Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) has 10 cores with 10 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Apple M series series. The processor was released in Q1/2023. The Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) scores 1,874 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 12,224 points.
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)

At a glance

Name: Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
Family: Apple M series (32)
CPU group: Apple M2 (8)
Architecture: M2
Technology: 5 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 2
Predecessor: Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
Successor: Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 10 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) is 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 10 / 10
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 6x 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)

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AI hardware: Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications: 16 Neural cores @ 15.8 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU: --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) uses the Apple M2 Pro (16 Core), which has 2048 texture shaders and 256 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Apple M2 Pro (16 Core)
GPU frequency: 0.45 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.40 GHz
Compute units: 256
Shader: 2048
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

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

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 & PCIe

The processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 102.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 30 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 30 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) is made in 5 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 28.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 5 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: --
L2-Cache: 28.00 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

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Benchmark results

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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.
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
12C 24T @ 5.10 GHz
124
Intel Core Ultra 7 268V Intel Core Ultra 7 268V
8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz
124
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
12C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
124
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz
122
Intel Core i7-14700HX Intel Core i7-14700HX
20C 28T @ 5.50 GHz
122
Intel Core i9-13950HX Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz
122
Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.50 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 (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
796
AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
785
AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
785
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz
782
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
8C 16T @ 4.75 GHz
776
AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
764
AMD Ryzen Z2 AMD Ryzen Z2
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
760

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 Intel Core i5-1345U
10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1720
Intel Core i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P
12C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
1710
Intel Core i5-1335U Intel Core i5-1335U
10C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1705
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz
1695
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
1695
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
1695
Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-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 i9-11900KB Intel Core i9-11900KB
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
12264
Intel Core i7-11800H Intel Core i7-11800H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
12180
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
12179
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz
12125
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.91 GHz
11575
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
11530
Intel Core i5-13420H Intel Core i5-13420H
8C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
11460

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i7-14650HX Intel Core i7-14650HX
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz
2705
Intel Core i7-13850HX Intel Core i7-13850HX
20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz
2699
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
16C 32T @ 5.20 GHz
2691
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz
2689
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
2689
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
2689
Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
2689

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
AMD Ryzen 7 7840H AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
12135
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
12135
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
12135
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz
12084
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
11950
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
11894
Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
11894

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 i7-13700HX Intel Core i7-13700HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
1889
Intel Core i7-11700B Intel Core i7-11700B
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
1878
Intel Core i9-11900KB Intel Core i9-11900KB
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
1878
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz
1874
Apple M2 Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1874
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1874
Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-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 Core i7-12800H Intel Core i7-12800H
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
12465
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
12465
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
12465
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz
12224
Intel Core i7-13800H Intel Core i7-13800H
14C 20T @ 4.50 GHz
12203
Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Core i7-12700H
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
12103
Intel Core i7-12700HL Intel Core i7-12700HL
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
12103

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.
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
Intel Arc 140V @ 1.95 GHz
6240
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
Intel Arc 140V @ 1.95 GHz
6240
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
Intel Arc 140T @ 2.35 GHz
5700
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
Apple M2 Pro (16 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
5680
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
Intel Arc 140T @ 2.30 GHz
5579
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
AMD Radeon 890M @ 2.90 GHz
5524
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375
AMD Radeon 890M @ 2.90 GHz
5524

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
21910
Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
21792
Intel Core i5-12500H Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
21625
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.50 GHz
21532
Intel Core i5-12600H Intel Core i5-12600H
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
21520
AMD Ryzen 7 7735U AMD Ryzen 7 7735U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
21490
Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Core i7-1360P
12C 16T @ 2.20 GHz
21402

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 M2 Apple M2
8,558 CB R23 MC @ 20 W
428
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8,558 CB R23 MC @ 20 W
428
Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
24,028 CB R23 MC @ 57 W
422
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
12,125 CB R23 MC @ 30 W
404
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
31,670 CB R23 MC @ 80 W
396
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
13,766 CB R23 MC @ 35 W
393
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
17,460 CB R23 MC @ 47 W
372

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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 M2 Apple M2
8C 8T @ 0.66 GHz
15.8
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 0.66 GHz
15.8
Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU)
12C 12T @ 0.66 GHz
15.8
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 0.66 GHz
15.8
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
12C 14T @ 1.50 GHz
13
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
12C 14T @ 2.00 GHz
13
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
14C 14T @ 2.90 GHz
13

Benchmarks


Description of the processor

The Apple M2 Pro is available in several configurations that differ in the number of CPU and GPU cores. This is about the Apple M2 Pro with 10 CPU cores and 16 GPU cores.

The core structure of this variant consists of 6 large P-cores, which Apple codenames “Avalanche”. These clock at a very low 0.66 GHz, but can dynamically increase the clock frequency up to 3.5 GHz.

These are combined with 4 smaller E-cores (codename “Blizzard”). The E cores clock at 0.6 GHz or 2.42 GHz in turbo mode. In total, this variant of the Apple M2 Pro has 10 CPU cores. Since Apple does not use a counterpart to Intels hyperthreading technology, 10 threads are available.

In addition to the CPU cores, this processor also has an NPU called the Apple Neural Engine. This is responsible for AI calculations and can extremely accelerate many applications. The 16 Neural Cores in the Apple M2 Pro have a theoretical AI computing power of 15.8 TOPS.

There is also an iGPU (integrated graphics) in this APU. This clocks at 0.45 GHz (maximum 1.4 GHz) and, in addition to the 16 GPU cores, has a total of 256 execution units and 2048 texture shaders. The FP32 raw performance of the graphics card is just under 5.7 TFLOPS, which is very high for an iGPU.

The processors memory bandwidth is 102.4 GB/s, and Apple uses a maximum of 32 GB of LPDDR5-6400 memory, which is integrated directly into the APU. The Level 2 cache of the Apple M2 Pro is 28 MB, and the processor is manufactured using a 5 nm manufacturing process at TSMC. Apple relies on a chiplet design to be able to flexibly combine the individual components of the processor.

The instruction set used is ARM v8.5-A, x86 applications are implemented via the Apple Rosetta 2 software layer.



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