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Apple M2

Processor

CPU cores
8*

Rendering performance

Median score · higher is better

Three-scene Blender rendering throughput. Versions, operating systems and rendering backends remain separate. This is not a gaming score.

Blender 5.1.1 / macOS / CPU
Apple M2 104.38 samples/min 14 complete runs · Middle 50%: 75.40 - 142.24 · 8 core / 8 thread · Latest: 2026-07-18

Community submissions; cooling, power limits and system configuration can affect results.

Recorded results

Only the same benchmark, version, workload, scenario and unit share a row. Missing results are not zero. System results include the full submitted hardware and software configuration.

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Apple M2

32.32 samples/min

14 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Apple M2

104.38 samples/min

14 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
75.398748272905
75th percentile
142.23900445689
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Apple M2

7.73 samples/min

14 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Apple M2

64.03 samples/min

14 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 5.1.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

32.00 samples/min

11 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 5.1.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

102.84 samples/min

11 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
97.713118148597
75th percentile
110.66983716816
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 5.1.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

5.90 samples/min

11 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 5.1.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

61.35 samples/min

11 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 5.0.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

32.69 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 5.0.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

103.20 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
98.604957742375
75th percentile
146.90683595014
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 5.0.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

5.09 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 5.0.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

65.48 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

31.66 samples/min

63 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

111.26 samples/min

63 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
101.58497708478
75th percentile
142.20518573716
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

10.21 samples/min

63 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

67.82 samples/min

63 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

30.82 samples/min

53 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

107.18 samples/min

53 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
100.46836264229
75th percentile
123.53677476214
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

7.15 samples/min

53 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

67.26 samples/min

53 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

30.65 samples/min

55 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

107.23 samples/min

55 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
102.99626990163
75th percentile
137.68212390448
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

7.85 samples/min

55 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

67.83 samples/min

55 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

30.33 samples/min

55 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

30.54 samples/min

55 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

104.80 samples/min

55 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
97.520740097493
75th percentile
114.1520627816
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

105.92 samples/min

55 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
101.14878969339
75th percentile
119.23046958865
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

6.16 samples/min

55 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

6.99 samples/min

55 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

66.83 samples/min

55 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

67.74 samples/min

55 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.1.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

31.52 samples/min

45 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.1.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

107.39 samples/min

45 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
93.141437050251
75th percentile
133.28418620729
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.1.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

7.24 samples/min

47 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.1.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

68.17 samples/min

45 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

32.44 samples/min

124 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

108.98 samples/min

124 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
103.83137779137
75th percentile
141.13737879522
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

7.79 samples/min

124 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

69.00 samples/min

124 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

31.03 samples/min

119 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

110.32 samples/min

119 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
106.34574711344
75th percentile
138.65738533185
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

7.61 samples/min

119 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

70.23 samples/min

119 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 3.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

30.40 samples/min

65 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 3.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

107.91 samples/min

65 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
102.94082996223
75th percentile
138.83242527446
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 3.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

7.45 samples/min

65 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 3.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

69.82 samples/min

65 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 3.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

32.26 samples/min

78 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 3.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

116.59 samples/min

78 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
107.27707694902
75th percentile
146.13661318404
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 3.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

19.01 samples/min

78 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 3.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

71.29 samples/min

78 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 3.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

33.00 samples/min

45 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 3.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

113.28 samples/min

45 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
108.80669732677
75th percentile
142.49458452973
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 3.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

5.24 samples/min

45 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 3.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

74.44 samples/min

45 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 3.2.1 · samples/min

Apple M2

30.37 samples/min

33 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 3.2.1 · samples/min

Apple M2

132.57 samples/min

33 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
106.39658817902
75th percentile
139.70994565461
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 3.2.1 · samples/min

Apple M2

36.48 samples/min

33 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 3.2.1 · samples/min

Apple M2

69.59 samples/min

33 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 3.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

30.76 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 3.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

143.14 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
111.21965481528
75th percentile
143.23985856673
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 3.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

40.43 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 3.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M2

71.71 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
8
CPU threads
8
CPU sockets
1

Processing & platform

Chipset
CPU cores
8*
Performance cores
4*
Efficiency cores
4*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications · 2 fields
CPU core configurations
  • CPU cores
    8*
    Performance cores
    4*
    Efficiency cores
    4*
SoC family
Apple M2*

* Provisional data