Apple M4 Pro 12 Core vs Apple M2 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M4 Pro 12 Core with 12 cores 4.52GHz and Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 6400)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 3.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Apple M2 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 273GB/s)
Lower TDP (30W vs 38W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+31%
2171
Apple M2 Max
1651
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+25%
18574
Apple M2 Max
14852
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+43%
3863
Apple M2 Max
2696
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+37%
20492
Apple M2 Max
14905
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+40%
170
Apple M2 Max
121
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+35%
1418
Apple M2 Max
1050
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+11%
4619
Apple M2 Max
4149
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+26%
33123
Apple M2 Max
26232
General Parameters
Oct 2024
Release Date
Jan 2023
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv9
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Apple M4
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Package
-
Transistor Count
67 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
38 W
Power Consumption
30 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
8
4.52 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.59 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
12
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
12
45
Multiplier
35x
192 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5X-8533
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
96 GB
-
Max Memory Channels
8
273 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
1800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
2048
Shader Units
4864
128
Texture Units
304
64
Raster Operation Units
152
256
Execution Units
608
26
Power Consumption
70 W
-
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
7.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
13.6 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
-
PCIe Version
4.0
