Geekbench is multithreaded. Intel's semi-multithreading on a single core also helps it out in multithreading tests because MT benchmarks are generally ideal for

Geekbench is multithreaded. Intel's semi-multithreading on a single core also helps it out in multithreading tests because MT benchmarks are generally ideal for the scenario. I think the single core performance matters for the majority of the apple product line: varying degrees of single core perf bounds, and performance/watt are important to anything with a battery, and that's clearly what they've optimized for. That breaks down for actual wall connected "I am doing numerics" performance that you expect/want from a Mac Pro or Studio (I feel an iMac is still intended as a low power/quiet machine). Personally I was hoping for some improvement on the desktop GPU front - afaict the Mx GPUs do well ... for integrated GPUs. They don't seem to hold a candle to desktop GPUs in PCs.