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M4 Max Chip Up to 25% Faster Than M2 Ultra in First Benchmark Results

The first Geekbench 6 benchmark results for the high-end M4 Max chip (https://browser.geekbench.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=mac16%2C5) with a 16-core CPU surfaced today, and they show that the chip is up to 25% faster than the high-end M2 Ultra chip with a 24-core CPU in terms of peak multi-core CPU performance.



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M4 Pro chip benchmark results already surfaced (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/31/m4-pro-chip-benchmark-results/) in the Geekbench 6 database on Thursday. Based on the results available so far, the M4 Max appears to be up to 20% faster than the M4 Pro in terms of peak multi-core CPU performance.



Here is a comparison of the results (averaged):



<ul><li><strong>MacBook Pro with M4 Max (16-core CPU):</strong> 26,675 multi-core score (highest result), 26,445 multi-core score (3 results)</li>



<li><strong>Mac mini with M4 Pro (14-core CPU):</strong> 22,094 multi-core score (11 results)</li>



<li><strong>Mac Studio with M2 Ultra (24-core CPU):</strong> 21,351 (More than 600 results (https://browser.geekbench.com/macs/mac-studio-2023-24c-cpu-60c-gpu))</li></ul>M4 Max is now the fastest-ever Apple silicon chip in the Geekbench 6 database, surpassing the M2 Ultra that Apple released in the Mac Studio and Mac Pro in June 2023.



As we mentioned in our previous reporting, 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. And if you want up to 25% faster performance than the M2 Ultra, the 16-inch MacBook Pro with the 16-core M4 Max starts at the same $3,999 price as the Mac Studio.<div class="linkback">Related Roundup: MacBook Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macbook-pro/)</div><div class="linkback">Tags: Benchmarks (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/benchmarks/), Geekbench (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/geekbench/)</div><div class="linkback">Buyer's Guide: 14" & 16" MacBook Pro (Buy Now) (https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#MacBook_Pro_16)</div><div class="linkback">Related Forum: MacBook Pro (https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/macbook-pro.90)</div>
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