Geekbench 5 benchmark results shared by ShrimpApplePro on Twitter (opens in new tab) reveal the computing power of the upcoming MacBook Pro with M2 Pro

The "Mac14,6" entry presumably refers to the new 14-inch MacBook Pro, but inside is an M2 Max chip rather than the M2 Pro chip we believe will come standard This Max chip has a 12-core CPU (up from the basic Apple M2 chip's 8 cores) and a staggering 96GB of RAM, and scored 1,853 in the single-core test and 13,855 in the multi-core test

The single-core results beat both the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Max, Apple's most powerful current laptop, and the Mac Studio with M1 Ultra, the most powerful in the entire Apple M series The new MacBook's multicore results also outperformed the existing MacBook Pro, although not as much as the Studio's Ultra chip

For users who want a MacBook Pro for image editing, video editing, music production, or other work, the power increase is obviously a good thing However, the 96GB RAM option is likely to be useful for serious professional users as well, as it improves the laptop's multitasking capabilities Currently, the maximum RAM capacity of a MacBook is 64GB with the M1 Max chip, but Apple's desktops can still be equipped with more: up to 128GB of RAM on the M1 Ultra Mac Studio and up to 15TB of RAM on the Mac Pro

While we expect to see next-generation MacBook Pro laptops with upgraded M2 chips, we would likely recommend the less powerful MacBook Air M2 or 13-inch MacBook Pro M2 for the average user These machines are considerably less expensive than the current 14-inch MacBook Pro, yet are still powerful enough for everyday tasks

We thought the next generation 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros might make an appearance at last month's event, similar to when the M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pro was introduced in 2021 the new 109-inch iPad and iPad Pro were announced But since there were no Macs in sight, we suspect that the new laptops will be unveiled at Apple's customary product launch next spring Hopefully the laptop buyers who need the most power will be able to hold out until then