Apple seems to be prepping on launching a new
MacBook Pro revamp later this year as the model is now spotted surfacing the
Geekbench benchmark test. According to the listing, the model is MacBook Pro
15,2 and it is powered by the Intel Core i7-8559U Coffee Lake CPU, runs up to
28W.
Since the CPU is yet to be shipped on any product,
hints that this model would be a modern update to Apple’s MacBook Pro line. The
chipset is a quad-core CPU that has a 2.7GHz base frequency and turbo boost up
to 4.5GHz. The new model usually arrives at the end of the year and this time
around we will also be seeing a low-cost Apple MacBook Air model as well and it
comes with a 13-inch Retina display.
Though the MacBook Pro line-up is definitely due, we
haven’t heard much about whats coming. If the Geekbench scores and details it
reveals are legit, we can expect a solid CPU upgrade and according to Intel
specifications, this model comes with 8 MB L3 cache and Iris Plus integrated
graphics. The benchmark suggests Apple is sticking with LPDDR3 RAM, but then
again it means that the possibility of 32GB RAM upgrade option is unlikely. The
benchmark reveals a 16GB of onboard RAM.
Furthermore, it will run on macOS 10.13.6, which is
currently being seeded to developers. The benchmark reports macOS 10.13.6 build
17G2110, which is around the same build number as the beta 5 released to
developers yesterday. This is High Sierra, not Mojave and this might mean that
Apple might launch the updated MacBook Pro before the Mojave public release
which is expected to be late September. Either way, it is not a long wait, so
we should know more details as we move forward.
