Joe Rossignol
The first Geekbench 6 test results for the M4 Pro chip appeared today. Impressively, the results available so far show that the highest-end M4 Pro chip is faster than the highest-end M2 Ultra chip in terms of peak multi-core CPU performance.
Here's a comparison of the results:
- Mac mini with M4 Pro (14-core CPU): 22,094 multi-core score (average of 11 results)
- Mac Studio with M2 Ultra (24-core CPU): 21,351 (average of over 600 results)
Based on these results, the M4 The Pro now holds the record for the fastest Apple silicon chip in the Geekbench 6 database. Of course, it will soon be surpassed by the M4 Max chip with a 16-core CPU, but at the time of writing, results are not yet available for that chip. We’ll post a follow-up report with M4 Max results as they become available.
This means you can now buy a Mac mini with a 14-core M4 Pro for $1,599 in the US and get the same or better peak performance as a Mac Studio with a 24-core M2 Ultra, which starts at $3,999.
In terms of year-over-year performance improvement, the M4 Pro is 45% faster than the highest-end M3 Pro chip in terms of multi-core CPU performance, based on the Geekbench 6 results available so far.
Here’s how the results compare:
- Mac mini with M4 Pro (14-core CPU): 22,094 multi-core score (average of 11 results)
- 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 Pro (12-core): 15,282 (average of over 4,000 results)
Read our previous coverage of the M4 Pro announcement to learn more about the chip.
All of Apple's new Macs launch on Friday, November 8.
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