Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-11-14

The Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) has 12 CPU cores and can process 12 threads at the same time. The processor was presented in Q1/2023 and is based on the 2. Generation of the Apple M series series. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) achieved a result of 1,874 points (single-core) or 15,506 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU).
Name:	Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU)
Family:	Apple M series (23)
CPU group:	Apple M2 (8)
Architecture:	M2
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	2
Predecessor:	Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
Successor:	Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) has 12 cores. The clock frequency of the Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) is 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	12 / 12
Core architecture:	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core:	8x Avalanche
B-Core:	4x Blizzard

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
A-Core Frequency:	0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz)
B-Core Frequency:	0.60 GHz (2.42 GHz)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications:	16 Neural cores @ 15.8 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) has the Apple M2 Pro (19 Core) installed, which has 304 streaming multiprocessors (2432 shaders).

GPU name:	Apple M2 Pro (19 Core)
GPU frequency:	0.45 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.40 GHz
Compute units:	304
Shader:	2432
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2023

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	2
Direct X:	--
Technology:	5 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	32 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) supports a maximum of 32 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 102.4 GB/s.

LPDDR5-6400	102.4 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	4.0
PCIe Bandwidth:	--

Thermal Management The Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) has a TDP of 40 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	40 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) is made in 5 nm and has 36.00 MB cache.

Technology:	5 nm
Chip design:	Chiplet
Socket:	--
L2-Cache:	36.00 MB
L3-Cache:	--
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	macOS, iPadOS

Virtualization:	Apple Virtualization Framework
Instruction set (ISA):	Armv8.5-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
Release date:	Q1/2023
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU)
12C 12T @ 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-14600K 14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	124
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	124
	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 14C 28T @ 3.30 GHz	124
	Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	122
	Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz	122
	Intel Core i9-13950HX 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	122
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12C 24T @ 5.60 GHz	122

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz	796
	Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz	796
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 12C 24T @ 4.00 GHz	783
	Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	782
	Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz	782
	AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 8C 16T @ 4.75 GHz	776
	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	771

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-1345U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1720
	Intel Core i5-1340P 12C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1710
	Intel Core i5-1335U 10C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1705
	Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	1695
	Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	1695
	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	1695
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	1695

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	15011
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	15011
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	14998
	Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	14855
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	14855
	Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	14855
	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	14798

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	1878
	Intel Core i9-11900KF 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	1878
	Intel Core i5-14500 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	1877
	Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	1874
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	1874
	Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz	1874
	Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	1874

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Gold 5220R 24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz	15684
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz	15679
	Intel Xeon Gold 6238 22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz	15622
	Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	15506
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	15506
	Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	15506
	Intel Core i9-12900HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	15474

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i7-14650HX 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	2705
	Intel Core i7-13850HX 20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz	2699
	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX 16C 32T @ 5.20 GHzNot verified	2691
	Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	2689
	Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	2689
	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	2689
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	2689

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	14326
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	14326
	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	14229
	Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	14207
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	14207
	Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	14207
	Intel Core i5-13500 14C 20T @ 4.20 GHz	14166

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32 Core) @ 1.30 GHz	10600
	Sony Playstation 5 AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) @ 2.23 GHz	10300
	Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24 Core) @ 1.30 GHz	7830
	Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (19 Core) @ 1.40 GHz	6745
	Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (18 Core) @ 1.40 GHz	6390
	Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (16 Core) @ 1.40 GHz	5680
	Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (16 Core) @ 1.30 GHz	5300

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6242 16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz	26311
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	26310
	Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	26310
	Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	26294
	Intel Xeon W-3235 12C 24T @ 4.00 GHz	26028
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	25975
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	25960

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) 24,028 CB R23 MC @ 57 W	422
	Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) 12,125 CB R23 MC @ 30 W	404
	AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 13,766 CB R23 MC @ 35 W	393
	Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) 14,855 CB R23 MC @ 40 W	371
	Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) 14,855 CB R23 MC @ 40 W	371
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 14,855 CB R23 MC @ 40 W	371
	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 28,570 CB R23 MC @ 80 W	357

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).


	Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) 6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz	15.8
	Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) 6C 6T @ 3.23 GHz	15.8
	Apple M2 8C 8T @ 0.66 GHz	15.8
	Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) 12C 12T @ 0.66 GHz	15.8
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	15
	Samsung Exynos 990 8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz	15
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ 8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	15

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
272 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
271 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
586 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
565 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,039 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
109 entries

AI / ML Performance
116 entries

Description of the processor

The Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) is an Apple-designed processor that aims to continue the huge success of the Apple M1. The CPU has 12 processor cores, which are divided into 8 performance cores (codename Avalanche) and 4 efficiency cores (codename Blizzard). The 8 Avalanche cores clock at 3.50 gigahertz and the 4 Blizzard cores at 2.80 gigahertz. Hyperthreading is not supported by the Apple processor.

As the name suggests, the internal graphics unit of the Apple M2 Pro (12 CPU 19 GPU) is equipped with a total of 19 GPU cores. These have a total of 304 execution units and 2432 shader units. The clock frequency of the graphics unit is 1.40 gigahertz and you can use up to 32 gigabytes of RAM integrated in the processor. The iGPU achieves an FP32 processing power of 6,745 TeraFLOPS, with single precision. In terms of performance, it is in the range of an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or an AMD Radeon RX 580.

The processor can be equipped with a maximum of 32 gigabytes of RAM. The memory is integrated in the processor, which means that the customer has to specify a memory size when selecting the end product. The Apple M2 Pro (12 CPU 19 GPU) has 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 204.8 GB/s. Apple does not offer ECC memory.

The Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers in a chiplet design and has a 36.00 megabyte level 2 cache. The processor is based on a 64-bit ARM architecture and the Rosetta 2 (x86 emulation) is integrated as an ISA extension.

The processor came onto the market in the first quarter of 2023 and was installed in the newly introduced Mac Mini 2023 and in the Apple MacBook Pro 2023 in the 14" and 16" models.

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