text: Apple Silicon benchmarks leak — here's what to expect from ARM Macs – JWEasyTech
  Apple Silicon benchmarks leak — here's what to expect from ARM Macs
  A week ago, Apple spelled out its plans to move to its own ARM-powered chips for future Macs. And now the first details surrounding the new Apple Silicon chips' performance have surfaced by way of leaked benchmarking scores, giving us an idea of what to expect from future Apple hardware.
  For 13-inch MacBook Pro scores included in the benchmarking results, systems using macOS 10.15 Catalina with an Intel Core i5-1038NG7 scored around 1,200, with multi-core setups snagging 4,400 without the use of emulation. Compared to a 2018 Mac mini (single core of 1,015 and multi-core score of 5,275) on native hardware, these scores aren't too far off the mark for older systems.
  The benchmarking tests were performed by way of virtualization via Apple's Rosetta 2 emulator for an approximation of Intel's x86 processors. As such, these benchmark scores are based on non-native hardware, with sizable potential hits to performance. It's also important to keep in mind that these kits weren't created with achieving the most impressive benchmark in mind.
  Each DTK distributed to app creators includes four cores, and was originally offered as a means for developers to perform important port work. As such, they're powered by A12Z chips. The upcoming ARM Mac products will certainly feature much more powerful setups in terms of efficiency, and in turn, benchmark scores.
  Apple has yet to confirm what type of performance its consumer chips will end up featuring, as the company hasn't revealed any final specs just yet. It's also important to remember that these are leaked numbers, and while it's highly likely several developers broke confidentiality agreements to provide them, there are still plenty of unknown variables surrounding them.
  During last week's Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that his company would ship its first Silicon Mac by the end of 2020, though there's no official release date for the hardware just yet. As a result, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects the current 13.3-inch MacBook Pro to be discontinued, with all new Macs will featuring ARM processors beginning in 2021.