That machine also had a 512GB PCIe M.2 flash module, a 2.6GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 16GB of 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM, and was also running OS X 10.10.2. That performance compares to the previous model MacBook Pro (mid-2014), which had industry-leading performance of nearly 650MBps write speeds and over 700MBps read speeds. The machine that Computerworld tested had a 512GB PCIe M.2 form-factor flash module ($1,799) and an Intel dual-core i5 2.9GHz processor, 8GB of (1866MHz LPDDR3) RAM, and was running OS X 10.10.2 (Yosemite). MacBook Pro with Retina display revealed it can pin the needle at more than 1,400MBps for writes and more than 1,300MBps for reads. The performance differences and the price differences between the processors are roughly equivalent.When Apple launched the new MacBook Pro earlier this month, the company claimed its performance would be double that of the previous model.Īs it turns out, that wasn't an exaggeration.īenchmark tests with Blackmagic software on a new 13-in. I have no recommendations regarding the processor for the new MacBook Pro. These sorts of increases are in line with what I would expect from a “Tick” processor. Multi-core performance has increased 3% to 6%. Single-core performance has increased between 3% to 7% from Haswell to Broadwell, depending on the model. It has 20% faster single-core performance and 25% faster multi-core performance for only a 15% increase in price.

If you’re thinking of buying the new MacBook Air I would strongly recommend the i7 processor. However, quite surprisingly, multi-core performance for the i7 model has increased an impressive 14%. Single-core performance has increased 6% from Haswell to Broadwell, and multi-core performance for the i5 model has increased 7%. As a result I do not expect the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro scores to increase significantly. Generally speaking “Tick” processors improve efficiency while “Tock” processors improve performance. Keep in mind that Broadwell is a “Tick” in Intel’s “Tick Tock” model. I’ve generated some charts that compare the new Broadwell-powered laptops with their Haswell- and Ivy Bridge-powered predecessors. Geekbench 3 results for the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models have arrived on the Geekbench Browser.

Geekbench macbook pro mid 2015