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New 12-Inch Retina MacBook is Between 5% and 18% Faster Than 2015 Model

As customers begin receiving the new 12-inch Retina MacBook (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/19/new-2016-12-inch-macbook-released/), more benchmark results for the Early 2016 model have been uploaded to Geekbench.





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Based on the results, the new Skylake-based 12-inch MacBook models are between 5% and 18% faster than the original Broadwell-based models depending on whether you purchase the low-end 1.1GHz, mid-tier 1.2GHz, or top-end built-to-order 1.3GHz model. Geekbench scores vary and were therefore averaged.





The low-end Skylake-based 1.1GHz Intel Core m3 configuration (http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/search?q=6Y30) earned average 64-bit single-core and multi-core scores of 2,534 and 5,025 respectively, which is between 5% and 10% faster CPU performance than the equivalent Broadwell-based 1.1GHz 12-inch MacBook released in 2015.





<img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/04/MacBook-1-1-Geekbench.jpg)" alt="MacBook-1-1-Geekbench" width="593" height="236" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-499972" /><center>Geekbench 3 results for low-end 1.1GHz model</center>


Geekbench results for the mid-tier Skylake-based 1.2GHz Intel Core m5 configuration (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/19/new-12-inch-macbook-benchmarks-tidbits/) surfaced last week, with the model earning single-core and multi-core scores of 2,894 and 5,845 respectively, which is between 15% and 18% faster than the equivalent Broadwell-based 1.2GHz model from 2015.





<img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/04/Geekbench-3-MacBook-1-3.jpg)" alt="Geekbench-3-MacBook-1-3" width="598" height="237" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-499973" /><center>Geekbench 3 results for built-to-order 1.3GHz model</center>


Meanwhile, the top-end Skylake-based 1.3GHz Intel Core m7 built-to-order configuration (http://browser.primatelabs.com/user/102371) earned average 64-bit single-core and multi-core scores of 3,023 and 6,430 respectively, which is between 9% and 17% faster than the equivalent Broadwell-based 1.3GHz model released in 2015.





The 12-inch MacBook is now widely available (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/21/12-inch-macbook-apple-store-pickup/) for $1,299 (1.1 GHz) or $1,599 (1.2GHz), while the 1.3GHz processor is an optional $150 to $250 upgrade (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/19/new-12-inch-macbook-benchmarks-tidbits/). Early reviews (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/25/2016-macbook-review-roundup/) find much improved SSD performance, but the lack of ports, a 480p FaceTime camera, and no DDR4 RAM are viewed as drawbacks by some customers.

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