The first seemingly real Geekbench 5 results of the basic model 14-inch MacBook Pro equipped with the 8-core M1 Pro chip have surfaced, and the results show that the 8-core model is 20% slower than the 10-core model in terms of multi-core performance. The 10-core model has 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores, while the 8-core model has 6 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores.
The benchmark result lists the 8-core 14-inch MacBook Pro with a multi-core score of 9948, which is about 20% lower than the average multi-core score of about 12,700 for a 14-inch MacBook Pro with a 10-core M1 Pro or M1 Max chip. Please remember that this is only a result, so additional results are needed to confirm. In terms of single-core performance, the score of the 8-core M1 Pro chip is roughly the same as that of the standard M1 chip, M1 Pro chip and M1 Max chip.
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The basic model 14-inch MacBook Pro equipped with an 8-core M1 Pro chip is priced at US$1999 in the United States. Customers can upgrade this configuration to a 10-core M1 Pro chip with a 14-core GPU for an additional $200, raising the total price to $2199. The new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models began to accept orders on Monday, and will begin shipping to some customers before they go on sale on Tuesday, October 26.
In addition to the M1 Pro and M1 Max chip options, these notebooks are also equipped with a mini LED display with ProMotion, a refresh rate of up to 120Hz, and the return of ports such as HDMI port and SD card slot, MagSafe charging, and longer Battery life, and a notch to accommodate an upgraded 1080p webcam.