
You can't say that with Intel or AMD processors.

There isn't a noticeable dropoff in CPU or GPU performance whether the M2 laptop was plugged in or not. And the results were very close, sometimes identical. You know all those benchmarks and video export numbers I just mentioned? I actually did those tests twice - once with the MacBook Pro plugged in, another time running on battery power.

The thing is, what makes Apple silicon special isn't necessarily raw power - top Intel and AMD machines can perform better - instead what sets Apple's M chip apart is its efficiency. Top Intel and AMD machines can perform just as well or better, but what sets Apple's M chip apart is its efficiency "n/a" either means the software wasn't available for testing or we haven't had time to do the test. Note: some of the tests were done by my colleague Rich Woods. I also tried exporting a four-minute-long 8K video with Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, and DaVinci Resolve on the M2 MacBook Pro, and here's how it compares against other machines. Apple's marketing team, in fact, was keen to mention to reviewers that the M2 is meant as a successor to the M1, not against the M1 Pro or M1 Max, because those chips are still more capable as they have more cores. We can see from the above numbers the M2 is a step up from the M1 but not quite as powerful as the M1 Pro. Apple did not have input in this review.Ģ021 MacBook Pro 14 with M1 Pro, 16GB RAM

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