


The entry level Macbook Pro 2016 13-inch has a 2Ghz i5 processor, which sounds rather underwhelming considering my 2011 Macbook Pro had a 2.4ghz i5 processor. In other words, we need good specs and performance. We all know that 4K editing performance is to a large degree dictated by a the speed of your machine. This way, we can start to make out if the upgrade to a Macbook Pro 2016 is worth it for 4K video editing. While we do not have a Macbook Pro 2016 model for review at cinema5D just yet, we were very curious to see what other professionals are writing so far, and what the first benchmarks tests are revealing. A few reviews and the first benchmarks have been published, and the results are rather surprising in both directions. But the new touch bar 13-inch and 15-inch models only arrived at customers’s doors today. Reviews for the Macbook Pro 2016 without the touch bar have been flooding the internet for the last two weeks, and we know for a fact that it isn’t fast enough to cope with a real life 4K workflow. But even for those who choose to overlook such shortcomings, one question remains unanswered: is the MacBook Pro 2016 fast enough in real life for 4K video editing? Macbook Pro 2016 Fast Enough for 4K or Not? The high price and low specs on paper have also earned criticism in many articles and forums.

Many professional users voiced concerns about the removal of ports, among other things. As you probably know, Apple recently unveiled an entirely new line of Macbook Pros that introduced several changes to their design and functionality.
