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Apple M4 vs Apple M4 Pro — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Apple M4 Pro leads on 7 of 8 shared benchmarks (79% in Cinebench 2024 multi); the Apple M4 takes 1 (3% in Cinebench R23 single). On deepseekr1:32b, both reach about 100.0 tokens/s (per LocalLLaMA; per LocalLLaMA).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Apple M4 and the Apple M4 Pro. Both released in 2024. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from CPU-Monkey, MacRumors Forums, Notebookcheck, Tom's Hardware, Geekbench Browser, GSMArena and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkApple M4Apple M4 Pro
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better)
Source: CPU-Monkey, MacRumors Forums, Notebookcheck, Tom's Hardware		 958 points1,713 points
Cinebench 2024 single (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck		 177 points178 points
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: CPU-Monkey, Notebookcheck		 13,845 points21,321 points
Cinebench R23 Multi (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck		 —23,435 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck		 2,269 points2,213 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, Notebookcheck, GSMArena		 14,898 points22,527 points
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser		 —22,522 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, Notebookcheck, GSMArena		 3,813 points3,882 points
Geekbench 6 Single-Core (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser		 —3,878 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 22,923 pts38,023 pts
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 4,499 points—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 4,489 pts4,552 pts

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

Apple M4

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Apple M4 Pro

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Quick answers

Which is faster, the Apple M4 or the Apple M4 Pro?

The Apple M4 Pro leads on 7 of 8 shared benchmarks (79% in Cinebench 2024 multi); the Apple M4 takes 1 (3% in Cinebench R23 single).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On deepseekr1:32b, both reach about 100.0 tokens/s (per LocalLLaMA; per LocalLLaMA).

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