[satvikpendem]

Well, it'd be a surprise if the latest chip weren't the fastest. Intel is finding this out the hard way right now.

[svpk]

The surprise is that it’s only the second level chip (Standard, Pro, Max, Ultra) but that the M4 Pro outperforms both the M3 Max (there is no M3 Ultra at this point) and the M2 Ultra (a chip with almost twice as many cores as the M4 Pro).

[zamadatix]

Geekbench is more a "mid threading" benchmark on the multicore. Those extra 2x cores aren't really going to do much to increase the score as a result.

[burnerthrow008]

> it’s only the second level chip

Sure, but (see my other comment in this thread): Max and Pro chips differ in GPU not CPU, and this benchmark says nothing about GPU performance.

[thrw42A8N]

It's a surprise that a Mac Mini is faster than previous gen Mac Studio. Now I can't wait for Mac Studio with M4.

[pier25]

It's like comparing the latest i5 with a previous gen i9.

[OptionOfT]

Aren't the latest Intels slightly slower for a massive drop in power consumption?

[satvikpendem]

On laptops, yes, but I was referring to their latest desktop chips which are actually worse in performance than the previous generation, somehow.

[supportengineer]

Who's Intel?

[Koshkin]

Did you mean "whose"?