![]() This score makes me wonder just how tolerable the new MacBook might have been. Far at the bottom of the barrel was the Mac mini running HD4000 graphics, with a measly score of 16.67 fps The new MacBook Pro came in second, running the Intel Iris 6100 and showing a workmanlike score of 25.73 fps. Using Cinebench, I was able to measure graphics performance and the iMac running a GeForce 780M blew everything else away with a benchmark of 87.04 fps. Graphics performance: On the other hand, graphics and storage performance was quite interesting. ![]() The slowest, the new MacBook Pro benched with a RAM speed of 7112 MB/s, the Mac mini showed 8226 MB/s, and the super-duper iMac showed 9931 MB/s. RAM speed has something to do with the performance win, but not as much as you'd think. Even a Core i7 running at 2300 MHz beats the pants off a Core i5 running at 2700 MHz by a factor of 697 to 447. The best VR headsets for gaming, the metaverse, and beyondĬPU and RAM: CPU performance according to Novabench was considerably better from both core i7s (the one in the iMac and the one in the Mac mini). NASA, Epic Games launch competition to crowdsource VR tech for Mars exploration The top AR glasses: Pro-level AR and XR headsets Given that I was ordering a non-standard configuration (maxing out RAM), I accepted that. While I wanted the machine quickly to begin a new project, Apple informed me that delivery would take until Tuesday (about a week). Oddly enough, my first-first impression of the machine was annoyance. More on that near the bottom of the article when I talk about benchmarks. I'll give you a quick survey of my experiences, but I'm not going to bury the lead: this machine has completely unexpected, insanely fast storage performance. Of particular note is the Retina display, which makes working on a relatively small 13-inch display a pleasure. I wound up deciding to buy the middle-of-the-road 13-inch MacBook, which is powered with a 2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 16GB 1866MHz LPDDR3 memory, 256GB PCIe-based flash storage and Intel Iris Graphics 6100. If you'll recall, a week or so ago I took you through my thinking process in determining which Mac notebook to buy. Image: David GewirtzI'm writing this on my new MacBook Pro.
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