Apple MacBook Pro 15" i7 2.3 (Mid 2012)
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Apple MacBook Air 13" M2 10-GPU (2022)

Product comparison with benchmarks

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Device Information

Silver Colours Silver, Starlight, Space Grey, Midnight
1,799 $ / 1,849 € Price from 1,499 $ / 1,849 €
Q2/2012 Release date Q2/2022

Processor

Intel Core i7-3615QM Name Apple M2
Intel Manufacturer Apple
4 / 8 Cores / Threads 8 / 8
2.30 (3.30) GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
22 nm Structure 5 nm
Ivy Bridge H Architecture M2 (Avalanche / Blizzard)
Q2/2012 Release date Q2/2022

Memory

4 - 8 GB Memory Size 8 - 24 GB
DDR3 1600 Memory Type LPDDR5 6400
-- Memory Bandwith 102.4 GB/s
Yes Upgradeable? No

Graphic card

NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - 0.5 GB Name Apple M2 - 10 GPU Cores
Dedicated Type Internal
0.90 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
1.00 GB Memory Size 24.00 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type LPDDR5
28 nm Structure 5 nm
Q2/2012 Release date Q2/2022

Graphic card 2

Intel HD Graphics 4000 Name --
Internal Type --
0.65 (1.20) GHz Frequency --
0.50 GB Memory Size --
LPDDR3 Memory Type --
22 nm Structure --
Q1/2011 Release date --

Screen

15.4 inch Size 13.6 inch
1440 x 900 @ 60 Hz (110 ppi) Resolution 2560 x 1664 @ 60 Hz (224 ppi)
16:10 Ratio 16:10
TN Technology IPS
300 nits Max. Brightness 500 nits
No HDR support Yes (500 nits)
No Always On Display No
2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz 1. external display 6016 x 3384 @ 60 Hz
-- 2. external display --
-- 3. external display --

Storage

500 - 1,000 GB Size 512 - 2,048 GB
Harddrive Type SSD
SATA 6 GB/s Interface PCIe
Yes Upgradeable? No
Optional SSD (128 - 512 GB) 2. drive --
SDXC Card reader --

Battery

Lithium-Polymer Type Lithium-Polymer
77.50 Wh Capacity 52.60 Wh
7.00 h Battery life 18.00 h
MagSafe @ 85 W Charging USB-C @ 30 W (Optional 67W Fast-charge), MagSafe 3

Network

802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless LAN 802.11ax (WLAN 6)
1 Gbit LAN --
Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0
-- Cellular --

Camera

0.9 MP, 720p Front camera 2.0 MP, 1080p
-- Back camera 1 --
-- Back camera 2 --
-- Back camera 3 --

Ports

-- HDMI --
-- DVI --
1x Mini DisplayPort (Thunderbolt 1) DistplayPort --
1x Thunderbolt 1 (Mini DisplayPort) Thunderbolt 2x USB-C (Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort, USB 3.1 Gen 2)
2x USB 3.0 USB --
-- USB-C 2x (Thunderbolt / USB 4.0)
-- Lightning --
1x Firewire 800 Other MagSafe 3

Dimensions / Housing

24 mm Height 11 mm
364 mm Width 304 mm
249 mm Depth 215 mm
2,560 g Weight 1,240 g
Aluminum Housing Material Aluminum
-- Glas Type --
-- IP Protection Class --

Additional data

A1286 Part-no A2681
MacBookPro9,1 Ident-No: Mac14,2
2556 EMC-No: 4074
-- Security features TouchID
Link to manufacturer data sheet Link to manufacturer

Benchmark results

Geekbench 6 - Single Core

Geekbench 5 is a multi-system benchmark and measures the performance of a computer. Geekbench version 5 contains new test fields such as augmented reality applications and calculations for machine learning.




Geekbench 6 - Multi Core

Geekbench 5 is a multi-system benchmark and measures the performance of a computer. Geekbench version 5 contains new test fields such as augmented reality applications and calculations for machine learning.




Geekbench 5 - Single Core

Geekbench 5 is a multi-system benchmark and measures the performance of a computer. Geekbench version 5 contains new test fields such as augmented reality applications and calculations for machine learning.




Geekbench 5 - Multi Core

Geekbench 5 is a multi-system benchmark and measures the performance of a computer. Geekbench version 5 contains new test fields such as augmented reality applications and calculations for machine learning.




Cinebench 2024 - Single Core

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in the 3D program Cinema 4D from the manufacturer Maxon. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation. Cinebench 2024 runs on Windows (x86-64 and arm) and macOS. He can also test the new Apple M processors.




Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in the 3D program Cinema 4D from the manufacturer Maxon. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation. Cinebench 2024 runs on Windows (x86-64 and arm) and macOS. He can also test the new Apple M processors.




Cinebench R23 - Single Core

Cinebench R23 is the latest version of Maxon's render benchmark. It is based on the Cinema 4D application, which is used to generate 3D shapes. We use the single-core as well as the multi-core test.




Cinebench R23 - Multi Core

Cinebench R23 is the latest version of Maxon's render benchmark. It is based on the Cinema 4D application, which is used to generate 3D shapes. We use the single-core as well as the multi-core test.




FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS) - FP32 (TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS. TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second. The larger this number, the faster the graphics card is.




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