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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) vs Apple M4 (8-CPU)
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance
14C / 14T · 4.51 GHz
Apple M4 (8-CPU)
99 %
8C / 8T · 4.46 GHz
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
14C / 14T · 4.51 GHz
Apple M4 (8-CPU)
43 %
8C / 8T · 4.46 GHz
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
14C / 14T · 4.51 GHz
Apple M4 (8-CPU)
98 %
8C / 8T · 4.46 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
14C / 14T · 3.50 GHz
Apple M4 (8-CPU)
43 %
8C / 8T · 0.91 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
14C / 14T · 4.51 GHz
Apple M4 (8-CPU)
96 %
8C / 8T · 4.46 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple M4 Pro (20 Core)
Apple M4 (8-CPU)
43 %
Apple M4 (8 Core)
AI performance (NPU)
14C / 14T · 1.26 GHz
Apple M4 (8-CPU)
100 %
8C / 8T · 0.91 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) | Apple M4 (8-CPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple M series (38) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | Apple M4 (7) | Apple M4 (7) |
| Architecture | M4 | M4 |
| Technology | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
| Socket | ||
| Predecessor | Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) | Apple M3 |
| Successor | Apple M5 Pro (18-CPU 20-GPU) |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) | Apple M4 (8-CPU) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 14 / 14 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 10x Donan P-Core 1.26 - 4.51 GHz |
4x Donan P-Core 0.91 - 4.46 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Donan E-Core 1.02 - 2.59 GHz |
4x Donan E-Core 0.90 - 2.85 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 36.00 MB | 20.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | ||
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) | Apple M4 (8-CPU) |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple M4 Pro (20 Core) | Apple M4 (8 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.58 GHz | 0.34 - 1.58 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 320 / 2560 | 128 / 1024 |
| Raytracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | 24 GB |
| Technology | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2024 | Q4/2024 |
NPU AI performance
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) | Apple M4 (8-CPU) |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS | 16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) | Apple M4 (8-CPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5X-8533 (273.0 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-7500 (120.0 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) | Apple M4 (8-CPU) |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 50 W | 18 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 5 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) | Apple M4 (8-CPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | macOS, iPadOS | macOS, iPadOS |
| Instruction set | Armv9.2-A (64 bit) | Armv9.2-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME |
| Release date | Q4/2024 | Q4/2024 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents |
User Reviews
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