11.01.2024
The first Geekbench 6 benchmark results for the M4 Pro chip surfaced today. Impressively, the results that are available so far show that the highest-end M4 Pro chip is faster

Here is a comparison of the results:
- Mac mini with M4 Pro (14-core CPU): 22,094 multi-core score (average of 11 results)
- Mac Studio with M2 Ultra (24-core CPU): 21,351 (average of more than 600 results)
What this means is that you can now purchase a Mac mini with a 14-core M4 Pro for $1,599 in the U.S. and get similar to faster peak performance than a Mac Studio with the 24-core M2 Ultra, a configuration that starts at $3,999.
As for year-over-year performance improvements, the M4 Pro is up to 45% faster than the highest-end M3 Pro chip in terms of multi-core CPU performance, based on the Geekbench 6 results that are available so far.
Here is a comparison of the results:
- Mac mini with M4 Pro (14-core CPU): 22,094 multi-core score (average of 11 results)
- 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 Pro (12-core CPU): 15,282 (average of more than 4,000 results)
All of Apple's new Macs launch on Friday, November 8.
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