Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) vs Apple M2 Max

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro (12-Core), vs Apple M2 Max. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) and Apple M2 Max
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 Pro (12-Core)
2172
Apple M2 Max
1625
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
18569
Apple M2 Max
14767
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
170
Apple M2 Max
122
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
1419
Apple M2 Max
1022
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
4620
Apple M2 Max
4145
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
33142
Apple M2 Max
26772
Integer Math71.7 GOps/s57.9 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math72.3 GOps/s73.7 GOps/s
Prime Number Search465 M primes/s361 M primes/s
Random String Sort47.2 M strings/s41.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption19.8 GB/s15.7 GB/s
Data Compression415.7 MB/s336.8 MB/s
Physics4826 frames/s3833 frames/s
Extended Instructions222 M matrices/s142 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
3864
Apple M2 Max
2695
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
20499
Apple M2 Max
14891
File Compression2120 MB/s1690 MB/s
Clang Compilation165.8 KLines/s131.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser484.7 pages/s368.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering486.8 MP/sec382.1 MP/sec
Text Processing368.5 pages/s272.7 pages/s
Background Blur84.2 frames/s54.1 frames/s
Photo Processing189.3 frames/s149.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing25.9 MP/sec17 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
n/a
Apple M2 Max
253.11

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 539.4 PPW 297.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 872.2 PPW 535.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 37.3 PPW 20.4 PPW
Blender / W n/a 5.06 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October, 29, 2024 January, 17, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv8
Codename Apple M4 Apple M2
Integrated GPU Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 8 8
Frequency 4.52 GHz 3.5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores44
Threads44
Frequency2.59 GHz2.4 GHz
General
Cores count1212
Threads count1212
Multiplier45x35x
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache16 KB/core32 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 67 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 38 W 50 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 LPDDR5-6400
Max Size 64 GB 96 GB
Channels 4 8
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 273 GB 409.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version n/a 4.0

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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