March 9 news, after the end of yesterday's Apple conference, the new processor M1 Ultra's GeekBench running score was made public, the chip single-core run 1793 points, 56% higher than the previous generation of Mac Pro equipped with the 28-core Intel Xeon W, multi-core running score of 24055, 21% higher than the previous generation.
Xeon processors are usually used in servers or workstations, with strong performance, but single-core, multi-core running score is not as good as M1 Ultra, which shows Apple's strength. Of course, this is not to say that the M1 Ultra is invincible in the world, the 12th generation Core released by Intel at the end of last year is equally excellent, of which the i9-12900K single-core running is one or two hundred points higher than the M1 Ultra, but the multi-core performance is far less than the M1 Ultra.
Apple's strength we can indeed see, self-developed desktop CPU has launched 4 models, M1, M1 Pro, M1 Mxa, M1 Ultra are performing well, and even once leading AMD, Intel and other established enterprises products. The M1 Ultra is currently only used in Mac Studio and is priced at up to 29999 yuan.
For users, it is necessary to consider whether this device is worth buying. This point mainly depends on the needs of users, the biggest advantage of Apple devices is the macOS system and ecology, through Apple's optimization, for processing images, audio efficiency is very high. However, productivity is not just about editing videos, some require CUDA software, and the M1 Ultra will appear a bit weak.
Although at the press conference, Apple said that the M1 Ultra is stronger than the 12th generation Core + RTX 3090, but that is only a specific environment, in the GPU acceleration of today's gradual popularization, Apple and AMD without CUDA disadvantage will become more and more obvious.
What's more, Apple's computer also has a fatal weakness, that is, there are too few games to adapt to. In the spare time, Lei Technology's friends like to play games to relax, the company's computer can use the Mac, after all, there is no time to play games, if the computer at home is also a Mac, it will definitely be crazy.
In short, Apple's Mac is aimed at a specific group of people and is not for everyone. MacOS has become more and more perfect after generations of optimizations and improvements, but there are still many shortcomings compared to Windows for all users. When buying a computer, be sure to choose carefully and don't be carried away by the passion of the moment.