MacBook Pro 2017 Benchmarks

[Ka Tec]

Hi everyone,
I've taken a punt a purchased the new MacBook Pro 13 inch. However being a new MacBook there is a lack of benchmark results available. This would have helped alot with my purchase and unfortunately the apple staff I came across were very little help. So I thought I will post my benchmarks below to help with people's decisions, anyone else with the 2017 feel free to post as well. And if there are any certain benchmarks people would like me to do on my machine I am more than happy to do so. Ps Cinebenchmark to come.

My Specs:
Macbook 13inch 2017
Intel Core i5-7287U @ 3.30 GHz
Memory 16384 MB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 i.e. 16gb
Hard Drive 512g
Touchbar
Intel(R) Iris(TM) Graphics 650
macOS 10.12.5 (Build 16F2104)

GEEKBENCHMARK
OpenCL Score
31321

Single-Core Performance
Single-Core Score 4529
Crypto Score 3084
Integer Score 4712
Floating Point Score 4792
Memory Score 4085
AES
3084
2.32 GB/sec
LZMA
4160
6.50 MB/sec
JPEG
4659
37.5 Mpixels/sec
Canny
4442
61.6 Mpixels/sec
Lua
4561
4.69 MB/sec
Dijkstra
4473
3.03 MTE/sec
SQLite
4145
114.9 Krows/sec
HTML5 Parse
3995
18.1 MB/sec
HTML5 DOM
5552
5.03 MElements/sec
Histogram Equalization
4091
127.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering
4674
124.2 Mpixels/sec
LLVM
7863
540.6 functions/sec
Camera
4942
13.7 images/sec
SGEMM
4823
102.0 Gflops
SFFT
5077
12.7 Gflops
N-Body Physics
4515
3.37 Mpairs/sec
Ray Tracing
4240
619.2 Kpixels/sec
Rigid Body Physics
5236
15330.0 FPS
HDR
5307
19.2 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur
4788
83.9 Mpixels/sec
Speech Recognition
4707
40.3 Words/sec
Face Detection
4543
1.33 Msubwindows/sec
Memory Copy
4381
12.1 GB/sec
Memory Latency
3877
111.7 ns
Memory Bandwidth
401

Multi-Core Performance
Multi-Core Score 9721
Crypto Score 10297
Integer Score 11063
Floating Point Score 10596
Memory Score 5243
AES
10297
7.75 GB/sec
LZMA
10179
15.9 MB/sec
JPEG
11630
93.6 Mpixels/sec
Canny
10519
145.9 Mpixels/sec
Lua
9267
9.52 MB/sec
Dijkstra
13953
9.44 MTE/sec
SQLite
8794
243.8 Krows/sec
HTML5 Parse
8715
39.6 MB/sec
HTML5 DOM
12538
11.4 MElements/sec
Histogram Equalization
9218
288.0 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering
10644
282.8 Mpixels/sec
LLVM
19190
1.32 Kfunctions/sec
Camera
11545
32.0 images/sec
SGEMM
8670
183.3 Gflops
SFFT
10494
26.2 Gflops
N-Body Physics
10422
7.78 Mpairs/sec
Ray Tracing
9851
1.44 Mpixels/sec
Rigid Body Physics
14062
41165.4 FPS
HDR
12639
45.8 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur
9559
167.5 Mpixels/sec
Speech Recognition
9901
84.7 Words/sec
Face Detection
10718
3.13 Msubwindows/sec
Memory Copy
6585
18.2 GB/sec
Memory Latency
4892
88.5 ns
Memory Bandwidth
4475
23.9 GB/sec

 

[robvas]

Hi everyone,
I've taken a punt a purchased the new MacBook Pro 13 inch. However being a new MacBook there is a lack of benchmark results available. This would have helped alot with my purchase and unfortunately the apple staff I came across were very little help.

did you look here?

https://browser.primatelabs.com/mac-benchmarks

or here?

http://www.macworld.com/article/3200444/macbook/macbook-pro-2017-kaby-lake-review.html

 

[KensaiMage]

Well, your Macbook Pro score = iPad Pro.
How come somebody pays so huge amount of money for just two-cored device. I'm sorry, I had to.

 

[maflynn]

Well, your Macbook Pro score = iPad Pro

Yet the MBP can do full multitasking, have multiple apps up and running and see them i.e., windowed, use a mouse, run desktop quality apps, plug in a multitude of external products, via USB or TB.

