Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) vs Apple M4 (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro (12-Core), vs Apple M4 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) and Apple M4 (10-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 Pro (12-Core)
2172
Apple M4 (10-Core)
2102
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
18569
Apple M4 (10-Core)
12124
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
170
Apple M4 (10-Core)
174
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
1419
Apple M4 (10-Core)
977
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
4620
Apple M4 (10-Core)
4583
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
33142
Apple M4 (10-Core)
24027
Integer Math71.7 GOps/s55.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math72.3 GOps/s50 GOps/s
Prime Number Search465 M primes/s269 M primes/s
Random String Sort47.2 M strings/s34.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption19.8 GB/s15.2 GB/s
Data Compression415.7 MB/s286.6 MB/s
Physics4826 frames/s2525 frames/s
Extended Instructions222 M matrices/s14 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
3864
Apple M4 (10-Core)
3849
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
20499
Apple M4 (10-Core)
15100
File Compression2120 MB/s1500 MB/s
Clang Compilation165.8 KLines/s118.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser484.7 pages/s335.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering486.8 MP/sec396.3 MP/sec
Text Processing368.5 pages/s357.1 pages/s
Background Blur84.2 frames/s72.2 frames/s
Photo Processing189.3 frames/s141.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing25.9 MP/sec17.8 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 539.4 PPW 686.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 872.2 PPW 1092.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 37.3 PPW 44.4 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October, 29, 2024 May, 7, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M4 Apple M4
Integrated GPU Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) Apple M4 GPU (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 4
Threads 8 4
Frequency 4.52 GHz 4.41 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores46
Threads46
Frequency2.59 GHz2.59 GHz
General
Cores count1210
Threads count1210
Multiplier45x44x
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache16 KB/core16 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 38 W 22 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 LPDDR5X-7500
Max Size 64 GB 32 GB
Channels 4 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 273 GB 120 GB

Note

Apple M4 (10-Core):

SoC is designed using ARMv9.2-A architecture.

Results

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