Apple M2 chip's first benchmark results leaked, showcasing its multi-core performance on a 13-inch MacBook Pro against its predecessor, the M1 chip.
While Apple touts the next-generation M2 chip to be faster, the first-ever benchmark results somehow show us a better snapshot of its real-world performance.
Thankfully, even before the new MacBook Pro, which sports that next-gen M2 chip, goes on sale on June 17, Friday, its benchmark results are now available.
Apple M2 Chip
According to a recent report by CNBC, the 13-inch MacBook Pro, which opens its pre-orders on Friday, is the first-ever device to debut the new M2 chip.
The news outlet further noted that the all-new chip also powers the next-gen MacBook Air, which should release anytime soon.
It is worth noting that on paper, the new M2 chip looks to be an upgrade from its older sibling, the M1. In fact, the all-new Apple chip comes with up to 3.49GHz. So, some would assume that it should perform better than its predecessor.
M2 vs. M1 Benchmark Leak
As per a news story by Mac Rumors, the earliest benchmark results of the all-new M2 chip were seen from Geekbench.
The new M2 chip, running at 3.49GHz, garnered an impressive single-core result of 1919 during its Geekbench 5 test. On the other hand, its multi-core score performed a bit better, achieving a remarkable outcome of 8928.
Meanwhile, the single-core results of the older Apple M1, which runs on 3.2GHz, only scored 1707. The benchmark leak shows that the new M2 showcases a better performance of roughly 11.56%.
The single-core results showed us that the next-gen Apple chip is faster than the M1 by a few percent. But how about their multi-core comparison?
The M1 chip previously earned a multi-score score of 7419, which lags around 20 percent behind the latest offering by Apple.
If we are being more precise, the chip that powers the new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air performs about 19.45% better than its older counterpart.
Are the New MacBooks Faster?
It appears that the successor of the M1 chip provides a significant boost in its performance, at least according to the earliest benchmark results.
The multi-core results alone already booked a 20% increase in overall performance. As such, the all-new MacBook Pro and the 2022 MacBook Air sure have better performance to offer.
On top of these results, the M2 chip also outperformed its predecessor during the Metal benchmark.
MacRumors notes that the new chip earned a 30627 score, whereas the M1 only received 21001.
