Apple M4 Pro 14 Core — Benchmarks & Specs
Bottom line: how fast is the Apple M4 Pro 14 Core?
For local LLM inference it generates 11.0 tokens/sec running llama3.1:34b at q4_K_M under ollama, per heyuan110.com. In PassMark CPU Mark it scores 38,020 points, per PassMark Software. Across all its cores it scores 23,435 points in Cinebench R23 multi, per Notebookcheck.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The Apple M4 Pro 14 Core is a processor from Apple. Data on this page draws on 16 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), 11 community AI inference reports, 5 measured game frame-rate results, compiled from Notebookcheck, heyuan110.com, PassMark Software, LLMCheck, Contra Collective, Geekbench Browser, llama.cpp GitHub, Mac Gamer HQ, MacGamingDB; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the Apple M4 Pro 14 Core, comparing it against other processors in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, synthetic benchmark scores, or local LLM inference).
Gaming Performance (measured FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Test GPU | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 1080p | Ultra | 61 fps | — | Not recorded | Mac Gamer HQ 2025-04-23 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | High | 50 fps | — | Not recorded | MacGamingDB 2024-11-01 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 1440p | Ultra | 42 fps | — | Not recorded | Notebookcheck 2024-10-30 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | Ultra | 40 fps | — | Not recorded | Notebookcheck 2024-10-30 | |
| Control | 1080p | Ultra RT on | 38 fps | — | Not recorded | Mac Gamer HQ 2025-04-23 |
AI Inference Performance
Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.
| Model | Quantization | Relative | Tokens/sec | VRAM used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3:4b | q4_K_M mlx | 118.0 tok/s | — | LLMCheck 2026-02-01 | |
| phi-4-mini | q4_K_M ollama | 108.0 tok/s | — | LLMCheck 2026-03-01 | |
| mistral:7b | q4_K_M mlx | 98.0 tok/s | — | LLMCheck 2026-02-01 | |
| qwen2.5:14b | q4_K_M mlx | 55.0 tok/s | — | Contra Collective 2026-04-08 | |
| llama:7b | q4_0 llama.cpp | 50.7 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub 2024-11-01 | |
| llama2:7b | q4_0 llama.cpp | 50.7 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #4167 2024-11-01 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q4_K_M ollama | 42.0 tok/s | — | heyuan110.com 2026-04-14 | |
| qwen2.5:32b | q4_K_M mlx | 35.0 tok/s | — | Contra Collective 2026-04-08 | |
| llama:7b | q8_0 llama.cpp | 30.7 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub 2024-11-01 | |
| qwen2.5:14b | q4_K_M ollama | 24.0 tok/s | — | heyuan110.com 2026-04-14 | |
| llama3.1:34b | q4_K_M ollama | 11.0 tok/s | — | heyuan110.com 2026-04-14 |
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PassMark CPU Mark | 38,020 points | PassMark Software 2026-06-02 | |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 23,435 points | Notebookcheck 2024-11-13 | |
| Cinebench R23 Multi | 23,433 points | Notebookcheck 2024-11-06 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 22,527 points | Notebookcheck 2024-11-13 | |
| Geekbench 6 Multi | 22,459 points | Geekbench Browser 2024-11-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 22,457 points | Geekbench Browser 2024-10-30 | |
| PassMark Single Thread Rating | 4,553 points | PassMark Software 2026-06-30 | |
| PassMark Single-Thread Rating | 4,548 points | PassMark Software 2026-09-01 | |
| PassMark Single Thread | 4,547 points | PassMark Software 2026-10-04 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 3,882 points | Notebookcheck 2024-11-13 |
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