I’d love to see that comparison but can’t seem to manipulate the geekbench website to do so. My current MBP is late 2019 16 inch with i9 2.3GHz chip and the AMD Radeon 5500 GPU, with 32GB RAM. Performsnce wise it’s fine other than the heat and fan issues when connected to a monitor. That’s why I intend to change it for the new M1 Pro 14 inch and I’m dithering between both of the standard models. Based on this thread I think I’d probably be happy with the base 8/14 model rather than spending more on the 10/16 model.
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I’d love to see that comparison but can’t seem to manipulate the geekbench website to do so. My current MBP is late 2019 16 inch with i9 2.3GHz chip and the AMD Radeon 5500 GPU, with 32GB RAM. Performsnce wise it’s fine other than the heat and fan issues when connected to a monitor. That’s why I intend to change it for the new M1 Pro 14 inch and I’m dithering between both of the standard models. Based on this thread I think I’d probably be happy with the base 8/14 model rather than spending more on the 10/16 model.
I'm upgrading from the same computer. Here you can see a little comparison that I did between the two:
- A CPU at least x2,5 times faster in Single-core and x6,5 times in Multi-Core.
- GPU x8 times more powerful compared the Intel integrated 6100 graphics.
- 16GB of LPDDR5 Unified Memory vs 8GB of LPDDR3 RAM, along with 200GB/s of memory bandwith. LPDDR5 is x4 times faster and much more efficient than LPDDR3.
- 1TB SSD that is x6-7 times faster than the 256GB SSD on my 2015 model.
And of course, we have other cores in the M1 Pro that will help speeding up other tasks, like Neural Engine, Display Engine and hardware decoders for video without affecting the workload of the CPU/GPU. Also, macOS is better optimized for Apple Silicon, so this machine will fly through it.
All of this with better cooling and lower power consumption, slightly better battery life, better I/O, amazing display, 6-speakers system, 1080 facetime camera and better microphones, bigger screen....
This thing is going to be amazing and a huge upgrade
I'm going to the base 16 with 1TB. Coming from a 2014 11" MacBook Air . With 256GB of storage and 4gigs of ram :OI'm upgrading from the same computer. Here you can see a little comparison that I did between the two:
- A CPU at least x2,5 times faster in Single-core and x6,5 times in Multi-Core.
- GPU x8 times more powerful compared the Intel integrated 6100 graphics.
- 16GB of LPDDR5 Unified Memory vs 8GB of LPDDR3 RAM, along with 200GB/s of memory bandwith. LPDDR5 is x4 times faster and much more efficient than LPDDR3.
- 1TB SSD that is x6-7 times faster than the 256GB SSD on my 2015 model.
And of course, we have other cores in the M1 Pro that will help speeding up other tasks, like Neural Engine, Display Engine and hardware decoders for video without affecting the workload of the CPU/GPU. Also, macOS is better optimized for Apple Silicon, so this machine will fly through it.
All of this with better cooling and lower power consumption, slightly better battery life, better I/O, amazing display, 6-speakers system, 1080 facetime camera and better microphones, bigger screen....
This thing is going to be amazing and a huge upgrade
Great write-up. Did you go for the larger charger or are you sticking with the 67W?I'm upgrading from the same computer. Here you can see a little comparison that I did between the two:
- A CPU at least x2,5 times faster in Single-core and x6,5 times in Multi-Core.
- GPU x8 times more powerful compared the Intel integrated 6100 graphics.
- 16GB of LPDDR5 Unified Memory vs 8GB of LPDDR3 RAM, along with 200GB/s of memory bandwith. LPDDR5 is x4 times faster and much more efficient than LPDDR3.
- 1TB SSD that is x6-7 times faster than the 256GB SSD on my 2015 model.
And of course, we have other cores in the M1 Pro that will help speeding up other tasks, like Neural Engine, Display Engine and hardware decoders for video without affecting the workload of the CPU/GPU. Also, macOS is better optimized for Apple Silicon, so this machine will fly through it.
All of this with better cooling and lower power consumption, slightly better battery life, better I/O, amazing display, 6-speakers system, 1080 facetime camera and better microphones, bigger screen....
This thing is going to be amazing and a huge upgrade
Thanks!
I sticked with the 67W power brick. I rarely need fast-charging in a laptop, and I'd rather have standard charging for the most part so the battery doesn't heat up as much as with fast charging (in the long term it might reduce battery health).
