Historically speaking, the Pro/Max versions of the chips have become available at around the same time the next-generation base chip does. So, M4 Pro/Max shipped when M5 shipped, M5 Pro/Max shipped when M6 shipped, and so forth.
replyYeah they have done this for awhile now. It is weird to have your cheapest base model option outperform your MUCH more expensive configs on single core perf though.
replyThe more you learn about CPU design and the tradeoffs involved across different performance dimensions, the less surprised you become over time. :-)
replyThe Macbook Pro with M5 Pro/Max came out in March, while the Macbook Pro with M6 came out yesterday.
replyONLY on the 14", no M6 MAX etc.
replyThey’ve done it before: first retina model has the same cpu and GPU as the previous gen
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