After the release of Geekbench 6 speed tests for the M2 Ultra Mac Studio on June 9th, MacRumors discovered the first benchmarks for a similarly equipped Mac Pro. And, as expected, it’s very fast.

“Mac14.8” (with M2 Ultra processor and 64GB RAM, standard Mac Pro configuration starting at $6,999) appeared on Geekbench on June 13th. It scored 2,794 points in the single-core test and a phenomenal 21,453 points in the multi-core test. By comparison, the lower-spec Mac Studio with the M2 Max we just reviewed scored 15,081 in multi-core mode, which is a blockbuster in itself. The new MacBook Air M2, meanwhile, scored 10,030 points.

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However, since the Mac Pro exists in its own small niche, it may be more appropriate to compare the new Pro’s numbers to those of its immediate predecessor, the latest Intel-based Mac Pro. We’ve never benchmarked this machine, but MacRumors helpfully notes that its top configuration (one with a 28-core Xeon W starting at $12,999) scored 10,390 in the multi-core Geekbench test. It’s been four years, admittedly, but more than doubling the performance for 54 percent of the price is decent progress in anyone’s book.

Incidentally, Geekbench scores don’t list machines by their consumer brand, but it’s no secret that “Mac14.8” stands for the 2023 Mac Pro, just as “Mac14.4” stands for the new Mac Studio. (However, Apple has not publicly acknowledged this; at the time of writing, the latest model on its identification page is a 2019 Mac Pro, also known as “MacPro7,1”.) Both machines appear in the Geekbench database along with the M2 Ultra, and only the Pro and Studio can get that chip… at least for now.

As stated, the new Mac Pro starts at $6,999 and comes standard with the M2 Ultra. Now you can buy it in the Apple online store.