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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) has 14 cores with 14 threads and is based on the 4. gen of the Apple M series series. The processor was released in Q4/2024.
| Name: | Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) |
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| Family: | Apple M series (30) |
| CPU group: | Apple M4 (7) |
| Architecture: | M4 |
| Technology: | 3 nm |
| Segment: | Notebook |
| Generation: | 4 |
| Predecessor: | Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 14 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) is 0.70 GHz (4.50 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 14 / 14 |
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| Core architecture: | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| A-Core: | 10x Donan P-Core |
| B-Core: | 4x Donan E-Core |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
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| Overclocking: | No |
| A-Core Frequency: | 0.70 GHz (4.50 GHz) |
| B-Core Frequency: | 0.74 GHz (2.85 GHz) |
NPU AI performance
The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
| AI hardware: | Apple Neural Engine |
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| AI specifications: | 16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU: | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
The Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) uses the Apple M4 Pro (20 Core), which has 2560 texture shaders and 320 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Apple M4 Pro (20 Core) |
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| GPU frequency: | 0.39 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.68 GHz |
| Compute units: | 320 |
| Shader: | 2560 |
| Hardware Raytracing: | Yes |
| Release date: | Q4/2024 |
| Max. displays: | 2 |
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| Generation: | -- |
| Direct X: | -- |
| Technology: | 3 nm |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 32 GB |
| Frame Generation: | No |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
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| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | Decode |
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| AVC: | Decode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 273.0 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| LPDDR5X-8533 | 273.0 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 64 GB |
| Memory channels: | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 4.0 |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 40 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 40 W |
| TDP (PL2): | 45 W |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | 100 °C |
Technical details
The Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) is made in 3 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 36.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 3 nm |
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| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | -- |
| L2-Cache: | 36.00 MB |
| L3-Cache: | -- |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
| Operating systems: | macOS, iPadOS |
| Virtualization: | Apple Virtualization Framework |
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| Instruction set (ISA): | Armv9-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME |
| Release date: | Q4/2024 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
14C 14T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU)
14C 14T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Apple M4 Pro (12-CPU 16-GPU)
12C 12T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Apple M4 (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 4.41 GHz |
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Apple M4 (10-CPU)
10C 10T @ 4.41 GHz |
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU)
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU)
14C 14T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Apple M4 Pro (12-CPU 16-GPU)
12C 12T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
14C 14T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Apple M4 (10-CPU)
10C 10T @ 4.41 GHz |
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Apple M4 (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 4.41 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU)
14C 14T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Apple M4 Pro (12-CPU 16-GPU)
12C 12T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
14C 14T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz |
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Apple M4 (10-CPU)
10C 10T @ 4.41 GHz |
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Apple M4 (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 4.41 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
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Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU)
14C 14T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
14C 14T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU)
14C 14T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Apple M4
9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz |
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Apple M4 (10-CPU)
10C 10T @ 4.41 GHz |
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Apple M4 Pro (12-CPU 16-GPU)
12C 12T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU)
12C 12T @ 4.06 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU)
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
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Apple M4 Pro (12-CPU 16-GPU)
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-13850HX
20C 28T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
14C 14T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU)
14C 14T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-14650HX
16C 24T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-14700HX
20C 28T @ 2.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz |
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CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
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Apple M4 (8-CPU)
9,980 CB R23 MC @ 18 W |
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Apple M4 Pro (12-CPU 16-GPU)
21,929 CB R23 MC @ 40 W |
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Apple M4 (10-CPU)
13,115 CB R23 MC @ 25 W |
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU)
23,436 CB R23 MC @ 45 W |
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Apple M3 (8-GPU)
10,437 CB R23 MC @ 22 W |
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Apple M3
10,437 CB R23 MC @ 22 W |
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
13,450 CB R23 MC @ 30 W |
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AI performance (NPU)
The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
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Intel Core Ultra 5 228V
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core Ultra 5 236V
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core Ultra 5 238V
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU)
14C 14T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
14C 14T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Apple M4 Pro (12-CPU 16-GPU)
12C 12T @ 0.70 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
347 entries
347 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
345 entries
345 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
635 entries
635 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
617 entries
617 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,857 entries
1,857 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,792 entries
1,792 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,506 entries
2,506 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,132 entries
2,132 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,446 entries
2,446 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
137 entries
137 entries
AI performance (NPU)
165 entries
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