Apple M4 (10-Core) vs Apple M2 Pro

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 (10-Core), vs Apple M2 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 (10-Core) and Apple M2 Pro
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 (10-Core)
2102
Apple M2 Pro
1589
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
12124
Apple M2 Pro
13876
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
174
Apple M2 Pro
125
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
977
Apple M2 Pro
795
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
4583
Apple M2 Pro
4097
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
24027
Apple M2 Pro
26649
Integer Math55.3 GOps/s57.8 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math50 GOps/s73.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Search269 M primes/s356 M primes/s
Random String Sort34.8 M strings/s41 M strings/s
Data Encryption15.2 GB/s15.7 GB/s
Data Compression286.6 MB/s335.8 MB/s
Physics2525 frames/s3605 frames/s
Extended Instructions14 M matrices/s143 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
3849
Apple M2 Pro
2666
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
15100
Apple M2 Pro
14489
File Compression1500 MB/s1630 MB/s
Clang Compilation118.3 KLines/s125.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser335.8 pages/s356.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering396.3 MP/sec352.9 MP/sec
Text Processing357.1 pages/s266.9 pages/s
Background Blur72.2 frames/s53.8 frames/s
Photo Processing141.5 frames/s126.3 frames/s
Ray Tracing17.8 MP/sec17 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M4 (10-Core)
n/a
Apple M2 Pro
198.23

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 686.4 PPW 483 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1092.1 PPW 888.3 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 44.4 PPW 26.5 PPW
Blender / W n/a 6.61 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced May, 7, 2024 January, 17, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv8
Codename Apple M4 Apple M2
Integrated GPU Apple M4 GPU (10-core) Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 8
Threads 4 8
Frequency 4.41 GHz 3.5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores64
Threads64
Frequency2.59 GHz2.4 GHz
General
Cores count1012
Threads count1012
Multiplier44xn/a
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache16 KB/core32 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count 28 billion 40 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 22 W 30 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-7500 LPDDR5-6400
Max Size 32 GB 32 GB
Channels 4 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 120 GB 204.8 GB

Other

PCIe Version n/a 4.0

Note

Apple M4 (10-Core):

SoC is designed using ARMv9.2-A architecture.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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