How to monitor your Mac’s performance? How to tell that your computer works at its full? How to compare it to other machines with similar specifications? The answer: Mac benchmark tools.
To gauge the performance of the 16-inch MacBook Pro, we ran a series of benchmarks tests. We also ran the tests on the 15-inch 2.4GHz 8-core Core i9 MacBook Pro, the predecessor to the 16-inch model.
Mac Benchmarks Geekbench
Benchmarking can help you understand the performance of your Mac’s software and hardware, including the disk speed, memory, and graphics card performance. This information is very useful as you can see the weak spots in your system that can be enhanced.
Luckily, there are many apps that can help you measure how various components of your Mac work. And in this article, we’ll look at five tools that can help you test your Mac performance.
- Testing conducted by Apple in November 2019 using preproduction 2.5GHz 28-core Intel Xeon W-based Mac Pro systems with 384GB of RAM and dual AMD Radeon Pro Vega II Duo graphics with 64GB of HBM2 each; and shipping 2.3GHz 18-core Intel Xeon W-based 27-inch iMac Pro systems with 256GB of RAM and Radeon Pro Vega 64X graphics with 16GB of HBM2, as well as shipping 2.7GHz 12-core Intel.
- Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro. Testing conducted by Apple in April 2020 using preproduction 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with 32GB of RAM and 4TB SSD, as well as 3.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i7-based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with 16GB of RAM and 1TB SSD.
- Apple Footer. Trade‑in value based on 2019 15-inch MacBook Pro. Trade‑in values will vary based on the condition, year, and configuration of your trade‑in device. You must be at least 18 years old to be eligible to trade in for credit or for an Apple Store Gift Card.
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You’ll know how they work and what they can measure. Plus, we’ll tell you about a utility that cannot only help you monitor your Mac’s performance but also improve its work and take it to a whole new level. So let’s roll!
1. Blackmagic Disk Speed Test
As you have already understood from its name, the Blackmagic Disk Speed Test measures your hard drive performance, in particular, its reads/writes speeds. It was designed to help video editors to determine if their hard drives can handle various video files.
Blackmagic Disk Speed Test is extremely easy to use. It consists of a single window and a big Speed Test Start button. If you have a single hard drive, simply click the Start button and Blackmagic will test your hard drive and show the results.
If you have multiple hard drives, you need to choose which one you want to test. To do that, go the Blackmagic’s settings by opening the File or Stress menus from its toolbar. Once you’ve chosen the hard drive, you may click Start to run a test.
If you are looking for a good hard drive speed test on Mac, feel free to use Blackmagic Disk Speed Test. It is free to download from the App Store, so take advantage of this tool whenever you need.
2. Geekbench
Geekbench is a useful app for measuring the CPU performance and memory speed on your Mac. It includes different tests that were designed to estimate how well your Mac can run everyday tasks.
To start the Macbook performance test, you need to install the app, launch it, choose your processor architecture and click Run Benchmarks.
When the test is completed, you can compare your results with other users. Don’t miss this great opportunity, it is really useful to see whether users on the same computer get the similar results. This may suggest that there is a problem with your Mac and what you should really expect from your particular model and hardware.
You can try Geekbench for free, but if you want to get the full version, you need to buy it from the App store.
3. Cinebench
Cinebench is a platform used to test two things: CPU and graphics card performance. It may be interesting for you to know that Cinebench is based on MAXON’s Cinema 4D animation software that is used for 3D content creation. MAXON software has been used in different popular movies, including Iron Man 3, Prometheus, and Oblivion.
You can use Cinebench to test:
- Main processor performance. Cinebench uses all your system’s processing power to test how quickly your processor can render a complex 3D scene that contains more than 2,000 objects, a great number of shadows, sharp reflections, and more. And the higher number you get, the faster your processor.
- Graphics card performance. This test uses a 3D car scene that shows the car chase. And to test the capabilities of your graphics hardware, Cinebench uses a great variety of different effects and textures. The higher the numbers, the faster your graphics card is.
