by satvikpendem on 11/1/24, 12:20 PM
Well, it'd be a surprise if the latest chip weren't the fastest. Intel is finding this out the hard way right now.
by 015a on 11/1/24, 2:09 PM
Not true, obviously: M4 Max in the new Macbook Pros has been benchmarked to be faster [1].
Its not just a little faster than the #2; looking at ~15-20% uplifts in both single and multi compared to the previous kings. The previous production single core #1 was ~3100; Apple skipped over most of the 3000s right into the 4000s.
[1] https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/8593555/
by randcraw on 11/1/24, 5:46 PM
So the new Mini is faster than all existing Macs (at least on multicore Geekbench). That revelation sort of throws a monkey wrench into the grand plan of seldom buying a super-duper Mac that will perform competitively for years. Better to buy the cheapest Mac possible (with a Pro CPU) and leave the Studios and Pros to rich fools eager to part with their megabucks.
by zamadatix on 11/1/24, 1:52 PM
Geekbench multi falls off a cliff after ~16 cores. E.g. the Epyc 9654 with 96 cores benches lower than the Ryzen 7950X with 16 cores of the same generation.
by grahamj on 11/1/24, 2:29 PM
So Ultra used to be the max but now Max is max… until Ultra goes past the max and Max is no longer the max.
Until the next Max that goes beyond Ultra!
by betaby on 11/1/24, 3:27 PM
Laptops with AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX or Intel Ultra 7 look bleak performance wise and expensive price wise than compared with M4. Snapdragon X Elite is just a flop compared with M4.
by solardev on 11/1/24, 12:33 PM
Well, just wait till they benchmark the M4 Max a week later.
by pram on 11/1/24, 1:53 PM
There's more comparisons in the forum, looks like the single core increase is insane. My wallet is ready for the Mac Studio, Timmy!
by tiffanyh on 11/1/24, 1:50 PM
A maxed out Mac mini (M4/14-core) has more total cores than a mid-level Mac Studio (M2/12-core).
by Refusing23 on 11/1/24, 1:59 PM
well... im shocked. the newest chip is the fastest.
i do wonder how much difference cooling does, and the temps and noise of that new mini
by SurgeArrest on 11/1/24, 8:39 PM
Seems that if you are into photography you still have to wait until M4 Max based Studio is out and wait out Mac Mini Pro. 2x graphics performance will accelerate many GPU-based tasks in tools like Topaz Photo AI, Lightroom and Photoshop, Luminar, etc.