How come somebody pays so huge amount of money for just two-cored device.

I would assume because he needed a laptop and the MBP fit his needs

I'm sorry, I had to.

No you didn't.

 

[KensaiMage]

Yet the MBP can do full multitasking, have multiple apps up and running and see them i.e., windowed, use a mouse, run desktop quality apps, plug in a multitude of external products, via USB or TB.


I would assume because he needed a laptop and the MBP fit his needs


No you didn't.

Well, there is almost no difference between ~~8k score of 12" macbook and ~~9k score of 13" macbook "pro". Plus the 12" macbook is couch/bed/travel-ready (thanks to a fanless build no dust will get inside).

For me there are only 4 alternatives. 1.macbook 12" 2.Macbook pro 15" 3.Stationary Mac/iMac 4.iPad Pro (still limited).

Imo the ultimate choice comes down to 12" vs 15" as for macbooks.


There are only 2 things that are nice on 13" mbp - TB3 and screen. But that's me, nobody has to agree

 

[maflynn]

Well, there is almost no difference between ~~8k score of 12" macbook and ~~9k score of 13" macbook "pro".

You're moving the goal posts, you were stating that the MBP was no faster then an iPad and questioned why someone would buy a dual core machine at that price. I referenced the fact that the MBP does more then the iPad.

 

[KensaiMage]

You're moving the goal posts, you were stating that the MBP was no faster then an iPad and questioned why someone would buy a dual core machine at that price. I referenced the fact that the MBP does more then the iPad.

Thats right.

 

[jrasero]

Really tw

Thats right.

as someone who has a 2017 MBP 13 and is going to get a iPad Pro 13", they are two different beasts. The mobile processor on the iPad is just that, made for a tablet. Don't get me wrong the new iPad 11 software looks much improved with more traditional laptop features but it still far from replacing my laptop. I plan to use my iPad as really just a way to stream content and do quick emails or surf the web when my laptop isn't available. Point being the iPad is greatly improved but it isn't some revolutionary device now

also while I get your point that the MBP 13" is just a dual core machine or an elite MBA, who cares? For the majority of Mac users they kind of know the systems limitations and they aren't editing 5K on it or plan to play games on it (or I hope so) and really it will be used on a lot of college campuses or coffee shops for basic tasks. Yeah overkill, but these people still want more than an iPad can provide.

 

[Ka Tec]

Wow just wanted to give people info on the specs to help them with their research.

did you look here?

https://browser.primatelabs.com/mac-benchmarks

http://www.macworld.com/article/3200444/macbook/macbook-pro-2017-kaby-lake-review.html

Robvas thanks for the links. I did see the Macworld review as well as browsed Geekbench when I was researching but at that time I could not find anything on the i5 3.3Ghz specs, I note it now has it.

Well, your Macbook Pro score = iPad Pro.
How come somebody pays so huge amount of money for just two-cored device. I'm sorry, I had to.

Kensai I am flattered that you are concerned about how I spend my money. In short I needed a dedicated coding machine, no video editing and I have no interest in playing computer games. I need to have access to X-Code, Android Studio and Windows Universal Apps. Therefore I am limited to a Mac running bootcamp plus I prefer OSX over linux or a Hackintosh..... I fly a great deal usually with another work laptop so a 15inch screen was not going to cut it for me. I did have the 12inch MacBook but the screen was too small and needed a bit more power.
At the end of the day I don't mind paying good money if it achieve's my long term goals and if I needed advice on spending I'll ask my accountant....

 

[andy9l]

Well, there is almost no difference between ~~8k score of 12" macbook and ~~9k score of 13" macbook "pro". Plus the 12" macbook is couch/bed/travel-ready (thanks to a fanless build no dust will get inside).

For me there are only 4 alternatives. 1.macbook 12" 2.Macbook pro 15" 3.Stationary Mac/iMac 4.iPad Pro (still limited).

Imo the ultimate choice comes down to 12" vs 15" as for macbooks.


There are only 2 things that are nice on 13" mbp - TB3 and screen. But that's me, nobody has to agree

The 12" gives "skewed" benchmark results. If you consistently push the CPU (or "GPU") then it will throttle faster and more significantly than the MBP. The benchmark results are of little relevance to a real world 12". Or any cross-device comparisons, for that matter.

For consistent, mid-heavy workload, one should buy a 13" Pro. Light-mid workloads 12", and heavy workloads 15".