Cinebench is free to use, so if you need to run a CPU speed test on Mac or measure your graphics card performance, try it out.
4. Novabench
Novabench is a free tool that provides Mac benchmark test for your whole system, including CPU, RAM and graphics performance.
You can test your whole computer in minutes and even compare results with thousands of other systems. To run the Mac speed test, do the following:
- Launch the app.
- Click the Start Tests button. Novabench will start running different tests.
- Wait 1-2 minutes for the tests to run. Don’t use your computer during the tests.
- Get the results of each test along with the Novabench score (the higher the number you’ve got, the better).
Once you've tested your computer performance, you can add results to your profile or keep them private. If you want to share results with others, click the Submit and Compare button.
Novabench is easy to use and provides a quick way to test Mac performance.
5. CleanMyMac X: For overall computer performance
While the apps mentioned above are designed to measure Mac performance, a utility like CleanMyMac X can also optimize your Mac and improve its efficiency.
CleanMyMac keeps you up-to-date on all the important stuff going on inside your Mac:
- processor load
- memory usage
- available disk space
- battery health
If there’s a problem with your Mac, the app will let you know immediately and help you with the fix.
You get alerts when apps stop responding, disk temperature is high, the memory use is unusually heavy, and battery status is critical. With CleanMyMac X, you always know if your Mac is running well and can fix the problem as soon as it arises.
CleanMyMac also has the Maintenance module that gives you access to all Mac optimizing goodies: running maintenance scripts, repairing disk permissions, verifying startup disk, running Mail speedup, reindexing Spotlight.
All those things may sound a bit complex, but don’t worry: CleanMyMac X is extremely easy to use. Just run a scan of your whole system and the app will tell you what should be removed to boost your Mac performance. The scanning and cleaning process requires just 2 clicks and less than 5 minutes. Impressive, right?
Good news, CleanMyMac X is free to download. So give it a try and boost your Mac’s performance!
Mac Pro 2019 Benchmarks
That’s it. We hope our article was useful and you’ve chosen a Mac benchmark tool that works best for you. Thanks for reading and stay tuned!
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Processor | Score |
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2020) Intel Core i7-1068NG7 @ 2.3 GHz (4 cores) | 1240 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2020) | 1148 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2019) Intel Core i7-8569U @ 2.8 GHz (4 cores) | 1098 |
MacBook Pro (16-inch Late 2019) | 1096 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2019) Intel Core i9-9980HK @ 2.4 GHz (8 cores) | 1089 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2019) | 1089 |
MacBook Pro (16-inch Late 2019) Intel Core i9-9880H @ 2.3 GHz (8 cores) | 1064 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2019) | 1062 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2019) Intel Core i7-8557U @ 1.7 GHz (4 cores) | 1026 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2018) | 1020 |
MacBook Pro (16-inch Late 2019) Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.6 GHz (6 cores) | 1017 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2018) | 1015 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2019) Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.6 GHz (6 cores) | 1005 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2018) | 973 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2018) Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.2 GHz (6 cores) | 946 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2019) | 931 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Mid 2015) Intel Core i7-4980HQ @ 2.8 GHz (4 cores) | 927 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Mid 2015) | 927 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Mid 2014) Intel Core i7-4980HQ @ 2.8 GHz (4 cores) | 915 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2019) | 907 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2020) Intel Core i5-8257U @ 1.4 GHz (4 cores) | 905 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2017) | 904 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2017) Intel Core i7-7920HQ @ 3.1 GHz (4 cores) | 893 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Late 2013) | 883 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2018) Intel Core i5-8259U @ 2.3 GHz (4 cores) | 878 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Mid 2014) | 865 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Mid 2015) Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.5 GHz (4 cores) | 864 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Mid 2015) | 864 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2017) Intel Core i7-7820HQ @ 2.9 GHz (4 cores) | 862 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2017) | 839 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2016) Intel Core i7-6920HQ @ 2.9 GHz (4 cores) | 829 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2017) | 829 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Late 2013) Intel Core i7-4850HQ @ 2.3 GHz (4 cores) | 809 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2017) | 807 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Mid 2015) Intel Core i7-4770HQ @ 2.2 GHz (4 cores) | 795 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Early 2015) | 791 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Mid 2014) Intel Core i7-4770HQ @ 2.2 GHz (4 cores) | 788 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2016) | 788 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2012) Intel Core i7-3820QM @ 2.7 GHz (4 cores) | 786 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Mid 2014) | 772 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Early 2015) Intel Core i5-5287U @ 2.9 GHz (2 cores) | 768 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2016) | 767 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2016) Intel Core i7-6660U @ 2.4 GHz (2 cores) | 764 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Late 2013) | 751 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Early 2013) Intel Core i7-3840QM @ 2.8 GHz (4 cores) | 749 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2016) | 747 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2016) Intel Core i5-6287U @ 3.1 GHz (2 cores) | 741 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Mid 2014) | 740 |
