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Here you go. The 12-core M2 Pro and M2 Max share the same CPU configuration with the only differentiator being the GPU. This is what NotebookCheck found. Earlier in the article, the Apple M2 Pro got 14787 Points.

Out of interest, we ran the new Ryzen 9 7945HX (Zen 4, 5 nm) at 35 watts and the results were 16,872 points in the Cinebench R23 multi-test - so the AMD chip is more efficient than the M2 Pro.

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So even with an MCM design, inherently less efficient in power but a cost saver in terms of yields and economies of scale, that uses a mix of TSMC 5nm and 6nm process, AMD pulls ahead with a 12% performance advantage. If they were to convert this chip into a single monolithic die at 5nm, they would further improve efficiency though with the downside of lower yields and see even a wider gap. So by all accounts as we can see here with AMD, their CPU design is alive and well and can hold its own against Appleā€™s M2 family of chips thanks to employing a competent x86 design (not looking at you, Intel).

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