New 8-Core MacBook Pro Offers Solid Performance Improvements According to Benchmark

[MacRumors]

The new high-end 8-core 15-inch MacBook Pro that was announced on Tuesday offers significant performance improvements over the previous high-end 6-core MacBook Pro from 2018, according to new benchmarks.

In a Geekbench benchmark uploaded this morning, the new MacBook Pro with a 2.4GHz Core i9 chip earned a single-core score of 5879 and a multi-core score of 29184.

Comparatively, the high-end 2018 MacBook Pro has earned an average single-core score of 5348 and a multi-core score of 22620. Single-core speeds are up almost 10 percent, while multi-core scores are up an impressive 29 percent.

Apple has said that the new 8-core MacBook Pro can offer up to 40 percent faster performance than a 6-core MacBook Pro, and two times faster performance than a quad-core MacBook Pro.

The higher-end stock MacBook Pro features a 2.3GHz 8-core 9th-generation Intel Core i9 processor, which can be upgraded to a 2.4GHz 8-core 9th-generation Intel Core i9 processor for $200, which is the version that's been benchmarked.

Apple's entry-level 15-inch machine features a 6-core 9th-generation processor, while all of the 13-inch MacBook Pro machines use quad-core 8th-generation processors.

The new MacBook Pro models can be ordered from the online Apple Store and will be in retail stores later this week or early next week.

Article Link: New 8-Core MacBook Pro Offers Solid Performance Improvements According to Benchmark

 

[gim]

Geekbench scores are basically useless, the benchmark is way too short to expose the thermal throttling problems these machines will definitely have.

 

[Skyblve]

5 GHZ might only last for 1 second then the Mac is overheated.

 

[fokmik]

[doublepost=1558636276][/doublepost]So around 10C lower temperature vs i9 2018 is a big deal, and around 5-6C on surface 43- 44C vs 48-49C
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5 GHZ might only last for 1 second then the Mac is overheated.

nope, check my video link, and this is with 560X, with vega temp should be even lower

 

[Joniz]

10% faster single core.
29% faster multi core.

10% + 29% = 39%

Okay, I can see where they got their 40% faster claim.

 

[MacFather]

Deleted.

 

[sinsin07]

Doubles as a slow cooker.

 

[macduke]

I really wish Geekbench would make a benchmark that runs for 20 minutes so you could actually test these machines under load with heat. No way this thing runs anywhere near as well as the 2019 iMac, much less the iMac Pro.

 

[masterleep]

"How bad is the keyboard?" is the $6400 question.

 

[Joniz]

"How bad is the keyboard?" is the $6400 question.

It’s a new version of bad.

 

[TobyR]

Jeez. The PooPoo™ wastes no time.

Pro life tip: try to be less salty. It's fun. Try it …

 

[farewelwilliams]

can't wait until Apple updates the MacBook line again with new graphics cards in 3 months.

 

[ScottishDuck]

Should grill my thighs 40% faster too

 

[JPack]

Starts at $2,700 and the risk of a broken keyboard? No.

 

[MauiPa]

5 GHZ might only last for 1 second then the Mac is overheated.

bet you can't prove that

 

[sfwalter]

I really wish Geekbench would make a benchmark that runs for 20 minutes so you could actually test these machines under load with heat. No way this thing runs anywhere near as well as the 2019 iMac, much less the iMac Pro.

Of course not. i can't imagine someone would think so.

 

[LordDeath]

Geekbench scores are basically useless, the benchmark is way too short to expose the thermal throttling problems these machines will definitely have.

Its devs actually introduced arbitrary compute pauses in order to avoid any kind of thermal throttling. A CPU benchmark that treats the CPUs nicely is imho useless.

 

[MacLawyer]

Wow. This is a bit faster than my maxed out 2019 21.5” iMac with Vega 20 graphics and an i7. We need to see how it performs under sustained loads.

 

[MauiPa]

10% faster single core.
29% faster multi core.

10% + 29% = 39%

Okay, I can see where they got their 40% faster claim.

No, If you can back up your baseless rhetoric, you would find, this is how they came up with their claim which is specifically: "Giving 3D graphics apps like Autodesk Maya 40% faster render speeds compared to the previous generation 6-core processor and up to 2x faster render speeds than a quad-core processor."

Pays to read

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2. "Testing conducted by Apple in April 2019 using preproduction 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with 16GB of RAM, and preproduction 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9-based 15-inch MacBook Pro systems with 32GB of RAM; and shipping 3.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i7-based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems, as well as shipping 3.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-based 15-inch MacBook Pro systems, both configured with 16GB of RAM. Autodesk Maya 2019 tested using a 144.8MB scene. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro." https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/

 

[powerboy123]

seems steep to bump up the graphics..

is there much difference between
560x vs. vega 10 vs. vega 20?

jus' askin..

 

[macduke]

Of course not. i can't imagine someone would think so.

But that's what the benchmark number suggests. The base iMac Pro is like 31,000, which is spitting distance from this number. That's why we need a better benchmark. I didn't really get this until I started using desktop Macs more.

 

[eatrains]

Starts at $2,700 and the risk of a broken keyboard? No.

Nope, starts at $1,800.

 

[JPack]

Nope, starts at $1,800.

Not with 8 cores.

 

[now i see it]

Funny that they use Rendering in Maya to come up with that 40% faster claim.

Anyone who dares to render large 3D models with this thing is in for a big, hot and disappointing surprise.
My 8 core Mac Pro heats up the whole room rendering overnight.

 

[lostczech]

Nope, starts at $1,800.

Pretty sure they're referring to the 8-core MacBook Pro. That in fact starts at $2,699 (Base 6 core model, with upgrade to 8-core)