So, If I ever need fast-charging in this MacBook I will buy a separate 3rd party 96W power brick
Perfect. I did the same thing and was thinking that. Pretty sure it’ll be sufficient.Thanks!
I sticked with the 67W power brick. I rarely need fast-charging in a laptop, and I'd rather have standard charging for the most part so the battery doesn't heat up as much as with fast charging (in the long term it might reduce battery health).
So, If I ever need fast-charging in this MacBook I will buy a separate 3rd party 96W power brick
So I found out how to do this and answer my own question.
In summary the new base 14-inch (8/14) has a single core difference of 159% vs my 2019 16-inch and a multi core difference of 139%. Pretty impressive I assume. The other standard 14-inch model with the 10/16 chip will presumably be better again.
I’d wait for more than 1 Geekbench result to draw conclusions. When I finally get my 8 core beefed up to 32gb, I may test it myself.
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This is a bit OT, but came across a review of Microsoft's flagship Surface Laptop Studio in Tom's Hardware: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/microsoft-surface-laptop-studio
Ignoring the fact that it has a touchscreen that can be locked in 3 different orientations (I know, that's a lot to ignore), the machine they tested is similar to what I ordered in features -- 32GB/1TB -- and price. Anyway, it's geekbench is a mere 1538/5820, so my measly 8 cpu cores trounces it. It's also 1/2 pound heavier and .14 inches thicker, with so-so battery life. Between the two, I'm happy with my choice.
Ignoring the fact that it has a touchscreen that can be locked in 3 different orientations (I know, that's a lot to ignore), the machine they tested is similar to what I ordered in features -- 32GB/1TB -- and price. Anyway, it's geekbench is a mere 1538/5820, so my measly 8 cpu cores trounces it. It's also 1/2 pound heavier and .14 inches thicker, with so-so battery life. Between the two, I'm happy with my choice.
I think I will just grab a MacBook Air M1. they are so cheap on Amazon right now, nearly half the price of a new MBP 14'
I'm upgrading from a MBP 13' 2017 and the difference is so huge with the MBA M1. yes, the 14' is more powerful but the MBA is still a lot better the my MBP 13'
here some benchmark I've found around:
MacBook Pro 13 2017 Single Core 881
M1 Single core 1740
M1 Pro Single Core (8 core) 1767
MacBook Pro 13 2017 Multi Core 2144
M1 Multi Core 7582
M1 Pro Multi Core (8 core) 9948
MacBook Pro 13 2017 GPU 7117
M1 GPU 20581
M1 Pro GPU (8 core) 36000 (this value is estimated from the number of cores, I didn't find a real value)
The MacBook Air seems by far the best bang for the buck
I'm upgrading from a MBP 13' 2017 and the difference is so huge with the MBA M1. yes, the 14' is more powerful but the MBA is still a lot better the my MBP 13'
here some benchmark I've found around:
MacBook Pro 13 2017 Single Core 881
M1 Single core 1740
M1 Pro Single Core (8 core) 1767
MacBook Pro 13 2017 Multi Core 2144
M1 Multi Core 7582
M1 Pro Multi Core (8 core) 9948
MacBook Pro 13 2017 GPU 7117
M1 GPU 20581
M1 Pro GPU (8 core) 36000 (this value is estimated from the number of cores, I didn't find a real value)
The MacBook Air seems by far the best bang for the buck
I found an open box M1 MBP 13" 8gb 512ssd for $1100 so I grabbed it. That was last week right after the new MBP announcement. Now that I am seeing the relative performance vs the new beasts, I am glad I bought it when I did. It seems the M1 chips in general have awesome computing power and its hard to make a bad choice.
I have the same setup (maxxed 16" from work) and have a 14" base arriving tomorrow... no issue whatsoever w/ performance on the 16", just heat/fans/battery sucks and of course it's a pretty bulky machine.
I still have to use the work machine for work, but looking forward to have a personal machine I can use... well, for personal use and side projects (I'm a software dev), possibly side consulting.
The only spec that might make a difference in my case is the RAM upgrade as I do tend to use Docker a fair bit (linux), but I don't find $400 a good value for what might be an occasional issue in practice. I'll see how this goes for the next year and possibly upgrade the next rev. I typically don't keep a machine more than a couple revs and typically get base finding it a better bet in the long run than optioning up and keeping for an extended period of time.
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