13-Inch MacBook Pro With M2 Chip Outperforms Base Model Mac Pro Despite Costing Nearly $5,000 Less

The new 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 chip appears to be faster than a base model Mac Pro in benchmark tests.

The new 13-inch MacBook Pro has a multi-core score of 8,928, while the standard Mac Pro configuration has an average multi-core score of 8,027. The new 13-inch MacBook Pro has up to 11% faster multi-core performance than the base model Mac Pro, according to these scores.

The higher-end Mac Pro configurations are still able to beat the M2 chip, but at a higher price.

This isn't an apples-to-apples comparison, but the benchmarks are still a testament to the impressive performance of Apple Silicon chips.

There is a sample of Geekbench 5 multi-core scores.

• Mac Studio with M1 Ultra: 23,366
• Mac Pro with 28-core Intel Xeon W: 20,029
• 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro with M1 Max: 12,162 to 12,219
• Mac Pro with 12-core Intel Xeon W: 11,919
• 13-Inch MacBook Pro with M2: 8,928 (based on a single result)
• Mac Pro with 8-core Intel Xeon W: 8,027
• 13-Inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air with M1: 7,395 to 7,420

Only the Mac mini and the Mac Pro are still in Apple's lineup. A new Mac Pro powered by Apple is expected to be announced by the end of the year, after Apple teased it during its March event.

The new 13-inch MacBook Pro will be available to order worldwide starting this Friday and will be available in-store on June 24. The new MacBook Air with the M2 chip will be cheaper than the base model Mac Pro and will be released in July.