The Geekbench benchmark platform has now exposed Apple’s unreleased M2 Max chip.
As shown in the figure above, the Apple M2 Max has a 12-core specification, a main frequency of 3.54GHz, and is equipped with 96GB of memory.
For comparison, the Apple M1 Max has a 10-core specification, a GPU with up to 32 cores, and supports 64GB of memory.
In terms of running points, the Apple M2 Max scored 1889 points in single-core and 14586 points in multi-core. In contrast, the M1 Max has a single-core score of 1700-1800 and a multi-core score of 12800.
Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman said that updated versions of Apple’s new MacBook Pro, Mac mini and Mac Pro are expected to be released in the first quarter of 2023, and the series will be equipped with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips.
The 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, released in October 2021, feature a complete redesign with a notch-notch display and the addition of HDMI ports, MagSafe magnets and SD card reader etc.
Apple already introduced the M2 chip in June of this year, which is used in the completely redesigned MacBook Air and the new 13-inch MacBook Pro. The M2 chip uses the second-generation 5nm technology, the CPU speed is increased by 18%, the graphics processor performance is increased by 35%, and the neural network engine is as much as 40% faster.
