- As defined by the multi-core Geekbench score. It wasn't mentioned during predictions, but the Mac to beat is going to be the 28 core Mac Pro from 2019, which was still at the top of the charts for multi-core with a score of 19907. That means to earn the points, a new machine will need a score of 39815 or higher.
- Jason points out that if it’s just introduced, the score may not be available and therefore no points. However, with no Mac Pro even introduced this year, the Mac Studio falls well short of the required score.