The M1 models already surpass the existing 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, but the eight-core 16-inch model still wins out in overall multiprocessor performance. To put this in context, I’ve included the current high-end Intel MacBook Pro models in the chart. ![]() So if an M1 processor scores around a 6180 in GeekBench 5’s multi-core score, I can extrapolate and guess that a new chip-let’s call it the M1X 1, because I’m guessing that this chip is based on the same cores as the M1 and the A14 chips-would score roughly double the M1-let’s say 12,500. And eight is-follow me here-twice as many as four. Though energy-efficient cores are very helpful in keeping a Mac bubbling along nicely, they don’t make enormous contributions to the overall top performance of a device. Though Gurman’s report suggests these would be 10-core systems, the important number is the number of high-performance cores-eight. So following up on my Apple silicon speculation of last year, I thought I’d sketch out on the back of an envelope just how well these MacBook Pro models might fare in terms of raw multiprocessing performance: Here’s how Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman described these new chips:įor the new MacBook Pros, Apple is planning two different chips, codenamed Jade C-Chop and Jade C-Die: both include eight high-performance cores and two energy-efficient cores for a total of 10, but will be offered in either 16 or 32 graphics core variations. But a second chip allows us to understand what Apple’s really up to-and how the Apple chip architecture can extend to support higher-end devices that are more powerful than any Apple has yet been asked to design. A single data point isn’t really great in terms of understanding trends, philosophies, or anything of the sort. Right now, all we know for sure about Apple’s approach to using its own chips in Macs is what we’ve seen with the M1. And it’s certainly possible that new MacBook Pro models just won’t be ready until the fall.īut back to that new chip. Add to that the unique circumstances of the move to Apple silicon-most MacBook Pro buyers are already holding back on their purchases due to the chip transition, so sales won’t be harmed by an early announcement-and it seems like Apple wouldn’t mind jumping the gun a little bit if it provided a shot in the arm to developers during WWDC week.Ī pessimist, of course, would point out that Q3 2021 ends on September 30, an awful long time from now. ![]() ![]() While Apple usually resists announcements of new hardware with long lead times, this year has been different, due to some serious shortages in the supply chain. Is that chip ready? Reports suggest that these new MacBook Pro models are on the way, but might not arrive until “Q3 2021.”Īn optimist would point out that Q3 2021 starts in less than four weeks-plenty of time for Apple to announce them on Monday and ship them in July. I’m sure Apple wouldn’t mind thrilling developers with new power laptops, since they are so often those very developers’ tool of choice.īut new MacBook Pros would require a chip more capable than the M1 chip currently residing in-let’s see here-the low-end Mac mini, the low-end 13-inch MacBook Pro, the MacBook Air, the 24-inch iMac, and the iPad Pro. Will new MacBook Pros be announced at WWDC next week? Your guess is as good as mine. ![]() Note: This story has not been updated since 2021. Fun With Charts: More speculation about Apple silicon
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