MacBook Pro (Retina) Intel Core i7-3820QM @ 2.7 GHz (4 cores) | 739 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Late 2013) | 739 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Early 2013) Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.7 GHz (4 cores) | 733 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2012) | 720 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Early 2015) Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.7 GHz (2 cores) | 718 |
MacBook Pro (Retina) | 712 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2016) Intel Core i5-6267U @ 2.9 GHz (2 cores) | 711 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2016) | 704 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Early 2013) Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.0 GHz (2 cores) | 690 |
MacBook Pro (17-inch Late 2011) | 688 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Mid 2014) Intel Core i5-4278U @ 2.6 GHz (2 cores) | 686 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Early 2013) | 685 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012) Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.9 GHz (2 cores) | 673 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Late 2013) | 669 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2012) Intel Core i7-3615QM @ 2.3 GHz (4 cores) | 662 |
MacBook Pro (Retina) | 653 |
MacBook Pro (17-inch Late 2011) Intel Core i7-2760QM @ 2.4 GHz (4 cores) | 651 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina) | 645 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Late 2013) Intel Core i5-4258U @ 2.4 GHz (2 cores) | 642 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011) | 633 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011) Intel Core i7-2760QM @ 2.4 GHz (4 cores) | 623 |
MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2011) | 604 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011) Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.8 GHz (2 cores) | 593 |
MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2011) | 589 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Early 2013) Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.6 GHz (2 cores) | 578 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012) | 576 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina) Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.5 GHz (2 cores) | 572 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011) | 568 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011) Intel Core i7-2675QM @ 2.2 GHz (4 cores) | 564 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011) | 542 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011) Intel Core i7-2820QM @ 2.3 GHz (4 cores) | 535 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011) | 508 |
MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2010) Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.8 GHz (2 cores) | 506 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011) | 497 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2010) Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.8 GHz (2 cores) | 484 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011) | 483 |
MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2010) Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.7 GHz (2 cores) | 470 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2010) | 457 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2010) Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.5 GHz (2 cores) | 425 |
MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2010) | 405 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2010) Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.4 GHz (2 cores) | 402 |
MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2009) | 401 |
MacBook Pro (Late 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 @ 2.8 GHz (2 cores) | 375 |
MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2009) | 375 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2009) Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 @ 3.1 GHz (2 cores) | 361 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2009) | 356 |
MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2009) Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 @ 3.1 GHz (2 cores) | 353 |
MacBook Pro (Late 2008) | 346 |
MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2009) Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 @ 2.7 GHz (2 cores) | 344 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2009) | 338 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009) Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.5 GHz (2 cores) | 324 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2010) | 322 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009) Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 @ 2.3 GHz (2 cores) | 320 |
MacBook Pro (Late 2008) | 317 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2010) Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 @ 2.4 GHz (2 cores) | 309 |
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2009) | 308 |
MacBook Pro (Late 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 @ 2.4 GHz (2 cores) | 305 |
MacBook Pro (Early 2008) | 300 |
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009) Intel Core 2 Duo P7550 @ 2.3 GHz (2 cores) | 294 |
MacBook Pro (Early 2008) | 263 |
MacBook Pro (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 @ 2.4 GHz (2 cores) | 258 |