Early M2 benchmarks show clear CPU, GPU performance gains over M1

New benchmark results for what appears to be a 13-inch MacBook Pro with an M2 chip have surfaced, showing clear performance advantage over the previous-generation M1.

The Geekbench 5 results, which were published on June 15, cover a Mac with a model number of 14,7 running macOS 12.4. The Mac itself is equipped with 16GB of memory.

In single-core Geekbench 5 testing, the M2 chip received a score of 1919. The same chip got a multi-core Geekbench score of 8928. For comparison, a late 2020 MacBook Pro with an M1 chip received a single-core score of 1749 and a multi-core score of 7719.

In other words, the Apple M2 chip has a demonstrable boost in performance.

Like the M1, the M2 is an eight-core Apple Silicon system-on-chip (SoC) based on a 5-nanometer fabrication process. Apple itself says that the M2 chip's CPU is 18% faster than the M1.

Per the Geekbench 5 comparison, the M2 chip is 11.6% faster than the M1 in single-core scoring and 19.5% faster in multi-core scoring. Apple also says that the M2 provides 25% better performance at comparative power levels than the M1.

Additionally, early GPU benchmarks tested via Geekbench Metal indicate that the M2 chip is significantly faster than the M1 when it comes to graphics processing. The 10-core GPU received a score of 30627, up significantly from the M1's score of 21800.

25 Comments

danox 3398 comments · 11 Years

About 2 years ago

Nice now put it in a larger enclosure and allow it to breathe a just little.

tht 5595 comments · 23 Years

Good result!

killroy 284 comments · 17 Years

Man I miss Robert Arthur 'Rob ART' Morgan . We would've got some no nonsense testing for the real world.

rob53 3307 comments · 13 Years

danox said:

Nice now put it in a larger enclosure and allow it to breathe a just little.

With these benchmarks it doesn't need a larger enclosure with multiple fans allowing it to be overclocked. I actually don't believe Apple's SoCs would benefit that much from overclocking. They've been designed for much lower amperage. Other ARM chips are designed for overclocking, which ends up messing everything up and requiring way too much amperage, like two 120V/20A outlets.

sdw2001 17459 comments · 23 Years

rob53 said:

danox said:

Nice now put it in a larger enclosure and allow it to breathe a just little.

With these benchmarks it doesn't need a larger enclosure with multiple fans allowing it to be overclocked. I actually don't believe Apple's SoCs would benefit that much from overclocking. They've been designed for much lower amperage. Other ARM chips are designed for overclocking, which ends up messing everything up and requiring way too much amperage, like two 120V/20A outlets.

What system requires that? I’ve had two 1500 W electric heaters run on outlet like that.