[ APPLE ]
Processors
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
Overall Score
86/100
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) is an engineering-tested processors achieving an overall rating of 86/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.
Benchmark Performance Scores
Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
Rating: Very Good
89/100
Performance
Rating: Excellent
99/100
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.59 GHz |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.51 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 |
| E-Threads | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 16MB (shared) |
| Multiplier | 45x |
| P-Cores | 8 |
| P-Threads | 8 |
| Total Cores | 12 |
| Total Threads | 12 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Background blur | 84.2 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 165.8 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 2120 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 484.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 486.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 189.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 25.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 368.5 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Codename | Apple M4 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| Released | October 29, 2024 |
| Successor | -Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) |
| Type | Laptop |
| Vendor | Apple |
Memory Support
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| ECC Support | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 273 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 16 |
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-8533 |
Package
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP (PL1) | 38 W |
PassMark
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Data compression | 409.9 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | 19.5 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | 21.8B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 460M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | 71.5 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | 70.9 GOps/sec |
| Physics | 4875 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 46.4M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 37.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 539.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 860.8 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark |
| 📘 2025-02-23(Amandeep) | GeekBench |
| 📘 2025-04-16(Infrra) | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2025-11-21(TommyYOyoyo) | GeekBench |
| 📘 2026-03-07(skibidigomgom) | Cinebench 2024 |
iGPU
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Execution Units | 256 |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1578 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| ROPs | 64 |
| Shading Units | 2048 |
| TGP | 26 W |
| TMUs | 128 |
Strengths & Limitations
Key Advantages
- Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.
Key Considerations
- No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.
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Methodology, Provenance & Verification
Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).