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M6 Pro benchmark surfaces despite claims of a short chip generation
News M6 Pro benchmark surfaces despite claims of a short chip generation Malcolm Owen 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Sat Sep 19 2026, 11:29 AM EDT · 2 minute read The MacBook Pro has yet to move to M6. An alleged benchmark for the M6 Pro has surfaced on Geekbench, calling into question earlier rumors about a shorter Apple Silicon generation that skips the Pro and Max variants altogether. Before the introduction of the M6 Mac mini, the rumor mill was dead set on the idea that Apple will be shortening the M6 generation of Apple Silicon in favor of moving to M7 faster.
- ▪News M6 Pro benchmark surfaces despite claims of a short chip generation Malcolm Owen 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Sat Sep 19 2026, 11:29 AM EDT · 2 minute read The MacBook Pro has yet to move to M6.
- ▪An alleged benchmark for the M6 Pro has surfaced on Geekbench, calling into question earlier rumors about a shorter Apple Silicon generation that skips the Pro and Max variants altogether.
- ▪Before the introduction of the M6 Mac mini, the rumor mill was dead set on the idea that Apple will be shortening the M6 generation of Apple Silicon in favor of moving to M7 faster.
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| Publication time | Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:30:31 +0000 |
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News M6 Pro benchmark surfaces despite claims of a short chip generation Malcolm Owen 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Sat Sep 19 2026, 11:29 AM EDT · 2 minute read The MacBook Pro has yet to move to M6. An alleged benchmark for the M6 Pro has surfaced on Geekbench, calling into question earlier rumors about a shorter Apple Silicon generation that skips the Pro and Max variants altogether. Before the introduction of the M6 Mac mini, the rumor mill was dead set on the idea that Apple will be shortening the M6 generation of Apple Silicon in favor of moving to M7 faster. After the launch, a benchmark result may have indicated that there will be more to the M6 generation than previously expected.
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