The first benchmark results for the upcoming M5-powered MacBook Pro have surfaced online, and they indicate impressive performance gains.
These scores stem from a Geekbench database entry, showing a single-core result of 4,263 and a multi-core tally of 17,862 — marking a substantial leap forward.
By way of comparison, the M4 chip in the prior MacBook Pro generation achieves roughly 3,770 in single-core tests and about 14,700 in multi-core benchmarks.
Oliver Haslam for AppleInsider:
In fact, these scores are very close to those that we predicted for a future M5 MacBook Air. Based on a previous M5 iPad Pro benchmark leak, we had the laptops scoring 4,230 in single-core tests and 16,988 for multi-core runs.
Just as notable is the fact that the M5 MacBook Pro is now responsible for the fastest Geekbench single-core score yet, beating out the M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips.
It’s important to remember that these are just benchmark scores, though. We’ll have to wait for real-world testing of actual workflows before we can paint a true picture of the M5’s performance.
MacDailyNews Take: We can only imagine how the M5 Pro, M5 Max, and hopefully, the M5 Ultra will fly!
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I am waiting to see what Apple issues for the next Mac Pro.
Could there be a M5 Extreme in a Mac Pro? One can only wish, however it’s extremely unlikely.
(The “Extreme” variant fabled years ago for the M2 and M3, that never materialized, but was supposed to be a double of the Ultra. It was guessed back then that the interconnect structure on the M2 and M3 were such that an “Extreme” version was not achievable. Because Apple changed the interconnect structure on the M4, the Extreme hypotheses cropped back up. The glitch in that theory is the lack of an M4 Ultra. If Apple can’t do a M4 Ultra, then it’s extremely unlikely that there will ever be any variant in the “Extreme” category.)
If Apple-Certified Refurb price for 1TB/16GB config of the M4 MacBook Pro (just one year old) goes way down, I’m buying it to replace my 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro (2020 model). M5 may have impressive benchmark gains, but M4 is more than good enough for what I do on a Mac. Even my current M1 is fine. Plus that display will be a big upgrade for me.