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Apple M4 Max vs Apple M4 Pro: Comparison
Apple M4 Max and Apple M4 Pro separate most on memory channels: Apple M4 Max at 8, Apple M4 Pro at 4, 50% in favour of Apple M4 Max. L2 Cache splits them by another 40%, again favouring Apple M4 Max. They match on 18 other specifications, including product line, form factor and release year. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the Apple M4 Max scores 470 against 344 for the Apple M4 Pro, a lead of 27%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Apple | Apple |
| Product Line | Other | Other |
| Form Factor | Laptop | Laptop |
| Model Number | M4 Max | M4 Pro |
| Core/Thread Count | 16 Core / 16 Thread (12 Performance + 4 Efficiency) | 14 Core / 14 Thread (10 Performance + 4 Efficiency) |
| Release Year | 2024 | 2024 |
| TDP | 50 W | 35 W |
| Market Segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Cache | 40MB L2 + 4MB L1 | 24MB L2 + 4MB L1 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 4.5 GHz / 2.9 GHz | 4.5 GHz / 2.9 GHz |
| Socket Status | Current | Current |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Performance Cores | 12 | 10 |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | 4 |
| SMT Enabled | No | No |
| P-Core Base Clock | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| L2 Cache | 40 MB | 24 MB-40% |
| Base Power | 50 W | 35 W |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Max Memory Speed | 8533 | 8533 |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 4-50% |
| Max Memory Capacity | 128 | 64 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
| Integrated Graphics | Yes | Yes |
| Retail Availability | Soldered Only | Soldered Only |
| Series | Apple Silicon | Apple Silicon |
| CPU Process Node | 3 Nanometers | 3 Nanometers |
| Architecture | Apple Silicon, Fourth Generation | Apple Silicon, Fourth Generation |
| Cores | 16 | 14 |
| Threads | 16 | 14 |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (CPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every core at once. The score measures sustained multi-core throughput, so a chip that wins here can still lose at gaming, where one or two fast cores matter more. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that chip on the same Blender version.