First Mac mini Geekbench scores promise Mac Pro-level performance for the “pro” model

Apple’s Mac mini was refreshed final calendar week in addition to it’s quite a beast, according to the outset Geekbench 4 synthetic benchmark scores pertaining to the pricier $1,099 model upgraded to an optional six-core 3.2GHz Intel Core i7 processor, resulting inwards a $1,299 configuration.

According to VentureBeat, which outset spotted the novel Geekbench CPU scores for a “Macmini8,1” model featuring an Intel Core i7-8700B CPU running at 3.2GHz amongst vi cores.

VentureBeat’s Jeremy Horwitz:

The outset Geekbench upshot is the strongest, showing a single-core score of 5,512 which eclipses all Mac models salve for the latest four-core 4.2GHz iMac, plus a multi-core score of 23,516 placing the Mac mini at the same full general performance flat equally a mid-range configuration of the Intel Xeon-based Mac Pro, which runs viii cores at 3.0GHz. Apple’s higher-end 12-core Mac Pro in addition to 4 split configurations of the iMac Pro all easily outperform the Mac mini, albeit at much higher prices.

By comparison, the 2013 Mac Pro starts at $3,799. In other words, the latest Mac mini offers the same CPU performance equally the to a greater extent than than 3 times expensive Mac Pro which, past times the way, does non offering DIY upgrades similar the novel mini does.

Take these scores amongst a grain of salt: nosotros demand to a greater extent than benchmarks before claiming that the novel mini is faster than the mid-range Mac Pro. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 2nd benchmark posted only a few minutes before shows a single-core score of 5,070 in addition to a multi-core score of 16,818. The writer speculates the discrepancy could move due to another procedure running at the same fourth dimension equally the outset test.

“But if the numbers were averaged together, the novel Mac mini would move closer inwards performance to a high-end laptop than a powerful desktop,” he said. As I said, additional benchmarks in addition to side-by-side real-world testing would move needed to brand whatever definite conclusions.

By comparison, the 2018 MacBook Pro models attain from 4,505 to 5,344 inwards single-core performance in addition to nearly 8,831 to 22,556 inwards multi-core, depending on configuration. Apple has underscored that the updated Mac mini does non role the slower, less powerful mobile editions of the Intel CPU in addition to graphics.

For Mac mini fans out there, this is all only wonderful news. While much of the speed gains provided past times the novel mini stalk from the fact that it wasn’t upgraded for a bunch of years, this is currently without a incertitude the best Mac model inwards terms of value.

For only $1,099 for the “pro” edition, the novel Mac mini is a much ameliorate value than the base of operations $1,199 model of the novel MacBook Air which scored 4,091 in addition to 7,693 inwards single-core in addition to multi-core performance, respectively.

And amongst a $200 CPU upgrade, it offers to a greater extent than CPU ability than the aging Mac Pro. While the Mac Pro has faster GPUs, pregnant it even in addition to thus beats the novel mini inwards terms of GPU-accelerated tasks, similar video editing, no Macs rhythm out the mini’s footprint, soundless functioning in addition to price.

The novel Mac mini arrives Nov 7.

You should too banking enterprise tally out the outset MacBook Air in addition to iPad Pro benchmark scores.

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