Apple’s new Mac Studio and Mac Pro models are powered by the latest Apple M2 Ultra processor. GeekBench 5 benchmark tests have shown the chip’s strong single-core and multi-core performance.
The test results show that the Mac Studio with the 24-core M2 Ultra chip delivers excellent single-core and multi-core performance. The M2 Ultra chip outperforms its predecessor, the M1 Ultra chip, by 18% in multi-core performance and even beats Intel’s 24-core Core i9-13900K CPU. It also has a significant advantage over AMD’s 16-core Ryzen 9 7950X CPU.
It’s interesting to note that Apple used the same 5nm TSMC manufacturing process to produce the M1 Ultra and M2 Ultra CPUs. Despite this, the M2 Ultra processor shows significant multi-core performance gains.
A Mac Studio PC with up to 192GB of shared memory was used in the test setup. It is unlikely, however, that the large amount of memory alone would have boosted the multi-core score significantly. The M1 Ultra chip can only handle up to 20 CPU cores and has a maximum clock speed of 3.22GHz, while the M2 Ultra chip has a higher maximum clock speed of 3.68GHz.
M2 Ultra Geekbench scores have leaked. One thing to keep in mind, it's GB5 and not Geekbench 6, so the scores will be much lower on v6.
Example:
M1 Ultra on GB5: 23,686
But GB6: 17,551
M2 Ultra GB5: 27,954, so it's 18% faster
GB6 should be 20,710
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Another appearance on GeekBench 6
After being recognized in GeekBench 5’s CPU execution scores, Apple’s latest M2 Ultra processor has also appeared on the GeekBench 6 platform, demonstrating its excellent graphics processing capabilities. The performance of Nvidia’s powerful RTX 4080 graphics card, the company’s second fastest desktop graphics card after the RTX 4090, is only 10% slower than that of the M2 Ultra processor.
The M2 Ultra processor, which comes with 128GB of unified RAM, a 24-core CPU and 76 GPU cores, scored an incredible 220,674 points in GeekBench 6’s Metal test. The 64-core M1 Ultra processor scored 150,407 points in comparison, showing a remarkable 46% increase in graphics processing power for the M2 Ultra.
Furthermore, the RTX 4080 graphics card scored 245,808 points in the same test, just 10% ahead of the M2 Ultra processor. This shows that Apple’s own CPU has already reached performance levels on a par with top-of-the-range desktop graphics cards.
This achievement highlights the significant progress Apple has made in the field of custom processors, but it’s important to remember that different tests can produce different results. There is growing anticipation for the imminent launch of Apple’s next-generation M3 series CPUs, expected later this year or in early 2024.
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