2023 Intel Mac Pro instead of M2 Ultra?

[Zest28]

I saw a few Mac Pro´s being posted on Geekbench with an Intel i9 CPU, beating the M1 Ultra Mac Studio.

The Intel i9 only cost $699.99, so this Mac Pro system is very cheap to make, while being more powerful than the M1 Ultra Mac Studio.

But most likely it is someone who upgraded their Mac Pro themselves with an Intel i9 chip and we will not see this.

 

[chrfr]

I saw a few Mac Pro´s being posted on Geekbench with an Intel i9 CPU, beating the M1 Ultra Mac Studio.

The Intel i9 only cost $699.99, so this Mac Pro system is very cheap to make, while being more powerful than the M1 Ultra Mac Studio.

But most likely it is someone who upgraded their Mac Pro themselves with an Intel i9 chip and we will not see this.

It's far more likely that these are Hackintoshes. Apple will never sell the Mac Pro with an i9, and those chips are not compatible with the existing Mac Pro anyway.

 

[pshufd]

Mac Pro only comes with Xeons, so these are Hackintoshes.

I don't think that you can put an i9 in a Xeon socket and I think that Xeon systems typically use ECC RAM.

You can probably get really high multicore scores with some of the threadrippers too.

 

[avkills]

Definitely a Hackintosh; the owner just used a Mac Pro identifier in their setup.

 

[bombardier10]

Maybe You see Macstorm Ultra geekbench result . No MacPro works with i9 13th Gen CPU due to not compatible motherboard . Macstorm Ultra with Intel i7-13900F far ahead any M1 Mac Studio Ultra 😀 Better for real performance is Cinebench R23.

 

[deconstruct60]

Mac Pro only comes with Xeons, so these are Hackintoshes.

I don't think that you can put an i9 in a Xeon socket and I think that Xeon systems typically use ECC RAM.

Xeon is a wide class of processors. Up until Gen 12 Intel was regularly doing a Xeon version of the mainstream processor. Just a matter of turning features on/off on the die. For example

" ...Code Name Products formerly Rocket Lake ...
...

• Total Cores 8
• Total Threads 16
• Max Turbo Frequency 5.20 GHz

Sockets Supported FCLGA1200 ... "

Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Processor (16M Cache, up to 5.20 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Processor (16M Cache, up to 5.20 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.

ark.intel.com

" ...
Code Name Products formerly Rocket Lake
...

• Total Cores 8
• Total Threads 16
• Max Turbo Frequency 5.10 GHz

....
Sockets Supported FCLGA1200 ... "

Intel® Xeon® E-2378G Processor (16M Cache, 2.80 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® Xeon® E-2378G Processor (16M Cache, 2.80 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.

ark.intel.com

Same with the Xeon 1xxx series

Intel® Xeon® W-1370P Processor (16M Cache, up to 5.20 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® Xeon® W-1370P Processor (16M Cache, up to 5.20 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.

ark.intel.com

It isn't about Xeon or not. It is about the designated workstation class CPU package (e.g., Xeon E5 , W-2xxx , W-3xxx ). If stuck with Intel likely not backsliding on PCI-e lane count from the CPU package . (e.g., Gen 13 i9 is 20 lanes. Where the MP 2019 is carrying 64).

Pretty good chance Apple silicon will backslide on lane provisioning, but if were going to stick with Intel and wanted to minimize main logic board changes from the MP 2019 , it would be something else with a better lane count match.

Intel is struggling to just get Gen 12/13 out the door with the subset they are committed to so the W-1xxxx is dragging.