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Apple M2 Pro (12-core)

Released Jan 24, 2023Laptop ProcessorCore i7 check: Tier A

The 2023 MacBook Pro workhorse: eight performance cores deliver a solid multi-core step over the M1 Pro, and the ProRes engines plus 200GB/s of bandwidth kept it the sane pick over the Max for most professionals.

Pros

  • Solid multi-core uplift over M1 Pro
  • 200GB/s unified memory bandwidth
  • ProRes and media engines speed video editing
  • Cool and quiet in 14-inch chassis

Cons

  • Single-core well behind the M3 generation
  • 32GB memory ceiling
  • No hardware ray tracing
57Inno Score

Average

Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.

Single-core60.1
Multi-core51.4
Efficiency80
Platform42.2

Full specifications

Everything we track for the Apple M2 Pro (12-core)

General

Announced
2023
Process
5 nm

Cores & Clocks

Cores
12
Performance cores
8
Efficiency cores
4
Threads
12
Boost clock
3.7 GHz

Integrated GPU

iGPU
Apple 19-core GPU

Memory

Memory support
LPDDR5-6400
Max memory
32 GB

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (single)
2,750Top 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)
14,200Top 31%
Cinebench R23 (single)
1,590Bottom 40%
Cinebench R23 (multi)
14,400Top 41%
PassMark
26,735Top 30%

Quick answers

Is the Apple M2 Pro (12-core) good in 2026?

The Apple M2 Pro (12-core) earns an Inno Score of 57/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The 2023 MacBook Pro workhorse: eight performance cores deliver a solid multi-core step over the M1 Pro, and the ProRes engines plus 200GB/s of bandwidth kept it the sane pick over the Max for most professionals.

Does the Apple M2 Pro (12-core) count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?

Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 26,735 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26, 2026), which puts it in Tier A of our CPU tier checker: current Core i7 H / Core Ultra 7 / Ryzen 7 class and above. It is an Arm-based chip, so a requirement that asks specifically for an Intel or AMD (x86-64) processor excludes it. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.

What are the key specs of the Apple M2 Pro (12-core)?

Cores: 12 · Threads: 12 · Boost clock: 3.7 GHz

What are the closest alternatives to the Apple M2 Pro (12-core)?

Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, AMD Ryzen 7 8840U, Intel Core Ultra 7 256V — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.

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