Power of 2011 MBP compared to 2015 MBP

[dmpnyc]

Hi,

I have a 2011 17" MBP with the 2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor. Looking to see if there is a difference in power for data crunching if I were to move to the top of the line 2015 15" MBP. I run VMware and was wondering if it's worth the cost.

Thanks!
Danny

 

[T5BRICK]

Yes the 2015 model will be faster. I don't know if that's worth $2500+ to you.

The other option would be to upgrade to a SSD and increase RAM in your current computer(if needed).

 

[dmpnyc]

Yes the 2015 model will be faster. I don't know if that's worth $2500+ to you.

The other option would be to upgrade to a SSD and increase RAM in your current computer(if needed).

Thanks for the reply T5BRICK. I have updated to a 1TB SSD and maxed out my ram to 16GB. At this point I'm curious about how much of a difference the new Apple processor offers is compared to the top of the line 4 years ago.

 

[T5BRICK]

According to geekbench your 2.2GHz i7 scores 9415, while the 2.8GHz i7 in the current model scores 14631.

The GPU, SSD and RAM will also be faster.

 

[dmpnyc]

Thanks for the geekbench score T5BRICK! I just downloaded the geekbench app and got the following results: SingleCore-2102 and MultiCore-5493. So compared to the current I7-14631, looks like I may get 3x the performance?!!!

 

[venom600]

The i7 in the 2011 Macbook pro routinely benchmarked in the 10500 range, for starters. Second, most of the performance gains will be seen from the vasty superior disk I/O speeds in the new machine, not the processor.

 

[T5BRICK]

Thanks for the geekbench score T5BRICK! I just downloaded the geekbench app and got the following results: SingleCore-2102 and MultiCore-5493. So compared to the current I7-14631, looks like I may get 3x the performance?!!!

It looks like you ran the 32 bit version of the test, I was pulling information from the 64 bit multicore test results.

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

You'll see an increase, but it's not going to be 3x. Keep in mind that a benchmark isn't going to reflect actual usage, it's just an sample of the difference in a specific situation.

 

[Mr. Retrofire]

...I have a 2011 17" MBP with the 2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor. Looking to see if there is a difference in power for data crunching if I were to move to the top of the line 2015 15" MBP. I run VMware and was wondering if it's worth the cost.

Here are some comparisons:
http://cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=883&cmp[]=2327
and
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/4138677?baseline=3929874

Result (Geekbench, 64-Bit, multicore): The Mid-2015 i7 @ 2.8 GHz is ≈ 50 % faster than the Early-2011 i7 @ 2.2 GHz MBP.