M4 Pro (12 cores): specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
M4 Pro (12 cores) provides good benchmark performance at 27.69% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
Apple started M4 Pro (12 cores) sales 30 October 2024. This is desktop processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 12 cores and 12 threads, and is based on 3 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4512 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is a processor with a TDP of 32 Watt. It supports DDR5 memory.
Primary details
M4 Pro (12 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 170 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Series | Apple M4 | |
| Power efficiency | 82.46 | of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme) |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | |
| Threads | 12 | |
| Base clock speed | 2.592 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.51 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | |
| 64 bit support | + |
Compatibility
Information on M4 Pro (12 cores) compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by M4 Pro (12 cores)'s memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into M4 Pro (12 cores).
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 16-core GPU |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of M4 Pro (12 cores). Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
CrossMark Overall
WebXPRT 4 Overall
Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core
Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for M4 Pro (12 cores), according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for M4 Pro (12 cores) in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 20 configurations using M4 Pro (12 cores) in our database.
