'M2 Max' Geekbench Scores Leak Online, Revealing Rumored Specs and Performance

Geekbench scores allegedly for the upcoming "M2 Max" chip have surfaced online, offering a closer look at the performance levels and specific details of the forthcoming Apple silicon processor.

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The Geekbench results, first spotted on Twitter, are for a Mac configuration of with the ‌M2‌ Max chip, a 12-core CPU, and 96GB of memory. The Mac listed has an identifier "Mac14,6," which could be upcoming MacBook Pros or the next-generation Mac Studio. Apple offers a maximum of 64GB of memory on the current 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros, while the ‌Mac Studio‌ can be configured with up to 128GB of memory with the M1 Ultra.

According to the test, the ‌M2‌ Max chip scored 1,853 in single-core and 13,855 in multi-core. For comparison, the M1 Max chip in the Mac Studio scored 1,755 in single-core and 12,333 in multi-core. If the ‌M2‌ Max chip results are accurate, the performance increase will be relatively minor for the upcoming chip.

The ‌M2‌ chip, announced in June 2022, is based on an enhanced version of TSMC's 5nm process. What fabrication process the upcoming ‌M2‌ Pro and ‌M2‌ Max chips will have is not entirely clear. While they could feature the same enhanced 5nm process as the standard ‌M2‌ chip, there are also rumors it could leapfrog to 3nm, offering significant performance and energy efficiency gains.

According to the results, the chip was tested on a Mac running macOS Ventura 13.2, which has yet to enter developer or public beta testing but is being worked on internally at Apple. The first Macs expected to feature the ‌M2‌ Pro and ‌M2‌ Max chips are rumored to be updated 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros, with the ‌Mac Studio‌ to follow sometime next year. The updated MacBook Pros were initially rumored to launch in the October to November timeframe but are now expected to launch in early 2023.

Apple has several Macs in the work for 2023, including updated MacBook Pros, an updated iMac, and the long-rumored Apple silicon Mac Pro. For a complete rundown of all the new Macs we expect next year and beyond, be sure to check out our guide.

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Top Rated Comments

HeavenDynamic Avatar
34 months ago
Europeans friend, buy your M1 MacBook Pro while you can! A 20% faster chip for a 30% price increase is right around the corner!
Score: 61 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ProfessionalFan Avatar
34 months ago
*throws Mac Studio in garbage*

/s

I'm not surprised to see the performance increase is minor. We saw the same with M1 to M2 after all.
Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Abazigal Avatar
34 months ago

That's a pathetic 11% increase only, after more than an year release cycle. This is a worse increment than intel-macs upgrades. At least those were upgraded by more than 15%, as far as I remember.
And as a bonus, they heat your room for free as well!
Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Malus120 Avatar
34 months ago
This is in line with what the M2 offers over the M1. I don't know why anyone is surprised.
The real improvement for the M2 gen (for laptops at least) is those juicy new A15 derived efficiency cores. They should really help improve the battery life, especially on the 14" MBP.
But yes, for those people waiting for a big leap, it's been clear for a while you'll be waiting for the M3, and that isn't going to come out for a good while yet.

I do find it funny that everyone who was like "OMG Apple Silicon so much better than x86, look at the massive performance/efficiency improvement!" is now like "Why isn't every year like the M1 year!?"
I love my M1 Max but clearly so many of the people clamoring for Apple Silicon back when it was still just a rumor/just announced had no idea how chip design actually works.
Switching to Apple Silicon wasn't a magic wand that was going to allow Apple to stay miles ahead of Intel/AMD forever.
Score: 23 Votes (Like | Disagree)
leman Avatar
34 months ago

That's a pathetic 11% increase only, after more than an year release cycle. This is a worse increment than intel-macs upgrades. At least those were upgraded by more than 15%, as far as I remember.
Depends which Intel Mac you are talking about. The post Skylake era was very lacklustre, with almost no performance improvements.
Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)
iamfredrik Avatar
34 months ago

That's a pathetic 11% increase only, after more than an year release cycle. This is a worse increment than intel-macs upgrades. At least those were upgraded by more than 15%, as far as I remember.
However, with increased power consumption as far as I remember.
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)