Inside the M6: a first look at the next MacBook Pro.
Early benchmarks suggest a 28% generational jump in single-core. What that means for the rest of us, not just video editors.
// First look
The numbers, then the meaning. M6 in early Geekbench previews is +28% single-core and +21% multi-core over M5, with sustained scores within 4% of peak — meaning Apple finally fixed the thermal cliff that plagued the M4 in 14″ chassis.
What it means: the marginal gain you feel as a person who is not rendering 4K timelines all day comes from the sustained number, not the peak. Compilers, Logic mixdowns, Lightroom exports — anything that runs for more than a minute — will feel meaningfully faster.
What it doesn't mean: your three-year-old M2 is suddenly slow. The honest case for upgrading from an M2/M3 today is the panel (the M6 Pro panel is reportedly brighter at all states), the camera, and the per-pixel-bright HDR. CPU alone is not a reason. Upgrade for the parts you touch.
Early benchmarks suggest a 28% generational jump in single-core. What that means for the rest of us, not just video editors.
