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New MacBook Pro Reviews: Hands-On Look at Performance and Upgraded Specs

I would like to see the Macbook Air M2 10Core Graphics version.....

( interesting, in Geekbench there is no Advantage to the 8Core GPU ? but i have got the 10C cheaper than the 8Core Model anyway ;-)

Metal Bench Max 45 Degree Celsius and CPU Bench sometimes 53 Degree Celsius Max with dropping down Quick.

MacBook Air (2022)​

Geekbench 5 Score​

30680
Metal Score
Geekbench 5.5.0 Tryout for macOS AArch64

Result Information​

Upload DateJanuary 23rd 2023, 7:13pm
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System Information​

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System Information
Operating SystemmacOS 13.1 (Build 22C65)
ModelMacBook Air (2022)
Model IDMac14,2
MotherboardMac14,2
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CPU Information
NameApple M2
Topology1 Processor, 8 Cores
Base Frequency3.48 GHz
Cluster 14 Cores
Cluster 24 Cores
L1 Instruction Cache128 KB x 1
L1 Data Cache64.0 KB x 1
L2 Cache4.00 MB x 1
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Memory Information
Memory16.00 GB
Metal Information
Device NameApple M2
GPU Cores10

Metal Performance​

Metal Score30680
Sobel34762
8.99 Gpixels/sec
Canny25417
1.59 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching68234
96.5 Gpixels/sec
Histogram Equalization19139
3.38 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur19333
1.06 Gpixels/sec
Depth of Field56633
656.6 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection13405
103.2 images/sec
Horizon Detection35351
871.3 Mpixels/sec
Feature Matching13030
269.5 Mpixels/sec
Particle Physics147931
3940.3 FPS
SFFT19641
270.5 Gflops

MacBook Air (2022)​

Geekbench 5 Score​

1936
Single-Core Score
8943
Multi-Core Score
Geekbench 5.5.0 Tryout for macOS AArch64

Result Information​

Upload DateJanuary 23rd 2023, 7:28pm
Views1

System Information​

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System Information
Operating SystemmacOS 13.1 (Build 22C65)
ModelMacBook Air (2022)
Model IDMac14,2
MotherboardMac14,2
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CPU Information
NameApple M2
Topology1 Processor, 8 Cores
Base Frequency3.48 GHz
Cluster 14 Cores
Cluster 24 Cores
L1 Instruction Cache128 KB x 1
L1 Data Cache64.0 KB x 1
L2 Cache4.00 MB x 1
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Memory Information
Memory16.00 GB

Single-Core Performance​

Single-Core Score1936
Crypto Score2960
Integer Score1782
Floating Point Score2100
AES-XTS2960
5.05 GB/sec
Text Compression1725
8.73 MB/sec
Image Compression1548
73.3 Mpixels/sec
Navigation1938
5.47 MTE/sec
HTML51866
2.19 MElements/sec
SQLite1571
492.2 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering1840
99.8 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering1924
613.0 KB/sec
Clang1985
15.5 Klines/sec
Camera1702
19.7 images/sec
N-Body Physics1949
2.44 Mpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics2108
13062.6 FPS
Gaussian Blur1503
82.6 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection2454
18.9 images/sec
Horizon Detection2179
53.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting3573
175.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR3024
41.2 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing2715
2.18 Mpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1566
14.0 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition1787
57.1 Words/sec
Machine Learning1292
49.9 images/sec

Multi-Core Performance​

Multi-Core Score8943
Crypto Score13114
Integer Score8152
Floating Point Score9961
AES-XTS13114
22.4 GB/sec
Text Compression7115
36.0 MB/sec
Image Compression8485
401.4 Mpixels/sec
Navigation6735
19.0 MTE/sec
HTML58853
10.4 MElements/sec
SQLite8017
2.51 Mrows/sec
PDF Rendering8213
445.7 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering8553
2.66 MB/sec
Clang10198
79.5 Klines/sec
Camera7694
89.2 images/sec
N-Body Physics8771
11.0 Mpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics11053
68476.1 FPS
Gaussian Blur8725
479.6 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection11104
85.5 images/sec
Horizon Detection11291
278.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting14266
699.8 Mpixels/sec
HDR15486
211.0 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing15803
12.7 Mpixels/sec
Structure from Motion7837
70.2 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition6483
207.3 Words/sec
Machine Learning5094
196.8 images/sec
 
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ghostface147 said:
I’m thinking of getting rid of my 2018 15” MB Pro for a 16” 2023 model. Just don’t want lose access to Windows. I use it from time to time when the Mac equivalent program doesn’t have the same features. What to do…
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You can run Windows 11 in VMware Fusion and use your apps that way.
 
arkmannj said:
I know I’m crazy for saying this but I kind of miss the touch bar. Don’t get me wrong I don’t want it to replace the Function keys. But I think those F keys could be 1/2 height to make a little room for a touch bar above them.
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I think they absolutely could still fit a Touch Bar , but it’s not worth it for them
 
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ghostface147 said:
I’m thinking of getting rid of my 2018 15” MB Pro for a 16” 2023 model. Just don’t want lose access to Windows. I use it from time to time when the Mac equivalent program doesn’t have the same features. What to do…
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You could keep the 2018 as a backup for when you want to use Windows. Not a bad idea to have a backup anyways in case, say, you need to bring your new model in for service. What's your estimate of the 2018's current resale value, i.e., how much would you lose by hanging onto it?
 
