Benchmarks Suggest 16-Inch MacBook Pro Will Have 9th-Gen Intel Processors With Up to 32GB of RAM and AMD Radeon Pro 5500M Graphics

[MacRumors]

Ahead of the imminent launch of Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro, several benchmark results have appeared on Geekbench that allegedly come from a Mac model designated "MacBookPro16,1" and, if true, confirm some of the machine's rumored hardware specifications.

Many of the results indicate that the 16-inch MacBook Pro will feature Intel 9th-generation Coffee Lake Refresh processors, which would be in line with the 15-inch MacBook Pro released in May. Some benchmarks show an 8-core Core i9 processor with a 2.4GHz base clock speed.

In addition, OpenCL scores list the machines as having Radeon Pro 5300M and 5500M graphics, and up to 32GB RAM. We've spotted references to Radeon Pro 5300M and 5500M in macOS Catalina code, so there's a good chance these are legit.

Article Link: Benchmarks Suggest 16-Inch MacBook Pro Will Have 9th-Gen Intel Processors With Up to 32GB of RAM and AMD Radeon Pro 5500M Graphics

 

[Justin Cymbal]

32GB of RAM!? That is a lot!

I'm not in the market for a new MBP.. I use my 2014 iMac running Mojave everyday and it's still very fast.

Next year I'll probably get a new MacBook Pro

 

[chucker23n1]

Up to 32GB of RAM

Up to 64, in fact!

 

[thisisnotmyname]

What, no 11th gen processors?! I'm angry that Apple is already out of date for time travelers from the future! /s

 

[DuforneeS]

It's announced!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1194607635590332416

 

[Nick A]

9th-gen processors means still no WiFi 6.

 

[medialook]

It's announced!!!

 

[baryon]

Up to 64, in fact!

Yeah 32 would not be that impressive. Any expensive pro machine better have at least 32GB of RAM to still be relevant in 6 years.

 

[Zdigital2015]

Up to 5500M with 8GB of VRAM. Can’t wait to see what this will do for FinalCut Pro X, among other apps.

 

[chfilm]

WHO CARES, BRING ON THE MAC PRO!!!

 

[srusty05]

Don't scare me with that 32GB of ram! I waited way too long for just 32 GB.

 

[thisisnotmyname]

It's announced!!!

not on the store yet, 10:00 maybe? (or I have to wait more than 30 seconds from announcement to order I guess)

edit to add: up now, I should have waited 45 seconds

edit to add more: some of the items in your bag are not available, guess I have to wait over a minute

edit to add yet more: the page you're looking for can't be found. I did config and add to bag originally but seems there are some minor issues, probably with load on servers.

edit to add again: still down, it was up long enough for me to select/config/add to bag but not long enough to check out.

edit to add one more: ordered for Nov 21-25 delivery. There's now paid shipping, was that a thing before? Only 8 dollars to get it earlier but I thought they always had just one level that was free.

 

[crsh1976]

The RX 5500 is a solid GPU, albeit a midrange one - why not the 5700 ?

 

[AustinIllini]

Give me the gd price~

 

[falkon-engine]

They announced it!

 

[srusty05]

Apple introduces 16-inch MacBook Pro, the world’s best pro notebook

Apple today unveiled an all-new 16-inch MacBook Pro, the world’s best pro notebook, designed for pros from developers to scientists and more.

www.apple.com

 

[chucker23n1]

Marco Arment seems to be loving it, which is quite a feat given how much he hated the pervious generation.

 

[Sirmausalot]

Ready to buy

 

[SuprUsrStan]

Separate escape button, thinner bezels, look at that key travel!

 

[bsbeamer]

Base SSD at 1TB is a welcome change from Apple. Looking like $3900 for upgrading almost everything but SSD storage from base.

 

[Sirmausalot]

For Final Cut Pro X

Is 32Gb RAM overkill? I never seem to get near that just using FCP X. It always stays under 16GB (using a memory meter program) And the Processor bump seems unnecessary as well. However the GPU upgrade seems like a no brainer. Thoughts?
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BTW naysayers, this is LESS EXPENSIVE, significantly, than a LOWER spec'ed 15" MBP.
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Images from their press page

 

[mmomega]

Yeah that's the same CPU as my current MBP.

GPU may be a little quicker.

I do like that display pushed closer to the edges style.

 

[MareLuce]

does it support 802.11 ax?

 

[bsbeamer]

Looks to be about right in the middle between size and weight of a late 2013 MBP 15" and a mid 2019 MBP 15". Never really had issues lugging my 2013 MBP 15" around or fitting into camera backpacks. Might be the first initial version of an Apple product I'm purchasing since the switch to Intel CPUs.

MBP 16" 2019
Height: 0.64 inch (1.62 cm)
Width: 14.09 inches (35.79 cm)
Depth: 9.68 inches (24.59 cm)
Weight: 4.3 pounds (2.0 kg)

MBP 15" Late 2013
Height: 0.71 inch (1.8 cm)
Width: 14.13 inches (35.89 cm)
Depth: 9.73 inches (24.71 cm)
Weight: 4.46 pounds (2.02 kg)

MBP 15" 2019
Height: 0.61 inch (1.55 cm)
Width: 13.75 inches (34.93 cm)
Depth: 9.48 inches (24.07 cm)
Weight: 4.02 pounds (1.83 kg)3

 

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For reference, the i7 2018 Mac Mini benchmarks above this new stock i9 but lower multicore score than the 2400 i9.

Mac mini (Late 2018) - Geekbench

Benchmark results for a Mac mini (Late 2018) with an Intel Core i7-8700B processor.

browser.geekbench.com