Apple refreshes the iMac, entry-level MacBook Pro with the M6 chip

Apple has announced refreshes for the iMac and the entry-level, 14-inch MacBook Pro. Both machines are getting the M6 chip, which was introduced in the Mac mini several weeks ago.

苹果公司宣布对 iMac 和入门级 14 英寸 MacBook Pro 进行更新。这两款设备都搭载了数周前在 Mac mini 上首次亮相的 M6 芯片。

The M6 is split into two variants for the iMac. Picking the “M6 chip with two Thunderbolt ports” option gets you a 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, whereas picking “M6 chip with four Thunderbolt ports” gets you 12 cores for each, instead. The two-port variant maxes out at 24 GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, whereas the four-port one maxes out at 32GB of RAM and 2TB of storage.

M6 芯片在 iMac 上分为两个版本。选择“配备两个雷雳端口的 M6 芯片”版本可获得 10 核 CPU 和 10 核 GPU，而选择“配备四个雷雳端口的 M6 芯片”版本则可获得 12 核 CPU 和 12 核 GPU。双端口版本最高支持 24GB 内存和 1TB 存储空间，而四端口版本最高支持 32GB 内存和 2TB 存储空间。

There’s only one M6 chip option for the MacBook Pro—the one with the 12-core GPU and CPU. It caps out at 32GB of RAM, but can go to 4TB of storage. It’s a more substantial refresh for the iMac, as its previous update introduced the M4. Apple skipped the M5 and went straight to the M6 here.

MacBook Pro 仅提供一种 M6 芯片选项，即配备 12 核 GPU 和 CPU 的版本。其内存最高支持 32GB，存储空间最高可达 4TB。对于 iMac 而言，这是一次更重大的更新，因为其上一次更新引入的是 M4 芯片。苹果在此跳过了 M5，直接升级到了 M6。

In terms of performance gains moving from the M4 to the M6, Apple said with the Mac mini that users can expect up to 40 percent faster CPU performance, up to double graphics performance, and nearly five times faster on-device AI. All that largely matches what we saw when we tested the M6 Mac mini last month, and users of the new iMac should expect similar numbers. The M6 iMac should see up to double SSD read/write performance compared to the M4 model, too.

在从 M4 升级到 M6 的性能提升方面，苹果在发布 Mac mini 时表示，用户可以期待 CPU 性能提升高达 40%，图形性能提升高达两倍，设备端 AI 性能提升近五倍。这些数据与我们上个月测试 M6 Mac mini 时看到的结果基本一致，新款 iMac 的用户也应能获得相似的体验。与 M4 机型相比，M6 iMac 的 SSD 读写性能预计也将提升至两倍。

The previous entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro had the M5, so that one is just stepping up a single generation. In this case, that means up to 30 percent faster graphics and up to double the Neural Engine performance. In addition to the M6 chip, both computers now have the N1 chip for wireless connectivity (that means Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6).

上一代入门级 14 英寸 MacBook Pro 搭载的是 M5 芯片，因此这次只是跨越了一个代际。这意味着图形性能提升高达 30%，神经网络引擎性能提升高达两倍。除了 M6 芯片外，两款电脑现在都配备了用于无线连接的 N1 芯片（支持 Wi-Fi 7 和蓝牙 6）。

The iMac is now configurable with up to 2.5Gb Ethernet, while the MacBook Pro still lacks an Ethernet port. There are no outward design changes to either device; they both look exactly the same as their immediate predecessors. The iMac starts at $1,499 for the two-port version, or $1,699 for the four-port version. The M6 MacBook Pro starts at $1,999. Pre-orders start October 28, and they ship November 6.

iMac 现在可选配最高 2.5Gb 以太网接口，而 MacBook Pro 仍然没有以太网端口。两款设备在外观设计上均无变化，看起来与前代产品完全相同。iMac 双端口版本起售价为 1,499 美元，四端口版本为 1,699 美元。M6 MacBook Pro 起售价为 1,999 美元。预购将于 10 月 28 日开始，11 月 6 日发货。