3 ms·

These have leaked pretty much every single year for the M-series chips, a few weeks before launch. Occasionally for the A-series.

aurareturn 15d ago
No, not the same. Those are review samples who got sent the product early. Those "leaks" happen AFTER the products have been officially announced by Apple. Apple has not mentioned M6 Pro anywhere.
- tristanj 15d ago
  Not accurate, both leak very frequently. Leaked prior to launch - Leaked Benchmarks Confirm M2 Chip is Up to 20% Faster Than M1 https://www.macrumors.com/2022/06/15/m2-geekbench-benchmark/ https://www.macrumors.com/2022/06/15/m2-geekbench-benchmark/ Leaked prior to announcement - 'M2 Max' Geekbench Scores Leak Online, Revealing Rumored Specs and Performance https://www.macrumors.com/2022/11/30/m2-max-chip-geekbench-results/ https://www.macrumors.com/2022/11/30/m2-max-chip-geekbench-r... Leaked prior to launch - M3 Max Chip Around as Fast as M2 Ultra in Early Benchmark Results https://www.macrumors.com/2023/11/01/m3-max-chip-benchmark-results/ https://www.macrumors.com/2023/11/01/m3-max-chip-benchmark-r... Leaked prior to announcement - Mac M4 Chip Performance Unveiled in First Benchmarks https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/07/m4-mac-chip-benchmarks/ https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/07/m4-mac-chip-benchmarks/ Leaked prior to launch - M5 Chip Achieves Impressive Feat in 14-Inch MacBook Pro Speed Test https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/17/m5-chip-macbook-pro-geekbench-benchmark/ https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/17/m5-chip-macbook-pro-gee... Leaked prior to launch - Apple's M5 Max Chip Achieves a New Record in First Benchmark Result https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/05/m5-max-geekbench-benchmarks/ https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/05/m5-max-geekbench-benchm... Then add this one to the list.
  - aurareturn 15d ago
    Incorrect. Leaked prior to announcement - Leaked Benchmarks Confirm M2 Chip is Up to 20% Faster Than M1 https://www.macrumors.com/2022/06/15/m2-geekbench-benchmark/ Date of article: June 15, 2022 10:32 am PDT. M2 announcement was June 6.[0] I don't feel like doing it for your other sources. They follow the same pattern. You can check official announcement dates vs "leaked" dates yourself. [0]https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/06/apple-unveils-m2-with-breakthrough-performance-and-capabilities/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/06/apple-unveils-m2-with...
    - tristanj 15d ago
      That was a mistake and I updated it - only the M2 Max benchmarks leaked prior to announcement, not the M2. Those M2 Max Geekbench benchmarks appeared on November 30, 2022. Apple announced the Apple M2 Max chip on January 17, 2023. Similarly, those M4 Geekbench benchmarks for Mac were leaked on October 6, 2024, prior to Apple announcing the product. Apple announced the M4 Macs on October 28, 2024.
wartywhoa23 15d ago
Leak'em right in the eyes!

aurareturn 15d ago

No, not the same. Those are review samples who got sent the product early. Those "leaks" happen AFTER the products have been officially announced by Apple. Apple has not mentioned M6 Pro anywhere.

tristanj 15d ago
Not accurate, both leak very frequently. Leaked prior to launch - Leaked Benchmarks Confirm M2 Chip is Up to 20% Faster Than M1 https://www.macrumors.com/2022/06/15/m2-geekbench-benchmark/ https://www.macrumors.com/2022/06/15/m2-geekbench-benchmark/ Leaked prior to announcement - 'M2 Max' Geekbench Scores Leak Online, Revealing Rumored Specs and Performance https://www.macrumors.com/2022/11/30/m2-max-chip-geekbench-results/ https://www.macrumors.com/2022/11/30/m2-max-chip-geekbench-r... Leaked prior to launch - M3 Max Chip Around as Fast as M2 Ultra in Early Benchmark Results https://www.macrumors.com/2023/11/01/m3-max-chip-benchmark-results/ https://www.macrumors.com/2023/11/01/m3-max-chip-benchmark-r... Leaked prior to announcement - Mac M4 Chip Performance Unveiled in First Benchmarks https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/07/m4-mac-chip-benchmarks/ https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/07/m4-mac-chip-benchmarks/ Leaked prior to launch - M5 Chip Achieves Impressive Feat in 14-Inch MacBook Pro Speed Test https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/17/m5-chip-macbook-pro-geekbench-benchmark/ https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/17/m5-chip-macbook-pro-gee... Leaked prior to launch - Apple's M5 Max Chip Achieves a New Record in First Benchmark Result https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/05/m5-max-geekbench-benchmarks/ https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/05/m5-max-geekbench-benchm... Then add this one to the list.
- aurareturn 15d ago
  Incorrect. Leaked prior to announcement - Leaked Benchmarks Confirm M2 Chip is Up to 20% Faster Than M1 https://www.macrumors.com/2022/06/15/m2-geekbench-benchmark/ Date of article: June 15, 2022 10:32 am PDT. M2 announcement was June 6.[0] I don't feel like doing it for your other sources. They follow the same pattern. You can check official announcement dates vs "leaked" dates yourself. [0]https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/06/apple-unveils-m2-with-breakthrough-performance-and-capabilities/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/06/apple-unveils-m2-with...
  - tristanj 15d ago
    That was a mistake and I updated it - only the M2 Max benchmarks leaked prior to announcement, not the M2. Those M2 Max Geekbench benchmarks appeared on November 30, 2022. Apple announced the Apple M2 Max chip on January 17, 2023. Similarly, those M4 Geekbench benchmarks for Mac were leaked on October 6, 2024, prior to Apple announcing the product. Apple announced the M4 Macs on October 28, 2024.

wartywhoa23 15d ago

Leak'em right in the eyes!