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Apple M4 vs Apple M4 Pro

Apple M4 Pro scores higher overall and wins 2 of 5 areas, but Apple M4 still wins 0.

Apple M4

Apple · May 2024

Price not listed

49 / 100 spec score

Apple M4 Pro

Apple · Oct 2024

Price not listed

55 / 100 spec score

Higher overall

Area by area

Apple M4Apple M4 Pro
Multi-core potentialApple M4 Pro leads2643
Single-core potentialApple M4 Pro leads4447
Cache——
Efficiency——
AI acceleration7676

Why pick Apple M4

No clear spec advantages.

38 TOPS Neural Engine

Why pick Apple M4 Pro

  • Cores: 14 vs 10
  • Threads: 14 vs 10
  • Max boost: 4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz

Up to 14 CPU cores

Tiebreaker

What matters to you?

Set how much each area matters. The verdict updates instantly and stays on your device.

Your pick

Apple M4 Pro

Scores 53 vs 49 on your weighting.

  1. Apple M4 Pro53
  2. Apple M449

Full specifications

Overview
Apple M4Apple M4 Pro
SegmentLaptop / tabletLaptop / desktop
ArchitectureApple siliconApple silicon
SocketSoCSoC
ProcessTSMC N3ETSMC N3E
Cores & clocks
Apple M4Apple M4 Pro
Cores1014
Threads1014
Core layout4 performance + 6 efficiency10 performance + 4 efficiency
Max boost4.4 GHz4.5 GHz
Cache & memory
Apple M4Apple M4 Pro
Memory supportLPDDR5X unified, up to 32 GBLPDDR5X unified, up to 64 GB
Power & graphics
Apple M4Apple M4 Pro
Integrated graphicsApple 10-core GPUApple GPU, up to 20 cores
NPU38 TOPS38 TOPS

Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.