Early Geekbench scores show M4 Pro may outpace Mac Pro with M2 Ultra

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Supposed scores for the M4 Pro chipset have shown up on Geekbench, and it easily outperforms the Mac Pro with M2 Ultra in single- and multi-core scores.

Three Apple M4 chip graphics side by side: M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max, each with distinct gradient backgrounds.
M4 Pro benchmarks show it may be a powerhouse



The M4 Pro is an option for the new Mac mini and MacBook Pro. While these products don't launch for the public until November 8, early testers are running benchmarks.

According to a score for Mac16,7 on Geekbench, the M4 Pro is a powerful chipset capable of outperforming the M2 Ultra found in Mac Pro. It received a single-core score of 3,925 and a multi-core score of 22,669.

For comparison, the Mac Pro with M2 Ultra has a 2,868 single-core score and a 22,065 multi-core score. This is the configuration with a 24-core CPU and 192GB of RAM.

The Mac16,7 could be one of the new MacBook Pro models. It shows it has an M4 Pro clocking at 4.51GHz with a 14-core CPU and 48GB of RAM.

If these scores are accurate, the M4 Pro will prove to be a formidable chipset, to say nothing of M4 Max or the inevitable M4 Ultra. Review embargoes likely lift early next week ahead of the November 8 launch, so the Geekbench scores can be verified then.



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Comments

  • Reply 1 of 7
    jrfunkjrfunk Posts: 15member
    There must be something wrong with the Extreme chip! Or there was never an Extreme chip? 
    If it exists, that’s my replacement Mac Pro! 
    watto_cobra
  • Reply 2 of 7
    netroxnetrox Posts: 1,504member
    That is actually an incredible scale of performance. You can have a Mac mini configured just like that and it's only $2199 which is definitely cheaper than M2 Ultra starting at $3999 - it's much a mini version of Mac Studio. 


    edited October 31 entropyswatto_cobra
  • Reply 3 of 7
    entropysentropys Posts: 4,304member
    The margins on a studio would have to be a lot better than a Mac mini. More headroom, particularly as more likely to be  upspeccing.
    it’s like getting up and leaving money on the table.
    watto_cobra
  • Reply 4 of 7
    IG-apple_viennaIG-apple_vienna Posts: 7member
    A Mac Studio with the M4 max would be the perfect machine - even faster than the M2 Ultra.

    I hope they release it soon - because waiting for an M4 Ultra could take some time - and having the Mac mini outperforming the Mac Studio is a bit weird..


    keithwwatto_cobra
  • Reply 5 of 7
    blastdoorblastdoor Posts: 3,579member
    When you look at the subscores there are many where the M2 Ultra leads. Part of the issue is that not all components of the GB suite scale perfectly with more cores. That’s fine because that’s reality — some things scale well with more cores and some don’t. 

    But it means you need to really understand the details to know what to buy. Presumably people who buy the Ultra have workloads that scale well across many cores. For those folks, the M2 Ultra might still make more sense. 

    I think the comparison to the m1 ultra is more interesting because the m4 pro is at worst tied (more or less) on some tests but leads by large margins on others. So, at least for cpu, the m4 pro clearly beats the m1 ultra. That’s what really impresses me.
    ForumPostlotonesbeowulfschmidtwatto_cobra
  • Reply 6 of 7
    dewmedewme Posts: 5,746member
    There is nothing better than to see Apple continue to push the envelope on performance.

    I know it feels a bit disappointing to see your rocket ship high-end Mac from 2-3 years ago being topped by supposedly lower-end Macs being released today, but that is what we call Progress. The good thing is that the high-end Mac you bought 2-3 years ago, and even further back, is still an awesome machine that gets the job done. If you must always have the newest and best Mac (or other Apple product), you're living your life on a treadmill that Apple sets the speed control on. Nothing wrong with that if that's your desire or need, but sticking with your current version is by no means a negative thing (for many users). It just means that when you do jump on the latest and greatest new version you are going to be even more appreciative of what it delivers.

    Tim Cook always ends his product launch presentation with the same phrase: "This is our best iPhone (or whatever product) ever." So far, Apple is doing a pretty good job of making that statement hold true and be repeated year after year after year ... 
    muthuk_vanalingamdanoxlotoneswilliamlondonwatto_cobra
  • Reply 7 of 7
    keithwkeithw Posts: 155member
    I've been holding out until I could buy a machine that met or exceeded my current eGPU Metal score of 197,420.  It appears from the "leaked benchmarks" that the new M4 Max MBP can do just that, or comes very close (195,781 is the highest I see.)  So the dilemma I face is to buy the M4 Max MBP now, or wait for the M4 Max Studio sometime in the next 8 months or so. 
    edited November 4 watto_cobra
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