MacBook Pro 16″ (2024) · M4 Max · 36 GB / 1 TB
CPU index
255
×2.55 vs M1
GPU index
513
×5.13 vs M1
Memory
36
GB unified
Storage
1024
1 TB
Bandwidth
410
GB/s
This MacBook Pro 16″ configuration uses the M4 Max (14-CPU/32-GPU) with 36 GB unified memory and 1 TB storage. On MacDiff its CPU index is 255 (×2.55 vs the entry-level M1 Air) and its GPU index is 513 (×5.13). The origin of the scale is the 2020 MacBook Air M1 at 100/100 — MacDiff’s own relative units, not Geekbench or Apple scores.
MacDiff lists 3 configurations of the MacBook Pro 16″. CPU indices on this model run 255–293 and GPU indices run 375–623. This page is one of 3 listed configs.
Family: MacBook Pro. Released 2024. Apple date: 2024-11-08. Compare it with other Macs on the compare tool, or read how the index is built on the methodology page.
Configurations
| Chip | CPU / GPU | CPU | GPU | Mem | Bandwidth | Storage | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M4 Max (14-CPU/32-GPU)this page | 255 | 513 | 36 GB | 410 GB/s | 1 TB | $3499 | Compare | |
| M4 Max (16-CPU/40-GPU) | 293 | 623 | 48 GB | 546 GB/s | 1 TB | $3999 | Compare | |
| M4 Pro (14-CPU/20-GPU) | 255 | 375 | 24 GB | 273 GB/s | 512 GB | $2499 | Compare |
Specifications
Apple published figures for this configuration. Not MacDiff scores.
Chassis
- Weight
- 2.15 kg
- Size
- 355.7 × 248.1 × 16.8 mm
Ports
- Thunderbolt
- 3× Thunderbolt 5
- USB-C (not Thunderbolt)
- None
- USB-A
- None
- HDMI
- 1× HDMI
- MagSafe
- MagSafe 3
- Headphone jack
- 3.5 mm, high-impedance
- SD card
- None
- Ethernet
- None
- Charging
- MagSafe 3 and Thunderbolt
Display
- Panel
- 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display
- Resolution
- 3456x2234
- Density
- 254 ppi
- SDR brightness
- 1000 nits
- HDR brightness
- 1600 nits
- Refresh
- 120 Hz ProMotion
- Color
- P3
- True Tone
- Yes
- Contrast
- 1,000,000:1
- Nano-texture
- Optional
- External displays
- 4 — Up to four external displays
Camera
- Camera
- 12MP
- Center Stage
- Yes
- Desk View
- Yes
Audio
- Speakers
- 6
- Microphones
- 3
- Spatial Audio
- Yes
- Dolby Atmos
- Yes
- Audio
- High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Wireless
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
Keyboard and trackpad
- Backlit keyboard
- Yes
- Touch ID
- Yes
- Touch Bar
- No
- Force Touch trackpad
- Yes
Battery and power
- Battery
- 99.6 Wh
- Video playback
- Up to 21 hours (Apple)
- Wireless web
- Up to 14 hours (Apple)
- Fast charge
- Yes
- Charge cable
- USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
- Power adapter
- 140W
Chip
- CPU layout
- 10 performance + 4 efficiency
- Neural Engine
- 16-core
- Media engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW; video decode engine; two video encode engines; two ProRes encode and decode engines; AV1 decode
- Neural Engine index
- 329
- Media engine index
- 833
- Hardware ray tracing
- Yes
- Memory bandwidth
- 410 GB/s
In the box
- Cable
- USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
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FAQ — MacBook Pro 16″ on MacDiff
What is the CPU index of this MacBook Pro 16″?
This configuration (M4 Max (14-CPU/32-GPU)) has a CPU index of 255, about ×2.55 the MacBook Air M1 baseline of 100 on MacDiff.
What is the GPU index?
GPU index 513 (≈ ×5.13 vs M1). Indices are relative references, not raw Geekbench scores.
How does it compare to the MacBook Air M1?
Relative to the fixed MacDiff baseline (100/100), this page shows roughly ×2.55 CPU and ×5.13 GPU for the selected memory/storage config. Use Compare to stack it against other Macs.