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Apple M4 Pro (14-core)

Released Nov 8, 2024Laptop ProcessorCore i7 check: Tier A

The sweet spot of Apple silicon: 10 performance cores get within striking distance of the Max for far less money, and Thunderbolt 5 comes standard.

Pros

  • Multi-core performance rivals desktop chips
  • Thunderbolt 5 support
  • Excellent efficiency under sustained load
  • 273GB/s unified memory bandwidth
  • Runs cool and quiet in Mac mini and MacBook Pro

Cons

  • Capped at 64GB unified memory
  • GPU is a big step down from the Max
  • No user upgrades after purchase
75.2Inno Score

Very good

Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.

Single-core85.4
Multi-core70.5
Efficiency93.3
Platform51.1

Full specifications

Everything we track for the Apple M4 Pro (14-core)

General

Announced
2024
Process
3 nm

Cores & Clocks

Cores
14
Performance cores
10
Efficiency cores
4
Threads
14
Boost clock
4.5 GHz

Integrated GPU

iGPU
Apple 20-core GPU

Memory

Memory support
LPDDR5X-8533
Max memory
64 GB

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (single)
3,920Top 8%
Geekbench 6 (multi)
22,400Top 6%
Cinebench R23 (single)
2,210Top 6%
Cinebench R23 (multi)
22,600Top 16%
PassMark
37,968Top 13%

Quick answers

Is the Apple M4 Pro (14-core) good in 2026?

The Apple M4 Pro (14-core) earns an Inno Score of 75.2/100 (“Very good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The sweet spot of Apple silicon: 10 performance cores get within striking distance of the Max for far less money, and Thunderbolt 5 comes standard.

Does the Apple M4 Pro (14-core) count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?

Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 37,968 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26, 2026), which puts it in Tier A of our CPU tier checker: current Core i7 H / Core Ultra 7 / Ryzen 7 class and above. It is an Arm-based chip, so a requirement that asks specifically for an Intel or AMD (x86-64) processor excludes it. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.

What are the key specs of the Apple M4 Pro (14-core)?

Cores: 14 · Threads: 14 · Boost clock: 4.5 GHz

What are the closest alternatives to the Apple M4 Pro (14-core)?

Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, Apple M3 Max (16-core) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.

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