Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) vs Apple M2

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro (14-Core), vs Apple M2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) and Apple M2
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
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
2269
Apple M2
1581
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
23435
Apple M2
8667
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
174
Apple M2
125
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
1729
Apple M2
582
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
4584
Apple M2
3902
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
38339
Apple M2
15644
Integer Math84.6 GOps/s37.1 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math86.2 GOps/s37.8 GOps/s
Prime Number Search533 M primes/s175 M primes/s
Random String Sort55.8 M strings/s23.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption23.2 GB/s9.5 GB/s
Data Compression493 MB/s187.1 MB/s
Physics5216 frames/s1677 frames/s
Extended Instructions261 M matrices/s76 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
3899
Apple M2
2589
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
22639
Apple M2
10122
File Compression2250 MB/s1130 MB/s
Clang Compilation187.5 KLines/s80.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser586.6 pages/s235.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering624.4 MP/sec266.1 MP/sec
Text Processing367.3 pages/s257.4 pages/s
Background Blur86.9 frames/s42.1 frames/s
Photo Processing200.3 frames/s107 frames/s
Ray Tracing30.5 MP/sec10.5 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
n/a
Apple M2
109.19

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 492.2 PPW 562.3 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 833.5 PPW 869.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 37.6 PPW 32.3 PPW
Blender / W n/a 6.07 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October, 29, 2024 June, 6, 2022
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv8
Codename Apple M4 Apple M2
Integrated GPU Apple M4 GPU (20-core) Apple M2 GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 10 4
Threads 10 4
Frequency 4.52 GHz 3.5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores44
Threads44
Frequency2.59 GHz2.4 GHz
General
Cores count148
Threads count148
Multiplier45xn/a
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache16 KB/core16 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 20 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 46 W 18 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 LPDDR5-6400
Max Size 64 GB 24 GB
Channels 4 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 273 GB 102.4 GB

Other

PCIe Version n/a 4.0

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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