro will be available to order worldwide this Friday, with deliveries to customers and in-store availability starting June 24. Apple also released a redesigned MacBook Air with the M2 chip in July, which should also surpass the base Mac Pro for an even lower starting price of $ 1,199.
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