Apple is preparing a new MacBook Pro with a 12-core M2 Max processor

The first Apple M2 Max Geekbench entries have recently been shared online. Based on their scores, the new chip seems to bring minor single-core performance improvements over the standard M2. However, the increased core count improves performance considerably in the multi-core test.

The first entry spotted by ShrimpApplePro (via ArsTechnica) actually shows a lower single-core score than the average Apple M2 result. However, this second entry shows it scoring 1,889 points in the single-core test, the same as the M2 score on the Geekbench benchmark chart. In both cases, the system was equipped with 96GB of memory.

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In the multi-core test, while the standard M2 (eight cores) scores about 8,736 points, the first entry of the M2 Max (12 cores) shows it scoring 13,855 points (59% higher). The second multi-core result is even higher, at 14,586 points (67% higher). Besides the scores, the two entries also confirm the new chip will feature 12 cores, but the configuration and architecture are unclear. Still, the entries revealed the clock speed, which sits at 3.54GHz.

Apple M2 Max-powered systems were expected to launch in late 2022, but as we're now in December, the release date looks to have been postponed to 2023.

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