I'm using a 12", and have done since the initial launch in 2015. Loved it. However, since getting a 4K screen and trying my hand with Xcode, its limitations are shining very, very brightly. It really struggles under long-term usage.

The 13" Pro would give my use case a significant performance boost, and the 15" would be massive but also overkill for me personally.

Everyone has different needs. There are (essentially) three models that largely cater for these needs.

 

[HiRez]

This is the first time I've seen the 13" 3.3 benchmarks posted, thanks. They seem to fall in between the 2.3 and 3.5, as they should. Something is still screwy with the 3.1 results though, for some reason they are coming out as the slowest of all the new models, which should obviously not be the case.

 

[Ka Tec]

I'm using a 12", and have done since the initial launch in 2015. Loved it. However, since getting a 4K screen and trying my hand with Xcode, its limitations are shining very, very brightly. It really struggles under long-term usage.

The 13" Pro would give my use case a significant performance boost, and the 15" would be massive but also overkill for me personally.

I also had the MacBook 12 inch (early 2015) and the reason why I wanted to upgrade to MacBook 13inch was the performance of Xcode and Android Studio. For your information here are some stats in Xcode for loading my Ionic app:

Loading xcodeproj:
Macbook 12inch(early 2015) 1.3Ghz @ 8Gb: 18sec
Macbook 13inch 3.3Ghz @ 16Gb: 3sec

Building/Running App Xcode:
Macbook 12inch(early 2015) 1.3Ghz @ 8Gb: 47sec
Macbook 13inch 3.3Ghz @ 16Gb: 23sec

Running the emulation and interacting with UI feels a great deal smoother in the MBP. For me it is chalk and cheese, worth the upgrade purely because I was getting frustrated with the lag on Xcode on the 12inch.

 

[andy9l]

I also had the MacBook 12 inch (early 2015) and the reason why I wanted to upgrade to MacBook 13inch was the performance of Xcode and Android Studio. For your information here are some stats in Xcode for loading my Ionic app:

Loading xcodeproj:
Macbook 12inch(early 2015) 1.3Ghz @ 8Gb: 18sec
Macbook 13inch 3.3Ghz @ 16Gb: 3sec

Building/Running App Xcode:
Macbook 12inch(early 2015) 1.3Ghz @ 8Gb: 47sec
Macbook 13inch 3.3Ghz @ 16Gb: 23sec

Running the emulation and interacting with UI feels a great deal smoother in the MBP. For me it is chalk and cheese, worth the upgrade purely because I was getting frustrated with the lag on Xcode on the 12inch.

Thanks for the info!

I'm keeping my eye out for a 2016 2.9 i5 / 16GB RAM refurb. I've lost my mojo a bit when it comes to wanting the latest and greatest. Maybe I'm getting old.

I'm not concerned about CPU power so much - I know any modern MBP will be far better than my little MB especially over longer periods - but I do worry about RAM. I do lots at once (seemingly a common developer habit) and 8GB is extremely low. My memory pressure usually sits high in Activity Monitor.

You don't use a 4K monitor with yours by any chance? That's my main issue right now - the rMB is painful on a 4K screen. It's fine for 30 mins or so, then it chugs and lags like something from the early 00s.

 

[Ka Tec]

Thanks for the info!
I'm keeping my eye out for a 2016 2.9 i5 / 16GB RAM refurb. I've lost my mojo a bit when it comes to wanting the latest and greatest. Maybe I'm getting old.
....
You don't use a 4K monitor with yours by any chance? That's my main issue right now - the rMB is painful on a 4K screen. It's fine for 30 mins or so, then it chugs and lags like something from the early 00s.

Sorry I thought I responded. No I don't use a 4K monitor at this moment and I will probably wait until they get a bit cheaper. I can understand about loosing your mojo on new stuff, I don't think you can go wrong with last years touch bar version. Also definitely get the 16gb RAM without question. Running X-Code , Ionic Terminal Compiler, Visual Studio Code, Slack, Github desktop, safari and chrome open I am using 13GB out of the 16gb of RAM.

Having now been doing some development on the new MPB pro for a couple days definitely a massive change from the 12 inch. I don't feel like I am waiting for ever for things to load, my workflow seems more fluid. My only negative is battery life is still below par, I was hoping to see an improvement with the kabylake hence why I bought the new version. But so far with development work I am doing where the main load is compiling of my code(peaks at 50% of CPU) the best I would get is about 5-6 hrs max.

Hope this all helps, good luck with you investment!