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Unreleased 2012 MacBook Pro and iMac Models Showing Up in Benchmarks

Giuly said:
This.
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What's the implications for heat? If the processing happens much faster, taking less time to completion, I guess you'd expect less heat to be generated over the course of the same total time interval? Can we expect computers to run cooler and cooler as we move forward?
 
I believe Ivy Bridge is substantially improved in the heat department. It means that if a Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge processor are running at the same temperature the Ivy Bridge one will actually be cooler as it is more efficient.
 
Puevlo said:
I believe Ivy Bridge is substantially improved in the heat department. It means that if a Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge processor are running at the same temperature the Ivy Bridge one will actually be cooler as it is more efficient.
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Ya that too. I wonder how this would compare to my old MBP 3,1. It gets incredibly hot and the fans are atrociously loud. I wonder if for typical usage the Ivi Bridge MBPs will be far superior, quieter and colder.
 
CmdrLaForge said:
Faster, but not that much over the 2011 models. Will be interesting to see what else is new. Retina display would be very nice.
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This comes up too much, and it's unlikely (although not impossible) this year.

BlazednSleepy said:
Wait so the macbook pro has more processing power?:confused:

I'm confused.
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Keep in mind that I'm not sure these are valid submissions. That aside, you need to look at more than just the big number there. Note integer/floating point performance was superior on the imac. It was weighed down by memory bandwidth scores. I wouldn't trust this at all without seeing real data after they're released, but it's likely that the imac and top macbook pro will be close in cpu performance. The imac will likely retain superior gpu performance and higher ram capacity.

clibinarius said:
If this is true, my bet is that the new MBP is SSD-only...
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Doubtful, and it wouldn't really make a notable difference on these benchmarks.

Puevlo said:
I believe Ivy Bridge is substantially improved in the heat department. It means that if a Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge processor are running at the same temperature the Ivy Bridge one will actually be cooler as it is more efficient.
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All testing so far has suggested otherwise. Where are you getting your information?
 
marcusj0015 said:
Yes, but it's almost impossible to fake CPU ID, and extension set and Apple "Bios"
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Could it be the latest CPU in the old iMacs for some internal testing by Apple? Not sure the drivers would work, anyone more knowledgeable than me can clear up?

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thekev said:
All testing so far has suggested otherwise. Where are you getting your information?
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@Puevlo is, I believe, a spoof account. Don't be drawn.

Check this out ("fat electrons" thread)
 
Craigy said:
Mmm. Thanks. As a rule, I only tent to upgrade when I can get at least a 50% increase in real-world speed.

Might wait until they are out for a short while and see what people are getting out of these with CS6 and Logic Pro in the wild.

Anyone using Logic / CS6 out there that might have an idea what kind of performance increase we could be looking at in real application use over a MacBookPro 6,1?
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Not sure if this will apply to you but I run cs5 and logic PERFECTLY with a hacintosh 2.67 quad core and 8G ram
 
WatchTheThrone said:
Hmm.... Well he's gonna use it mostly for CS6 so a small speed bump might help him out and I don't think he would care much for USB 3!!
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I'm really looking forward to purchasing one of the new iMacs, but I won't even consider one if it doesn't offer USB 3.
 
MBP 2012 Geekbench Score 12252
I got the exactly same score on my Hackintosh yesterday with i7-2600K at 3,39GHz/8GB RAM and Nvidia 560TI GPU and an APPLE SSD 128GB - I ran the 64bit Geekbench.
 
Can someone tell me, that result for the MacBook Pro, if true, is that a good test for an Ivy Bridge laptop? It seems in line with the expected boost over current models but wanted to see if anyone could give me some info if it's a good score?
 
Not earth shattering gains in CPU performance if you're already a high-end SB owner.
 
strausd said:
Every NVIDIA Quadro card absolutely murders the so called "AMD Equivalent." NVIDA is king of the professional realm.
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Actually for certain compute task the latest AMD mainstream cards beat the Nvidia cards... It's an effect of changes in Nvidia GPU architecture, resulting in less performance in that domain than the precedent generation.

But it's almost the only case where AMDs are better, then again Apple doesn't care about CUDA since they are behind openCL so...

In the professional realm it might be another story but in that regard neither company has offered proper support for Apple workstation, only offering a handful of outdated EFI capable cards.
 
JohnDoe98 said:
What's the implications for heat? If the processing happens much faster, taking less time to completion, I guess you'd expect less heat to be generated over the course of the same total time interval? Can we expect computers to run cooler and cooler as we move forward?
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That plus less energy use PLUS a smaller lithography = a **** ton better heat dissipation.
 
Torrijos said:
Actually for certain compute task the latest AMD mainstream cards beat the Nvidia cards... It's an effect of changes in Nvidia GPU architecture, resulting in less performance in that domain than the precedent generation.

But it's almost the only case where AMDs are better, then again Apple doesn't care about CUDA since they are behind openCL so...

In the professional realm it might be another story but in that regard neither company has offered proper support for Apple workstation, only offering a handful of outdated EFI capable cards.
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I favor OpenCL aswell because it's opensource, if only Adobe had backed OpenGL >:O

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ctakah said:
As far as the GPUs go, check out adobe AE CS6's requirements and i think you can make conclusions:
http://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects/tech-specs.html
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Yup, Adobe heavily favors NVIDIA. :/
 
daneoni said:
Not earth shattering gains in CPU performance if you're already a high-end SB owner.
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Agreed and that's exactly what all of the Ivy Bridge reviews have said as well.

I am looking forward to the increase in GPU and (hopefully) USB 3.
 
Arni99 said:
MBP 2012 Geekbench Score 12252
I got the exactly same score on my Hackintosh yesterday with i7-2600K at 3,39GHz/8GB RAM and Nvidia 560TI GPU and an APPLE SSD 128GB - I ran the 64bit Geekbench.
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I know why someone downranked your comment...

Its because Apple doesnt make SSD drives.
 
Could the mobile processor tested go inside a MacBook Pro that has a more 'Air-like' chassis?

What if the MacBookPro9,1 has the same form factor it has had since June of 2009? :eek:
 
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