Apple M4 Max (14-Core) vs Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max (14-Core), vs Apple M4 Pro (14-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Max (14-Core) and Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
2190
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
2269
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
22836
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
23435
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
185
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
174
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
1741
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
1729
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
4613
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
4584
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
38582
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
38339
Integer Math84.7 GOps/s84.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math86.3 GOps/s86.2 GOps/s
Prime Number Search542 M primes/s533 M primes/s
Random String Sort55.7 M strings/s55.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption23.2 GB/s23.2 GB/s
Data Compression494.3 MB/s493 MB/s
Physics5623 frames/s5216 frames/s
Extended Instructions267 M matrices/s261 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
3996
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
3899
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
23275
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
22639
File Compression2360 MB/s2250 MB/s
Clang Compilation191.8 KLines/s187.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser604.5 pages/s586.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering588.1 MP/sec624.4 MP/sec
Text Processing375.9 pages/s367.3 pages/s
Background Blur86.9 frames/s86.9 frames/s
Photo Processing216.8 frames/s200.3 frames/s
Ray Tracing30.7 MP/sec30.5 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 375.4 PPW 492.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 622.3 PPW 833.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 28.1 PPW 37.6 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October, 30, 2024 October, 29, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M4 Apple M4
Integrated GPU Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) Apple M4 GPU (20-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 10 10
Threads 10 10
Frequency 4.52 GHz 4.52 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores44
Threads44
Frequency2.59 GHz2.59 GHz
General
Cores count1414
Threads count1414
Multiplier45x45x
L1 cachen/a192 KB/core
L2 cachen/a16 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 62 W 46 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 LPDDR5X-8533
Max Size 128 GB 64 GB
Channels 8 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 410 GB 273 GB

Results

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