MacBook Air M2 vs MacBook Pro M2: This is what the Geekbench scores of the two most-powerful Apple laptops show – Times of India

Apple announced its latest MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops powered by the all-new M2 chip last month. The MacBook Pro M2 priced at Rs 1,29,900 onwards went on sale last month. The MacBook Air M2 is up for pre-orders at a starting price of Rs 1,19,900 and will go on sale starting July 15. Ahead of this, a popular leakster going by the name Mr Macintosh on Twitter has spotted the Geekbench benchmark test scores of the 2022 MacBook Air. The scores indicate that the MacBook Air will offer similar performance as the 13-inch MacBook Pro M2

MacBook Air M2 vs MacBook Pro M2: Geekbench Scores compared
As per the screenshots shared, the MacBook Air M2 scored 1899 points in single-core and 8965 points in multi-core tests. The MacBook Pro M2, on the other hand, scored a 1,919 single-core score and 8,928 multi-core score. Comparing the scores, it is clearly evident that the MacBook Air M2 will offer almost similar performance as the Pro version considering both the laptops are powered by the same processor.
We have already done a detailed comparison between the two laptops ( read here). However, the major difference between the Air and Pro is in terms of cooling system. The MacBook Pro features an active cooling system, which MacBook Air does not. This means that technically, the MacBook Pro should deliver better performance in resource-intensive tasks in the long run.
The Apple M2 certainly brings some added performance benefits over the previous-generation M1 chip. The company claims that the M2 chip offers 18% faster CPU performance and around 35% faster GPU. Apart from this, it also claims to offer 40% faster Neural Engine over its predecessor.
In terms of design, the MacBook Air M2 has received the biggest design overhaul since its launch. The laptop now features a more uniform rounded corner design with thinner bezels and a notch on the display which houses a 1080p webcam.