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Apple M4 10 Cores

vs

Apple M2 Pro

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple M4 10 Cores and Apple M2 Pro processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Apple M4 10 Cores

Higher Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency: 4.46 GHz (4.46 GHz vs 3.504 GHz)
Higher Technology: Second-generation 3 nm (Second-generation 3 nm vs 5 nm)
Newer Launch Date: May 2024 (May 2024 vs January 2023)

Apple M2 Pro

More Total Cores: 12 (10 vs 12)

Basic

Apple

Label Name

Apple

May 2024

Launch Date

January 2023

Laptop

Platform

Laptop

Apple custom ARM architecture

CPU Architecture

Apple Avalanche + Apple Blizzard

Apple M4

CPU Name

Apple M2 Pro

Apple M4 10-Core

Model Name

Apple M2 Pro

TSMC

Foundry

TSMC

Generation

Apple M2 series

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

Efficient-cores

4.46 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

2.89 GHz

Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

2.424 GHz

Instruction Set Extensions

NEON

4.46 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

3.504 GHz

Extended Instruction Set

ARMv8-A, NEON

L1 Cache

P-cores: 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data per core; E-cores: 128 KB instruction + 64 KB data per core

L2 Cache

P-core cluster: 36 MB; E-core cluster: 4 MB

L3 Cache

24 MB system level cache

Second-generation 3 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

5 nm

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

ARMv8-A

28 billion

Transistor Count

40 billion

Memory Specifications

Memory Bus Width

256-bit

LPDDR5X unified memory

Memory Type

Unified LPDDR5-6400

LPDDR5 Speed

LPDDR5-6400

32 GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

32 GB

120 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

200 GB/s

7500 MT/s

Maximum Memory Speed

6400 MT/s

GPU Specifications

Thunderbolt / DisplayPort 1.4 over USB-C; HDMI

External Display Standard

Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1

Apple M4 10-core GPU

GPU Name

Apple M2 Pro GPU

Supported

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

Up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz

Max External Display Resolution

Up to two 6K 60Hz displays over Thunderbolt, or one 8K 60Hz display over HDMI

Video Concurrency

Multiple streams of 4K and 8K ProRes video

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, AV1; hardware-accelerated; frame rate not disclosed

Video Decode

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW; hardware-accelerated; frame rate not disclosed

Video Encode

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW

Video Processing Unit

Apple media engine with ProRes acceleration

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1398 MHz

Graphics Base Frequency

Graphics Base frequency refers to the rated/guaranteed graphics render clock frequency in MHz.

444 MHz

Graphics Core Count

Up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz

Max Resolution

Number of Displays Supported

Up to 2 external displays

Metal

GPU APIs

Metal, OpenCL

Graphics Performance

Up to 6.8 TFLOPS FP32

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW; AV1 decode

Media Engine

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW

Video Decode Engines

Video Encode Engines

ProRes Encode/Decode Engines

OpenCL Support

OpenCL (Open Computing Language) is a multi-platform API (Application Programming Interface) for heterogeneous parallel programming.

Yes

AI Specifications

Apple Neural Engine with next-generation ML accelerators

AI Engine

16-core Apple Neural Engine

Neural Engine Core Count

16-core Neural Engine

NPU Name

Apple Neural Engine

38 TOPS

NPU Performance

15.8 TOPS

Connectivity

Supported

Bluetooth Support

Yes

5.3

Bluetooth Version

Bluetooth 5.3

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Wi-Fi Standard

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Interfaces and Ports

Thunderbolt 4

Thunderbolt Support

Yes, Thunderbolt 4 up to 40 Gb/s

USB 4 up to 40Gb/s

USB Version

USB4

USB4 Support

Yes, USB4 up to 40 Gb/s

Miscellaneous

Hardware-Verified Secure Boot

Yes, Apple silicon secure boot chain of trust

Image Signal Processor

Apple image signal processor

Runtime Anti-Exploitation

Kernel Integrity Protection, Fast Permission Restrictions, System Coprocessor Integrity Protection, Pointer Authentication Codes, Secure Page Table Monitor