The first M4 Pro Mac mini Geekbench scores have started to surface online. Needless to say, this tiny Mac is way too fast.
M4 Pro Mac mini Beats the M3 Max in Single-Core Performance and M2 Ultra in Multi-Core Performance in Geekbench
Apple’s press release for the new Mac mini made sure everyone got the message loud and clear – the M4 and M4 Pro chips are really, really fast. If you need real-world proof about this, then the first Geekbench scores should be more than enough to set things in stone.
There are multiple scores uploaded on the Geekbench website, and all of them show that the M4 Pro-powered Mac mini is an extremely fast Mac, that too in a small five-by-five-inch enclosure.
Right off the bat, you’ll notice how the M4 Pro chip easily manages a single-core score of 3,700+ while it easily crosses 22,000 when it comes to multi-core performance. These are absolutely insane numbers.
To give you a small perspective into how good these numbers are, that single-core performance by the M4 Pro easily takes the crown away from the M3 Max, which scored 3,128. Meanwhile, the multi-core score of 22,000+ is more than what the current champ, the M2 Ultra, can manage.
With numbers like these, Apple has really outdone itself with the Mac mini. A computer this small delivering this much performance makes the Mac Studio, with the fastest possible chip, look bad.
In terms of CPU performance, keep that in mind.
The game is completely going to change once we start getting scores for the M4 Max which is part of the new MacBook Pro lineup. However, we are still waiting for the M4 Ultra chip to make its debut as well. Once that surfaces, it’s going to be total annihilation.
The leap from M2 to M3 wasn’t that big, but the jump to M4 is massive. Instead of focusing on efficiency only, M4 is all about performance across the board, and the Geekbench scores prove that as well.
I still wish Apple gave iMac users the option to upgrade to the M4 Pro chip as well. With such a beautiful design and display, Apple’s best-looking desktop computer could have been even better with extra firepower under the hood.
But hey, who knows if the rumored larger iMac might just do that.
