Apple M3 Pro (12C18G) vs Apple M4 (10C10G) Full Specs

Summary

12 Cores(6P+6E) 12 Threads(6P+6E) 4.05GHz	10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads(4P+6E) 4.51GHz
TDP 60W	TDP 30W
Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 120GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 18-Core M3 Pro	iGPU 10-Core M4
Peak·FP32·FP16 6.36 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 4.04 TFLOPSFP16

Core Config

12 Cores 6P 6E	10 Cores 4P 6E
12 Threads 6P 6E	10 Threads 4P 6E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.05GHz	Base Clock 4.51GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 24MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 12MB	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 36GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 3	Channels 2
Bus Width 192-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 7500MT/s
Bandwidth 153.6GB/s	Bandwidth 120GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s UC·Spec·OC 153.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s UC·Spec·OC 120GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 60W	TDP 30W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x8 15.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 18-Core M3 Pro	iGPU 10-Core M4
Shaders 2304	Shaders 1280
Boost Clock 1.38GHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 6.36 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 4.04 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Erebus	NPU Model H16 Leto
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance 18 TOPSFP16	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Lobos M3 ProVariant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Donan M4Variant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Oct 30, 2023	Release Date Oct 28, 2024

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3B	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size 219mm²	Die Size 169mm²
Transistor Count 37 Billion	Transistor Count 28 Billion
Transistor Density 169 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 165 MTr/mm²

Images

Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M3 Pro, Late 2023)MacBook Pro 16(M3 Pro, Late 2023)	Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M4, Late 2024)
Desktops -	Desktops Mac mini(M4, Late 2024)
All-in-Ones -	All-in-Ones iMac 24(M4, Four Ports, Late 2024)

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