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  "id": "m2",
  "name": "M2",
  "url": "https://2benches.lost.plus/chips/m2",
  "architecture": {
    "id": "g2",
    "name": "A15 · M2",
    "cores": "Avalanche / Blizzard"
  },
  "tier": "base",
  "status": "released",
  "release": "2022-06-24",
  "processNm": 5,
  "dataCheckedAt": "2026-09-21",
  "notes": [
    "Scores are medians of sourced results; low/high is the observed source range.",
    "Configuration scores use only results attributed to that configuration.",
    "similar lists the nearest measured configurations of other chips by Geekbench 7 CPU and Metal; ratio > 1 means faster.",
    "estimate values are forecasts, never measurements."
  ],
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      "unit": "score",
      "measured": {
        "median": 9844.5,
        "low": 9616,
        "high": 9964,
        "count": 8
      },
      "estimate": null
    },
    "gb7-metal": {
      "label": "Geekbench 7 · Metal GPU",
      "unit": "score",
      "measured": {
        "median": 42995.5,
        "low": 39836,
        "high": 43671,
        "count": 4
      },
      "estimate": null
    },
    "ai-gpu-single": {
      "label": "Geekbench AI · GPU · Single",
      "unit": "score",
      "measured": {
        "median": 6713,
        "low": 6172,
        "high": 7297,
        "count": 4
      },
      "estimate": null
    },
    "ai-gpu-half": {
      "label": "Geekbench AI · GPU · Half",
      "unit": "score",
      "measured": {
        "median": 7458,
        "low": 6856,
        "high": 8097,
        "count": 4
      },
      "estimate": null
    },
    "ai-gpu-quantized": {
      "label": "Geekbench AI · GPU · Quantized",
      "unit": "score",
      "measured": {
        "median": 6526,
        "low": 6089,
        "high": 7051,
        "count": 4
      },
      "estimate": null
    },
    "ai-neural-engine-single": {
      "label": "Geekbench AI · Neural Engine · Single",
      "unit": "score",
      "measured": {
        "median": 3302.5,
        "low": 3220,
        "high": 3351,
        "count": 4
      },
      "estimate": null
    },
    "ai-neural-engine-half": {
      "label": "Geekbench AI · Neural Engine · Half",
      "unit": "score",
      "measured": {
        "median": 24293.5,
        "low": 23632,
        "high": 24675,
        "count": 4
      },
      "estimate": null
    },
    "ai-neural-engine-quantized": {
      "label": "Geekbench AI · Neural Engine · Quantized",
      "unit": "score",
      "measured": {
        "median": 26774,
        "low": 26071,
        "high": 27121,
        "count": 4
      },
      "estimate": null
    },
    "llama-F16-pp": {
      "label": "Prefill 512 · F16",
      "unit": "tok/s",
      "measured": {
        "median": 201.34,
        "low": 201.34,
        "high": 201.34,
        "count": 1
      },
      "estimate": null
    },
    "llama-F16-tg": {
      "label": "Decode 128 · F16",
      "unit": "tok/s",
      "measured": {
        "median": 6.72,
        "low": 6.72,
        "high": 6.72,
        "count": 1
      },
      "estimate": null
    },
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      "label": "Prefill 512 · Q8_0",
      "unit": "tok/s",
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        "low": 147.27,
        "high": 181.4,
        "count": 2
      },
      "estimate": null
    },
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      "label": "Decode 128 · Q8_0",
      "unit": "tok/s",
      "measured": {
        "median": 12.2,
        "low": 12.18,
        "high": 12.21,
        "count": 2
      },
      "estimate": null
    },
    "llama-Q4_0-pp": {
      "label": "Prefill 512 · Q4_0",
      "unit": "tok/s",
      "measured": {
        "median": 162.74,
        "low": 145.91,
        "high": 179.57,
        "count": 2
      },
      "estimate": null
    },
    "llama-Q4_0-tg": {
      "label": "Decode 128 · Q4_0",
      "unit": "tok/s",
      "measured": {
        "median": 21.81,
        "low": 21.7,
        "high": 21.91,
        "count": 2
      },
      "estimate": null
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          "count": 1
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          "count": 1
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          "high": 9770,
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          "name": "M3",
          "release": "2023-11-07",
          "variant": "m3-8c-8g",
          "cpu": 8,
          "gpu": 8,
          "bin": "binned",
          "ratio": {
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            "gb7-metal": 0.99
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          "url": "https://2benches.lost.plus/chips/m3.json"
        },
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          "chip": "m3",
          "name": "M3",
          "release": "2023-11-07",
          "variant": "m3-8c-10g",
          "cpu": 8,
          "gpu": 10,
          "bin": "full",
          "ratio": {
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            "gb7-metal": 1.11
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          "url": "https://2benches.lost.plus/chips/m3.json"
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        {
          "chip": "m4",
          "name": "M4",
          "release": "2024-05-15",
          "variant": "m4-8c-8g",
          "cpu": 8,
          "gpu": 8,
          "bin": "binned",
          "ratio": {
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            "gb7-metal": 1.09
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          "url": "https://2benches.lost.plus/chips/m4.json"
        },
        {
          "chip": "a18-pro",
          "name": "A18 Pro",
          "release": "2024-09-20",
          "variant": "a18-pro-6c-5g",
          "cpu": 6,
          "gpu": 5,
          "bin": "binned",
          "ratio": {
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            "gb7-metal": 0.72
          },
          "url": "https://2benches.lost.plus/chips/a18-pro.json"
        },
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          "chip": "m4",
          "name": "M4",
          "release": "2024-05-15",
          "variant": "m4-10c-8g",
          "cpu": 10,
          "gpu": 8,
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          "ratio": {
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          "url": "https://2benches.lost.plus/chips/m4.json"
        },
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          "chip": "m1",
          "name": "M1",
          "release": "2020-11-17",
          "variant": "m1-8c-8g",
          "cpu": 8,
          "gpu": 8,
          "bin": "full",
          "ratio": {
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            "gb7-metal": 0.65
          },
          "url": "https://2benches.lost.plus/chips/m1.json"
        }
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    }
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      "id": "mac-mini-2023-m2-m2-8c-10g",
      "name": "Mac mini (2023)",
      "variant": "m2-8c-10g",
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      "id": "macbook-air-15-inch-2023-m2-m2-8c-10g",
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