Apple's Haswell-powered 15" MacBook Pro revealed in benchmark test

A system appearing to be Apple's next-generation 15-inch MacBook Pro, featuring a quad-core Haswell processor clocked at 2.4 gigahertz, has appeared in an online benchmark test.

The Geekbench result for a machine identified as "AAPLJ45,1" was spotted on Tuesday by MacRumors. The test machine features 16 gigabytes of RAM and was spotted running OS X 10.9 Mavericks Build 13A2052.

The machine earned a Geekbench score of 12,497, which is comparable with current-generation 15-inch MacBook Pro models. It's likely that any MacBook Pros with Haswell would see improvements in battery life rather than horsepower, as already seen in the new Haswell-equipped MacBook Air models.

The CPU found in the assumed pre-release MacBook Pro is an Intel Core i7-4950HQ. Intel's latest-generation Core i7 mobile chips feature Iris 5200 graphics.

The Iris moniker launched by Intel this year is a way for the chipmaker to differentiate its premium integrated graphics from the traditional "Intel HD" solution. Iris 5200 is Intel's top-of-the-line GPU option, intended to compete with Nvidia's GeForce GT 650M, a discrete GPU currently found in the 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro.

Last month, Geekbench tests also revealed what appears to be a next-generation 13-inch MacBook Pro with Intel's Haswell. That system, which featured a Core i5-4258U processor clocked at 2.4 gigahertz, earned a score of 7,140.

50 Comments

lighteningkid 375 comments · 15 Years

About 11 years ago

I don't think I ever realized before that the i7 is 75% more powerful than the i5.

fithian 82 comments · 12 Years

Nice. My old MacBook Pro (2009) 3.06 2-core was 4717. New one is almost three times as quick. My MacPro (2010) 3.33 6-core was 15713. Not quite a MacPro but close. So when?

deansolecki 254 comments · 13 Years

I'm not sure what the implication of this is. It is going to have a GT650m class integrated GPU along with a discrete unit? or... No. No that couldn't be. We won't think of such awful things.

drblank 3384 comments · 18 Years

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Originally Posted by LighteningKid

For certain types of apps it's the preferred processor, but if you aren't running those types of apps, then you might not see that big of a difference and it might be better to spend the money on some other feature like addition SSD or a Fusion drive. but if you have the money and run certain apps that are heavy CPU, then go for it.

If you do lots of video editing, trancoding, a very heavy Photoshop work, you'll benefit. If not, and you are general user, spend the money elsewhere unless you have the extra cash.