Apple updated its MacBook Pro laptops with Intel’s latest processors, giving these pro-grade laptops up to a 2x speed improvement. The smaller 13-inch models now come with Intel’s eighth-gen processors, while the larger 15-inch laptops top out with an eight-core ninth-Gen Intel CPU and discrete AMD graphics.
Apple recently refreshed its line of MacBook Pro laptops, and the company claims that the performance of its premium notebooks is now up to twice as fast as the models they replace. That boost in speeds is thanks to Intel’s ninth-generation Core processors, which brings up to eight cores of processing power on the larger 15-inch variant — an increase of two cores from last year’s upgraded Core i9 configuration — for the first time to Apple’s notebook lineup.
Given that the thermal issues that plagued the six-core Intel Core i9 MacBook Pro models last year resulted in throttled performance, it’s unclear if this year’s more powerful chips will endure the same fate. For its part, Apple addressed the throttling issue last year with a software patch that appeared to have resolved the complaint for many owners, but it’s unclear if Apple addressed the internal design of the MacBook Pro this year to accommodate Intel’s more powerful chips.
“MacBook Pro is more powerful than ever for compiling code, processing high-resolution images, rendering 3D graphics, editing multiple streams of 4K video and more,” Apple said in a statement.
