Probably not, if the M1 Pro/Max scores are any indication. The single core scores are about the same, but since they have more cores the multi core scores are higher.
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Leaked Benchmarks Confirm M2 Chip is Up to 20% Faster Than M1
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Thanks for the figures, taking out zen+ yields the result I was referring to. I think it does further illustrate that the gains are not quite as miraculous as the original commenter believed.
It's a great generational improvement in my opinion. Better than those ~5% CPU and stagnant GPU increases we had previously 
Not necessarily. From AnandTech,
The performance cores on the A15 are clocked much faster (+8.1%) the A14 performance cores while using significantly less energy (-13.9%).
| Apple A14 Big Core | Apple A15 Big Core | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPECint2017 (integer) | 6.47 | 7.28 | +12.5% |
| SPECfp2017 (floating point) | 8.95 | 10.15 | +13.5% |
| Clock Speed | 2.998 GHz | 3.240 GHz | +8.1% |
| Energy Consumed (total) | 15,524 | 13,371 joules | -13.9% |
Apple confirmed it is not the same 5nm process, so most have assumed it is the N5P node.
Thank you for the tip. I will appreciate a better speaker. It is nicer when you don’t have to use Airpods. I don’t understand anything about audio tech, however, my friend’s who have fancy/gaming PC laptops do not sound half as good as my current 16” i7 MBP.
Look on the bright side. You know you don't have any real problems when a new processor release "disappoints" you.
News: M2 is faster than M1.
Mac Users: Wow, that's impressive.
PC/Windows Users: Wow, that's impressive.
Linux Users: Wow, that's impressive.
Nearly everyone: Wow, that's impressive.
Someone on Twitter: Well, if it's so impressive, why didn't they make any software or features that will take full advantage of it? I'm waiting for "M7" before I switch from Intel.
...and that one MR forum contributor we all know and love: Apple did this on purpose to make the M1 obsolete and so people will be forced to buy a newer machine. Apple was clearly holding this back so the sheep would be forced to buy M1 Pro, Max, and Ultra and drain out their inventories while M2 was clearly already available to go before they launched it. I wish they would just release M3 already. I see what you're up to Apple and nobody is convinced!
Mac Users: Wow, that's impressive.
PC/Windows Users: Wow, that's impressive.
Linux Users: Wow, that's impressive.
Nearly everyone: Wow, that's impressive.
Someone on Twitter: Well, if it's so impressive, why didn't they make any software or features that will take full advantage of it? I'm waiting for "M7" before I switch from Intel.
...and that one MR forum contributor we all know and love: Apple did this on purpose to make the M1 obsolete and so people will be forced to buy a newer machine. Apple was clearly holding this back so the sheep would be forced to buy M1 Pro, Max, and Ultra and drain out their inventories while M2 was clearly already available to go before they launched it. I wish they would just release M3 already. I see what you're up to Apple and nobody is convinced!
MacOS has specific coding about efficiency and performance cores. Apple has built it into the OS in order to enhance battery life.
Windows on the other hand did not have such enhancement as Intel and AMD released CPUs with all performance codes or rather single cores.
Alder Lake changed that, so in order for Intel to reach their claims, they had Microsoft code specifically for alder lake so that Windows takes the enhancements of the new chips. As a result, AMDs CPUs performed terrible initially when these enhancements were tested in a Alder Lake v Ryzen. Now I believe there was a patch released and AMDs Ryzen is once again walloping Intel.
20% faster and 20% costlier. Math works out
That’s probably why they made it in the midnight color. I love that so much I’d buy it if it were 20% SLOWER. 😝
The M2 is not using less energy. It is using significantly more. Look at the comparison graphs between M1 and M2. Idling the M2 is using on the CPU front at least 1W extra. On the GPU side it's around 4W.Not necessarily. From AnandTech,
The performance cores on the A15 are clocked much faster (+8.1%) the A14 performance cores while using significantly less energy (-13.9%).
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That's a 5W increase in idle.
What was tested was a 13" MBP, which has the same thermals as a Mini. You won't see anything better.
Good to know.
Here's the GB metrics I have in my notes:
2018 Intel i5. Single core: 1009 multi: 4534
2020 Mini M1. Single core: 1,712 multi: 7429
2022 M2. Single core: 1919 multi: 8928
I mean, the M2 isn't exactly 2x the i5, but it's close enough. Why not use this chance to upgrade?
TSMC didn't do anything this year. Apple is still using the N5P node. Same as last year and same as A15.
20% increase in theoretical power consumption will require a 30% larger battery to compensate.
Now yo know why there is no Mac Pro... They are having issues beating themselves.
Wrong. Only TSMC N5 was available in 2020 when MBA and MBP M1 were released. N5P came in 2021.
https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/apple/mx/m1
"Fabricated on TSMCs N5 EUV process, the M1 integrates 16 billion transistors. Featuring four ‘big’ high-performance cores called "Firestorm" and four ‘LITTLE’ efficiency cores called "Icestorm"."
https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/5_nm_lithography_process#N5
"TSMC started mass production of its 5-nanometer N5 node in April 2020. TSMC considers its 5-nanometer node a full node shrink over its 7-nanometer process. In early 2021 TSMC plans on introducing a second version of its N5 process called N5P which provides additional performance enhancements."
Approx 10% higher clock speed, approx 10% higher single core performance, so no IPC improvements in nearly 2 years? Not sure what to be excited about.