During its recent WWDC developer conference, Apple mentioned that the next-generation Apple M2 processor CPU cluster would be “18%” faster than the current M1. Numbers found in the Geekbench database are the first 3rd party data points that corroborate Apple’s claim.
It’s not surprising because chipmakers usually provide reliable and accurate performance estimates for their upcoming chips. But for prudent would-be buyers, it’s always a relief to see multiple confirmations that their next hardware would perform as expected. CPU aside, Apple also says the M2 GPU gets a 35% boost.
CPU Benchmarks have leaked for Apple's M2 chip!
3.49GHz CPU clock vs M1's 3.2GHz
Single-core performance gain vs M1: 11.56%
Multi-core performance gain vs M1: 19.45%A little bit better than my estimates. I'm impressed!https://t.co/TGHOHw77Ds
Thanks to @amoss_137 for sharing. pic.twitter.com/NS9xODnOdX— Vadim Yuryev (@VadimYuryev) June 15, 2022
The industry was agreeably surprised by the introduction of the M1 platform, which turned out to be formidable in absolute performance and power efficiency. It looks like Apple’s architecture can scale and has more legs for the foreseeable future.
The M2 chip is at the core of the newly announced M2 MacBook Pro and M2 MacBook Air. The latter has a fan-less design, which is a testament to the low heat dissipation of Apple’s processor. However, the MacBook Pro has a fan and can sustain high-performance better.
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