During the night from Sunday to Monday, a Russian YouTuber managed to publish on YouTube an unboxing of a MacBook Pro with the M4 chip. The problem is that this new MacBook Pro has not been announced, which leaves a bitter taste for Apple since it is obviously a product that has left its production area. In addition to unboxing, it turns out that this MacBook Pro is in working order with the M4 chip inside, the perfect opportunity to see a preview of what this new chip has in its belly compared to the competition.
The M4 chip before its announcement on the MacBook Pro
As Apple prepares to launch its first Macs equipped with the M4 chip in early November, the first data on its performance is beginning to emerge. A recent YouTube leak gives us a glimpse of the capabilities of the new MacBook Pro M4, “Mac16.1” model. Thanks to tests carried out on Geekbench, the scores of this model reveal a real advance in terms of power.
The MacBook Pro M4, equipped with a 10-core processor, scores an impressive 3864 in single-core and 15288 in multi-core on Geekbench. In comparison, the basic iPad Pro with the M4 chip and its 9-core processor achieves 3647 and 13135 points respectively. iPad Pro models with 10 cores, meanwhile, record multi-core scores around 14,500, which is still below Mac performance.
MacBook Pro M4 on the run
Comparison with the previous generation
Compared to the M3 chip, the M4 takes a leap in performance, this is particularly obvious on the MacBook Pro. Tests reveal a 26.7% single-core and 30.6% multi-core performance increase. The iMac M3 (with an 8-core CPU and 5-core GPU) scored 3048 in single-core and 11708 in multi-core, putting the new M4 devices clearly in the lead.
Additionally, the MacBook Pro M4’s Metal score reached 57603, which surpassed the iPad Pro M4 which scored 53374. In comparison, the M3 chip scored 47414, marking an improvement of approximately 21.5% in terms of performance. graphics for the new generation.
M4 Macs could even benefit from more efficient thermal management, which offers a slight performance improvement over M4 iPads. This better thermal control allows the chip to maintain higher speeds over longer periods of time, a huge benefit for users.