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GuilleA said:
You can run Windows 11 in VMware Fusion and use your apps that way.
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That might work. But note that you can't run regular x86 Windows 11 through VMware or Parallels on Apple Silicon. You can only run Windows 11 for ARM, which means you'd need to run your x86 Windows programs through an emulator.
 
Swissfashion said:
A different perspective for a review of the M2 Max comes from Ben Bajarin in his newsletter. He compares the efficiency of the M2 Max over M1 Max (and previous generations) and shows how this improves batter life in the 16” MacBook Pro. Definitely worth a read. https://creativestrategies.com/m2-max-under-the-hood-with-the-latest-apple-silicon/
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"This appears to be the first time Apple M-series silicon was designed to have the high-performance cores reach a zero state."

Interesting, if true. (Looks plausible from his chart.)

"They also made the efficiency cores more performant!"

Yeah, the e-cores got a bigger boost in the A15 generation than the p-cores did.
 
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maka344 said:
I would like to know if Promotion is smoother and whether the screen blooming has been improved.
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Unlikely.

The M1 Pro 16-inch likely had 10,368 LEDs (128 LEDs per row, 80 rows, and a dedicated 81st row for the menu bar), and the 14-inch 7,952 (112 per row, 70 rows, 71st row for menu bar).

That's already a lot, and they would have to significantly increase this count to reduce blooming. I don't think that's something to expect a little over a year later. And https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro-14-and-16/ still claims "10,000 mini-LEDs", just as before.

For example, they could more than the 16-inch LEDs to 23,232. Then each row would have 192 instead of 128, 120 rows instead of 80, and another menu bar row as before. (Or even further increase them to 23,424 for two dedicated menu bar rows.)

What remains to be seen is if they bother increasing the count at all or eventually go straight to micro-LED.
 
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ghostface147 said:
You cannot run an Intel VM on an M1 or M2 device.
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It wouldn't be an Intel VM, it would be a Windows VM. And as I explained above, you can run Windows for ARM on AS using either VM Fusion or Parallels (I'd recommend Parallels for ease of use). But since you'd be running Windows for ARM, to run your Windows x86 programs you'd be going through MS's emulator. I.e., would be:

Windows x86 app => Microsoft emulator => Windows for ARM => Parallels or VMware VM => Apple Silicon

I don't know how well this works, but there are threads on MR about this. Frankly, I think your cleanest solution would be to keep your 2018 MBP for when you want to run Windows. And since you'd be using it just for Windows, don't bother with a VM and instead run Windows natively using Boot Camp.

www.windowscentral.com

VMware turns Apple's latest Macs into Windows 11 PCs with new Fusion 13

Windows 11 on Arm gets another boost
www.windowscentral.com www.windowscentral.com
 
Xenobius said:
You have to wait for reliable and independent tests rather than some pathetic videos by Apple-selected youtubers and other clowns.
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Right...

Because when people said that about the M1, then the M1 Pro/Max, then the M1 Ultra, then the M2, EVERY TIME the "reliable and independent" tests were SO different from the "pathetic Apple-selected clowns"???
 
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socialwill said:
These laptops have WAY more power than most people will ever use. The vast majority of the new MacBook Pros will be used to open one app: Chrome :D
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You need to get together with the people who insist that Apple should not be allowed to sell computers with 8GB because "everyone" needs more than that, so the two of you can get your stories straight about what "most" people are doing with these machines...
 
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What I would really like to know if someone could tell me, has the screen ghosting been improved or it is it the exact same screen? that would be game changing for me
 
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socialwill said:
These laptops have WAY more power than most people will ever use. The vast majority of the new MacBook Pros will be used to open one app: Chrome :D
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Most people aren't like the people on these forums. They'll run these computers into the ground for a decade or more as long as it's still working. And these things are built to last. My old 2008 MBP that my grandpa uses as a secondary computer is still running. That was pre-unibody and pre-SSD so I did a couple upgrades and fixed a few cracked body parts but yeah. He uses my 2012 MBP retina as his main computer. It was mostly maxed out with 16GB ram and still works fine for him today. Only thing I've had to do was open it up to tighten the display hinge assembly. Took 10 minutes.

I would keep my current Intel Macs longer if these new machines weren't so power efficient and cool running. But even so I'm waiting at least until the M3 comes out. Then I plan to run that for at least the rest of the decade, probably into the early 2030s unless quantum computers upend that earlier than I expect them to. Plan to get the Max, probably the 2nd best GPU and 4TB SSD in the 14" model and use that to replace an iMac and MBP. Although I think there's an outside shot that with 3nm they might put an Ultra chip into these things. Depends how power efficient they can get it. Although they might make that a separate MacBook Studio line, lol.
 
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