The most significant change is in storage performance, however.
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Interestingly, in comparison the previous MacBook Pro with Retina scored 520 in the CPU category and 47.44 fps in the GPU category. In Cinebench, which benchmarks both processor and graphics performance with a mixture of 3D rendering and OpenGL tests, the new Pro scored 493 cb in the processor testing, and 53.04 fps in the GPU testing.
In Xbench, while the 2012 model scored 490.43 overall, the 2013 MacBook Pro with Retina came in at 541.33. The last-gen model – which we re-tested with Geekbench 3, the most recent release – scored 11,298, in comparison. We started with Geekbench 3, a synthetic test of processor and memory performance, with the new Pro scoring 12,785 overall. Specifications like those outclass the average desktop, not just notebooks, and it goes without saying that apps run slick and smooth on the powerhouse Mac.
Our review unit has the 2.3GHz Core i7 quadcore, with 16GB of memory and 512GB of flash, along with NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M graphics with 2GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory. Is it a surprise that the MacBook Pro with Retina is fast? No. Instead, Apple has decided that Intel’s Iris Pro integrated graphics, part of Haswell, are sufficient for most purposes, not to mention coming with a useful reduction in power consumption. Whereas the old MacBook Pro with Retina display had NVIDIA discrete graphics across the board, now only the higher-spec version gets a standalone GPU. The most interesting change for this generation is in graphics. Storage starts at 256GB of flash on the entry-level 15-inch machine (with 512GB or 1TB optional) while the more expensive version gets 512GB as standard and 1TB as an option. The $1,999 entry-level model has a 2.0GHz quadcore, paired with 8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L memory (up to 16GB supported), while $2,599 gets you a 2.3GHz quadcore and 16GB of memory. For 2013 that means Intel’s 4th-gen Haswell processors, with the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina getting Core i7 CPUs as standard (the 13-inch picks from the Core i5 range). If the exterior changes are minor, then it’s under the hood that things have been mixed up.
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