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Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs Apple M2 Pro

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core

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The Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the early 2023 MacBook Pro 14 and Mac Mini entry level models. It offers 10 of the 12 cores available in the chip divided in six performance cores (P-cores) and four power-efficiency cores (E-cores). The E-cores clock with up to 3.4 GHz, the P-Cores up to 3.7 GHz (mostly 3.3 GHz in multi-threaded workloads and 3.4 GHz in single threaded).

The big cores (codename Avalanche) offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 36 MB shared L2 cache (up from 24 MB in the M1 Pro). The four efficiency cores (codename Blizzard) are a lot smaller and offer only 128 KB instruction cache, 64 KB data cache, and 4 MB shared cache. CPU and GPU can both use the 24 MB SLC (System Level Cache). 

The unified memory (16 or 32 GB LPDDR5-6400) next to the chip is connected by a 256 Bit memory controller (200 GB/s bandwidth) and can be used by the GPU and CPU.

The performance of the M2 Pro 10-Core should be similar to the old M1 Pro with all 10 cores. The multi-threaded performance should be slower, as the M2 10-core has two p-cores less (and 2 e-cores more) but the single-threaded performance should be better due to the faster clock speed and architectural improvements. The old M1 Pro 8-core should be noticeably slower.

The integrated graphics card in the M1 Pro 10-core offers all 16 of the 19 cores.

Furthermore, the SoC integrates a fast 16 core neural engine (faster than M1 Pro), a secure enclave (e.g., for encryption), a unified memory architecture, Thunderbolt 4 controller, an ISP, and media de- and encoders (including ProRes).

The M2 Pro is manufactured in 5 nm at TSMC (second generation) and integrates 40 billion transistors. 

Apple M1 Pro 8-Core

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The Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the late 2021 MacBook Pro 14 and 16-inch models. It offers 8 cores from the 10 available in the chip divided in six performance cores (P-cores with 600 - 3220 MHz) and four power-efficiency cores (E-cores with 600 - 2064 MHz). The cores are similar to the cores in the Apple M1.

The big cores (codename Firestorm) offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 24 MB shared L2 cache (up from 12 MB in the M1). The four efficiency cores (codename Icestorm) are a lot smaller and offer only 128 KB instruction cache, 64 KB data cache, and 4 MB shared cache. Finally, the SoC includes 16 MB System Level Cache shared by the GPU. The efficiency cores (E cluster) clock with 600 - 2064 MHz, the performance cores (P cluster) with 600 - 3228 MHz.

The unified memory (16 or 32 GB LPDDR5-6400) next to the chip is connected by a 256 bit memory controller and can be used by the GPU and CPU.

The integrated graphics card in the M1 Pro offers 14 cores (of the 16 cores in the chip).

Furthermore, the SoC integrates a fast 16 core neural engine, a secure enclave (e.g., for encryption), a unified memory architecture, Thunderbolt 4 controller, an ISP, and media de- and encoders (including ProRes).

The M1 Pro is manufactured in 5 nm at TSMC and integrates 33.7 billion transistors. The peak power consumption of the chip was advertised around 30W for CPU intensive tasks.

Apple M2 Pro

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The Apple M2 Pro is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the early 2023 MacBook Pro 14 and 16-inch models. It offers all 12 cores available in the chip divided in eight performance cores (P-cores) and four power-efficiency cores (E-cores). The E-cores clock with up to 3.4 GHz, the P-Cores up to 3.7 GHz (mostly 3.3 GHz in multi-threaded workloads and 3.4 GHz in single threaded).

The big cores (codename Avalanche) offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 36 MB shared L2 cache (up from 24 MB in the M1 Pro). The four efficiency cores (codename Blizzard) are a lot smaller and offer only 128 KB instruction cache, 64 KB data cache, and 4 MB shared cache. CPU and GPU can both use the 24 MB SLC (System Level Cache). 

The unified memory (16 or 32 GB LPDDR5-6400) next to the chip is connected by a 256 Bit memory controller (200 GB/s bandwidth) and can be used by the GPU and CPU.

Apple states that the M2 Pro has a 25% higher performance than the M1 Pro in Xcode compiling.

The integrated graphics card in the M1 Pro offers all 19 cores.

