The primary Geekbench 6 benchmark outcomes for the M4 Professional chip surfaced immediately. Impressively, the outcomes which can be out there to date present that the highest-end M4 Professional chip is quicker than the highest-end M2 Extremely chip by way of peak multi-core CPU efficiency.
Here’s a comparability of the outcomes:
- Mac mini with M4 Professional (14-core CPU): 22,094 multi-core rating (common of 11 outcomes)
- Mac Studio with M2 Extremely (24-core CPU): 21,351 (common of greater than 600 outcomes)
Based mostly on these outcomes, the M4 Professional now holds the file of being the quickest Apple silicon chip ever within the Geekbench 6 database. In fact, it is going to quickly be surpassed by the M4 Max chip with a 16-core CPU, however no outcomes can be found for that chip as of writing. We are going to publish a follow-up report with the M4 Max outcomes as soon as they’re out there.
What this implies is that you may now buy a Mac mini with a 14-core M4 Professional for $1,599 within the U.S. and get just like sooner peak efficiency than a Mac Studio with the 24-core M2 Extremely, a configuration that begins at $3,999.
As for year-over-year efficiency enhancements, the M4 Professional is as much as 45% sooner than the highest-end M3 Professional chip by way of multi-core CPU efficiency, primarily based on the Geekbench 6 outcomes which can be out there to date.
Here’s a comparability of the outcomes:
- Mac mini with M4 Professional (14-core CPU): 22,094 multi-core rating (common of 11 outcomes)
- 14-inch MacBook Professional with M3 Professional (12-core CPU): 15,282 (common of greater than 4,000 outcomes)
Learn our earlier protection of the M4 Professional announcement to study extra in regards to the chip.
All of Apple’s new Macs launch on Friday, November 8.
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