MacBook Pro M1 Max first benchmarks allegedly leak — here's the results

MacBook Pro M1 Max get-go benchmarks allegedly leak — here'due south the results

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Apple revealed new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips yesterday (October. 18) during an Unleashed outcome dedicated to touting the features of its new 14-inch MacBook Pro 2021 and 16-inch MacBook Pro 2021.

The M1 Pro and M1 Max earned a lot of attention during the show because they appear to be much more powerful versions of Apple tree's M1 chip, which has already blown us abroad with its operation in the 13-inch MacBook Pro M1, the MacBook Air M1 and the Mac Mini M1.

These ii new pieces of Apple silicon debut in the new MacBook Pros launching next calendar week (October 26), and now information technology appears we've gotten our first sense of taste of how well they perform thanks to some declared benchmark results for the M1 Max published on Geekbench.

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This is a big bargain considering the M1 Max is a more powerful version of the M1 Pro, which is the default chip in the new MacBook Pros and is itself a more than powerful version of the original M1. When you compare the M1 Pro vs M1 Max, the Max is a beefier chip in every way: information technology tin can be configured with upwardly to a ten-cadre CPU and a 32-core GPU, it can brand use of up to 64 GB of RAM, and offers upward to 400 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

M1 Pro at Apple event — The M1 Max is the most powerful slice of Apple tree silicon however made (Image credit: M1 Pro at Apple Event)

Put simply, Apple'due south specs make the M1 Max look like a beast of a bit. And sure plenty, the results which showed upwardly on Geekbench this calendar week purporting to be from an M1 Max-equipped MacBook Pro are in line with what a powerful bit tin practice. According to what'south on Geekbench, a MacBook Pro with 32 GB of RAM and a 10-cadre M1 Max chip earned a score of 1,749 in Geekbench 5.4.1's single-cadre performance test, and a score of 11,542 in its multi-cadre exam.

That's good, especially in the multi-core examination, only it'due south non astonishing. In fact, information technology's a little underwhelming subsequently Apple gave us a hard sell this week on what a game-changer these new M1 chips will be, especially for video professionals on the become.

Alleged M1 Max Geekbench 5 test results — The alleged M1 Max Geekbench v test results make this bit seem a little less impressive than Apple promised (Epitome credit: Geekbench)

To give you lot some comparison points, the Mac Mini with M1 that we ran through Geekbench five.3 (which is comparable to 5.4) earned a single-core score of 1,744 and a multi-core score of vii,683. That's in the same range equally the the scores we saw on the M1-equipped MacBook Pro and Air, suggesting that while Apple's M1 Max scrap is indeed a very powerful scrap, information technology's non going to deliver many magnitudes more power than the M1.

However, in that location are some caveats that bandage a shadow over these declared M1 Max benchmarks. As Tom's Hardware points out, it'due south reasonable to expect the M1 Max to earn a higher multi-cadre score, given that it has twice the performance cores of the M1 (8 vs iv). Besides, these M1 Max benchmarks appear to be from a MacBook Pro running a pre-release version of macOS Monterey (branded Build 21E140a); as a result, they may not be accurate.

Furthermore, the base frequency listed for the M1 Max is a ridiculously low 24MHz, and while that could be easily explained away as Geekbench not (notwithstanding) beingness able to accurately identify the M1 Max's capabilities, such a failing raises real doubts about whether whatsoever of these scores reflect what the hardware is truly capable of.

We'll have to wait until nosotros get some of the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros in for review to observe out, at which bespeak you lot can bet we'll exist racing to install Geekbench and put the new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips through their paces. Stay tuned for the results!

Alex Wawro is a lifelong tech and games enthusiast with more than a decade of feel roofing both for outlets like Game Programmer, Black Hat, and PC World magazine. He currently serves every bit a senior editor at Tom'southward Guide covering all things computing, from laptops and desktops to keyboards and mice.