

macOS felt fast and responsive, and we even edited 4K video with various sources playing at once, and the MacBook Pro 13-inch kept performing. We ran several apps, including the Adobe Photoshop photo editor, while also browsing websites on Safari, and the MacBook Pro 13-inch (M2, 2022) kept pace brilliantly. This, coupled with the fast unified memory (our review unit comes with 16GB), meant the MacBook Pro 13-inch (M2, 2022) is particularly good at multi-tasking. We ran a number of benchmark tests, which you can view in the boxout on this page, and we saw a decent increase in processor performance in Geekbench 5 and Cinebench compared to the MacBook Pro 13-inch with an M1 chip. This MacBook is great for multi-tasking (Image credit: Future) The neural engine of the M2, which handles a lot of AI and machine learning features in apps such as Adobe Photoshop, has been boosted, with Apple claiming 40% faster performance, and you can now configure the MacBook Pro 13-inch up to 24GB of unified memory. That fact may sway people who need graphical grunt for their projects, but it’s also worth noting that the new MacBook Air can be configured to come with an M2 chip with 10-cores as well, though for a higher price. So, while the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro 13-inch are now powered by the M2 chip, the MacBook Pro continues to have the edge when it comes to graphical performance. The MacBook Pro 13-inch is the first device to come with Apple’s new M2 chip, which features an 8-core CPU with four efficiency and four performance cores, with a 10-core GPU, which is two more than the GPU in the Apple M1 powering the Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (2020), and more than the M2 chip in the base model of the new MacBook Air. Geekbench 5 Single-Core: 1,935 Multi-Core: 8,972īlender Monster: 146 Junkshop: 70 Classroom: 68 Cinebench R23 CPU: Single-Core: 1,554 Multi-core: 8,722
