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Note: All charts on this page: Higher is better (unless noted). All data is dynamically & automatically plotted when database is updated.
Performance scores = Normalized Combined Geekbench Score
Note:Bang for Buck calculated from when brand new MSRP unless market price is shown below.
How is Bang for the Buck calculated? We take the Performance (Normalized Combined Geekbench) score and divide that by the MSRP (or now the Market Price if available to make comparison shopping fun!).
Normalized Combined Geekbench Scores* Across SOC Generations
When and if there are binned and non-binned variants of the same chip in our database, we will average them out here. This graph is refreshed automatically whenever there is an update to our database.
Want to see where Intel Macs fit in performance wise?
Mac Bang for Buck (Scatter Plot)
MacBook Pro 15″ (Intel Core i7-7920HQ)
Mac mini (M1 base)
MacBook Pro 16″ (Intel Core i9-9980HK)
Mac mini (M2 base)
MacBook Pro 13″ (M1 base)
MacBook Pro 16″ (M3 Pro)
Mac Studio (M4 Max)
MacBook Pro 16″ (M4 Max)
Mac Studio (M3 Ultra – Binned)
Mac Pro (M2 Ultra)
The above graph is only our top 5 most affordable and 5 most expensive models.
See all Macs Plotted →