Furthermore, the SoC integrates a fast 16 core neural engine (faster than M1 Pro), a secure enclave (e.g., for encryption), a unified memory architecture, Thunderbolt 4 controller, an ISP, and media de- and encoders (including ProRes).

The M2 Pro is manufactured in 5 nm at TSMC (second generation) and integrates 40 billion transistors. 

ModelApple M2 Pro 10-CoreApple M1 Pro 8-CoreApple M2 Pro
SeriesApple Apple M2Apple Apple M-SeriesApple Apple M2
Series: Apple M2
Apple M2 Max2.42 - 3.7 GHz12 / 12 cores48 MB L3
Apple M2 Pro2.42 - 3.5 GHz12 / 12 cores24 MB L3
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core « 2.42 - 3.7 GHz10 / 10 cores24 MB L3
Apple M22.42 - 3.48 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Apple M1 Max2.06 - 3.22 GHz10 / 10 cores48 MB L3
Apple M1 Pro2.06 - 3.22 GHz10 / 10 cores24 MB L3
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core « 2.06 - 3.22 GHz8 / 8 cores16 MB L3
Apple M12.06 - 3.22 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Apple M2 Max2.42 - 3.7 GHz12 / 12 cores48 MB L3
Apple M2 Pro « 2.42 - 3.5 GHz12 / 12 cores24 MB L3
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core2.42 - 3.7 GHz10 / 10 cores24 MB L3
Apple M22.42 - 3.48 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Clock2424 - 3696 MHz2060 - 3220 MHz2424 - 3504 MHz
L1 Cache7.3 MB2.3 MB3.3 MB
L2 Cache36 MB28 MB36 MB
L3 Cache24 MB16 MB24 MB
Cores / Threads10 / 108 / 812 / 12
Transistors40000 Million33700 Million40000 Million
Technology5 nm5 nm5 nm
FeaturesARMv8 Instruction SetARMv8 Instruction SetARMv8 Instruction Set
iGPUApple M2 Pro 16-Core GPUApple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU ( - 1296 MHz)Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
100%
1 M2 Pro +
122 Points (85%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
100%
1 M2 Pro +
1028 Points (19%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
11811 Points (11%)
9581 Points (9%)
min: 14787     avg: 14795     median: 14794.5 (14%)     max: 14802 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1643 Points (70%)
1531 Points (65%)
min: 1647     avg: 1648     median: 1647.5 (70%)     max: 1648 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
449 Points (50%)
99%
1 M2 Pro +
min: 446     avg: 446.5     median: 446.5 (50%)     max: 447 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
3235 Points (8%)
125%
1 M2 Pro +
min: 4018     avg: 4031     median: 4031 (10%)     max: 4044 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1664 Points (11%)
1320 Points (8%)
2069 Points (13%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
231 Points (70%)
210 Points (63%)
230 Points (69%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
435 Seconds (6%)
101%
1 M2 Pro +
331 Seconds (4%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
415 Seconds (3%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
100%
1 M2 Pro +
0.4 sec (9%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
100%
1 M2 Pro +
2663 Points (81%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
100%
1 M2 Pro +
14568 Points (57%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1926     avg: 1937     median: 1936.5 (82%)     max: 1947 Points
1769 Points (75%)
min: 1952     avg: 1957     median: 1957 (83%)     max: 1961 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12074     avg: 12132     median: 12131.5 (22%)     max: 12189 Points
9942 Points (18%)
min: 14859     avg: 14961     median: 15010 (27%)     max: 15013 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
447.4 ms (1%)
407.2 ms (0%)
443.8 ms (1%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
76.7 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
75471 Points (68%)
65528 Points (59%)
76205 Points (69%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
250 Points (72%)
101%
1 M2 Pro +
253 Points (73%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
391 Points (81%)
343 Points (71%)
386 Points (80%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1772 Points (68%)
1490 Points (57%)
min: 1797     avg: 1805     median: 1804.5 (69%)     max: 1812 Points
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
14.8 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
2.2 Watt (1%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
5.2 Watt (6%)
5.4 Watt (6%)

Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Pro 10-Core → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks Apple M1 Pro 8-Core → 88% n=10

Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Pro → 108% n=10

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