MacBook Pro 15-inch Shootout: 2019 versus 2018
May 30th, 2019 by rob-ART morgan, mad scientist
How does the 'next to the best' 2019 MacBook Pro 15-inch compare to last year's two best MacBook Pros?
GRAPH LEGEND
2019 rMBP 2.3 8c = MacBook Pro 2.3GHz 8-core Intel i9, Turbo Boost up to 4.8GHz, 16GB of 2400MHz DDR4 memory, Radeon Pro 560X GPU (4GB GDDR5 memory)
2018 rMBP 2.9 6c = MacBook Pro 2.9GHz 6-core Intel i9, Turbo Boost up to 4.8GHz, 16GB of 2400MHz DDR4 memory, Radeon Pro 560X GPU (4GB GDDR5 memory)
2018 rMBP 2.6 6c = MacBook Pro 2.6GHz 6-core Intel i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.3GHz, 16GB of 2400MHz DDR4 memory, Radeon Pro 560X GPU (4GB GDDR5 memory)
Cinebench 20 - CPU Only
Render sample 3D scene using all CPU cores. (HIGHEST score = FASTEST)
LuxMark - CPU Only
Render the default LuxBall scene using all CPU cores. (HIGHEST score = FASTEST)
Blender 2.79 - CPU Only
The render of the bmw27_cpu.blend demo scene all CPU cores. (LOWEST time in seconds = FASTEST)
Compressor - Transcode
Transcode the BruceX 5K project into Apple Devices 4K (HEVC 10-bit). (LOWEST time in seconds = FASTEST)
After Effects - Render Project
Render sample AE project "TestComp." (LOWEST time in seconds = FASTEST)
Lightroom Classic - Export
Export full-size JPEG from 100 DNG images totaling 13GB. (LOWEST time in seconds = FASTEST)
PhotoZoom Pro 7 - Enlarge
Enlarge sample image by 400%. (LOWEST time in seconds = FASTEST)
INSIGHTS
The main difference between the 2018 and 2019 MacBook Pro is the processor change. That is why this page concentrates on CPU intensive applications.
The 'second fastest' 2019 MacBook Pro 15-inch is clearly faster than the two top 2018 models.
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