MacBook Air with Apple M1 Processor Beats Core i9-Powered MacBook Pro in Benchmark: Report

Apple tree'due south all-new MacBooks powered past its own, in-firm processor, are apparently faster than their predecessors powered past Intel fries. That's according to new benchmark results that seem to propose that the new M1-powered MacBook Air is faster than the final-generation MacBook Pro.

As per the Geekbench listing, the new MacBook Air scored 1,687 in single-core and 7,433 in multi-core tests, both of which are college than what the Intel Core i9-powered 16-inch MacBook Pro managed. While the unmarried core score for the Intel model came in at 1,096, the multi-core score only hit vi,870.

It is worth noting, though, that constructed benchmark scores tin can hardly ever accurately predict real-life performance, but they still give you somewhat of an idea about what to expect from the machine. That said, when the scores are this shut, only real-life tests will likely exist able to anoint a clear winner.

Meanwhile, the Geekbench listing also revealed that the octa-core M1 flake has a base frequency of 3.2GHz, which is extremely impressive for an ultra-light laptop, peculiarly one that comes with a fanless design. For reference, the Core i9 processor establish in the 16-inch MacBook Pro runs at 2.3GHz with Turbo Heave up to four.8GHz.

The aforementioned M1 chip powers all the new Mac models announced this week, including the new 13-inch MacBook Pro and the revamped Mac Mini. That being the case, nosotros should expect like performance from those two devices also (maybe even amend, because of congenital-in cooling), but it will be interesting to see how the promising benchmark scores will translate into existent-life performance.