Apple used questionable selections for the previous MacBook processor selections. I learned that a 2013 MacBook Pro had a 2.9GHz i7, and my 2018 MacBook Pro has a 2.2GHz i7, apple, please explain..
Edit: I meant even the 2012 MacBook's have a 2.9GHz i7
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D.I. Johnson wrote:
It's not all about MHz. The number of cores also has an effect on performance.
As does the core design, since the newer processor had a much higher single-core score, even though it was at least nominally running its cores at a lower clock rate.
It's not all about MHz. The number of cores also has an effect on performance.
Here are two GeekBench score for MBP 2012 and 2018 with the CPUs you mentioned. Higher is better.
2018 MacBook Pro's slower processor compared to 2012 model
