28 PCWorld DECEMBER 2019NEWS HANDS-ON: 16-INCH MACBOOK PRO
PRELIMINARY GEEKBENCH
5 RESULTS
The new laptop comes with either a 6- or
8-core 9th generation Intel processor. The
unit we have has an 8-core, 2.4GHz Core i9
processor, 32GB of 2667MHz DDR4
memory, and a Radeon Pro 5500M GPU with
8GB of VRAM.
Here are some
preliminary benchmark
results using
Geekbench 5 (go.
pcworld.com/geb5).
Since there are
preliminary numbers,
they could change as
we do more testing.
Some quick thoughts
on these early benchmark
results: Both the new
MacBook Pro and the
15-inch models it replaces
use 9th-generation Corei9 processors, and one of the 15-inch models
included in the comparison here is the same
processor as the one in our test unit, a 2.4GHz
8-core Core i9 processor. But even though the
processors are the same, the new 16-inch
MacBook Pro shows a marginal speed gain, with
a 4 percent single-core boost and a 5 percent
multi-core improvement. Considering that the
new laptops are priced the same as the 15-inch
models they replace, you actually get a pretty
decent deal after you factor in the other updates,
like the bigger screen and new keyboard.
So that’s my early take based on just a
half-day of use. Keep on eye out for our full
review of the 16-inch MacBook Pro, where I’ll
take a closer look at features, design, and
usability. And we’ll also run more benchmarks
to gauge the performance.16-inch MacBook Pro
(2.4GHz 8-core Core i9 2019)
15-inch MacBook Pro
(2.4GHz 8-core Core i9 2019)
15-inch M(2.3GHz 8-core Core i9 2019)acBook ProGeekbench 5: Single CPU
LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE1,1881,1071,13916-inch M(2.4GHz 8-core Core i9 2019)acBook Pro
15-inch MacBook Pro
(2.4GHz 8-core Core i9 2019)
15-inch MacBook Pro
(2.3GHz 8-core Core i9 2019)Geekbench 5: Multi CPU
LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE7, 2 6 86,4336,894Two Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports on each side
of the 16-inch MacBook Pro. The right side has a
headphone jack (pictured).