MP 7,1 Single Core vs Multi Core Geekbench 5

[rodedwards]

My Classic Mac Pro v5,1 with 12 Core Intel Xeon 5690 scores 671 on single core and 6923 on multi core in Geekbench 5.

The latest 8 core Mac Pro v7,1 gets slightly better score of 1013 single core and 7815 multi core.

Mac Benchmarks - Geekbench

Does most recent software like Photoshop & FCPX etc only use multi core processing or is single core score still important?

Also - if the newer Mac Pro scores double, does that mean it's twice as fast or is it nothing like that simple?

 

[JohnnyGo]

TL/DR It’s never that simple with synthetic benchmarks

Between CPU, GPU and STORAGE performance you will get better or worst actual performance across different software/use cases.

Storage speed and GPU have become much more important over the last decade for overall computing performance.

My guess is that for general use cases the new Mac PRO is probably twice as fast but for certain use cases it will be 3-4x as fast based on your system benchmark. An upgraded Mac Pro, with better GPU for example, might be even faster.

Check barefeats.com for more detailed comparisons between machines / configs.