Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) vs Max (16-Core)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.51 GHz Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) with 12-cores against the 4.51 GHz Max (16-Core) with 16-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
- More powerful Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) integrated graphics: 16.2 vs 6.5 TFLOPS
- Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM
- Around 273 GB/s (100%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Has 4 more physical cores
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 5470 | 6324 |
Cinebench Scores (79th and 22nd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 2120 MB/sec | 2680 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 165.8 Klines/sec | 219.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 484.7 pages/sec | 699.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 486.8 Mpixels/sec | 771.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 368.5 pages/sec | 381.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 84.2 images/sec | 92.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 189.3 images/sec | 236.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 25.9 Mpixels/sec | 36.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 70.9 GOps/sec | 98.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 71.5 GOps/sec | 101.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 460M Primes/sec | 627M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 46.4M Strings/sec | 64.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 19.5 GBytes/sec | 27 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 409.9 MBytes/sec | 572.9 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 4875 Frames/sec | 6614 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 21.8B Matrices/sec | 30.3B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 37.4 PPW | 29.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 539.4 PPW | 374.1 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 860.8 PPW | 627.2 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 6.79 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-03-07 (skibidigomgom) | Cinebench 2024 | 172 / 1421 |
| π 2025-11-21 (TommyYOyoyo) | GeekBench | 4066 / 21270 |
| π 2025-04-16 (Infrra) | Cinebench 2024 | 169 / 1297 |
| π 2025-02-23 (Amandeep) | GeekBench | 3911 / 20685 |
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-07-20 (Rahul) | Cinebench 2024 | 177 / 1954 |
| π 2025-07-10 (thomas) | GeekBench | 4094 / 26275 |
| π 2025-04-02 (BigJake) | Cinebench 2024 | 178 / 2001 |
| π 2025-02-17 (MM) | Cinebench 2024 | 173 / 1928 |
| π 2024-11-12 (Jason C) | Cinebench 2024 | 177 / 2004 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) and Max (16-Core)General
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
| Released | October 29, 2024 | October 30, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Apple M4 | Apple M4 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) | Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) |
| Successor | - Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) | - Apple M5 Max (40-Ρore GPU) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 12 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.51 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.59 GHz | 2.59 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Multiplier | 45x | 45x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 38 W | 70 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (12th and 5th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) | Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1578 MHz | 1578 MHz |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 5120 |
| TMUs | 128 | 320 |
| ROPs | 64 | 160 |
| Execution Units | 256 | 640 |
| TGP | 26 W | 50 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-8533 | - LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 16 | 32 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 273 GB/s | 546 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
Further details
Notes on M4 Pro (12-Core):
- SoC is designed using ARMv9.2-A architecture.
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