M4 Pro vs M3 Pro vs M2 Pro vs M1 Pro - ULTIMATE Comparison!

[@CreatedTech]

Amazon currently has the M4 Pro MacBook on sale for $200 off! ⮕ 14" M4 Pro MacBook Pro: geni.us/m4promacbook14 ⮕ 16" M4 Pro MacBook Pro: geni.us/m4promacbook16

[@MrPromethium0157]

Upgraded from intel i5 macbook air to M4 pro 14”. It IS awesome!

[@NicholasMcClure]

M1 Pro is the GOAT. No real compelling reason for me to upgrade yet. Feels the same as it did 3 years ago. It's a tank.

[@chester0608ye]

If you have that, certainly no reason to upgrade. But for new buyer, why not just get a new one...

[@Koko_Phyozin]

Bought M4 Pro 1TB with standard glass. Glossy does not make me trouble at all times. Such a powerful computer. I will keep using it years to come.

[@rameshannadurai4523]

14” or 16”?

[@nniklask]

Not only is the new Display brighter, it also uses Quantum Dot technology. So colors should be even better

[@M16-bf4ku]

The only tech youtuber who's content is improving with time

[@Wunderkinddd]

Going to get the 24GB M4 pro 12-core, 1TB ssd with nano texture - good choice?

[@CreatedTech]

Sounds good to me. Nano texture is 🔥

[@prodsk8miles]

yes mate !

[@alpgencgil4936]

Bro I just want to say an opinion as a 3 week old macbook 10 m4 pro non-nano texture owner. I wish I bought the nano texture one cuz, yeah its bright and its watchable in every way on any occasion but god as a man who is used to matte screens over a decade this is glares are so distracting, if u are buying a new please buy with nano texture option. Im getting along with mine but if u want to hold your laptop for years just take the guaranteed one.

[@prodsk8miles]

@@alpgencgil4936 16 inch or 14”?

[@FredericMoreau-w7r]

Holy! The most comprehensive video on KZbin. Great! Thank you so much!

[@sa1f43]

I missed your comparison videos lol. I used your videos to buy my 14 inch M1 Pro and so thankful you made them. im hoping to upgrade after a couple more years since nothing apple is doing is tempting me enough.

[@CreatedTech]

I try not to rush their production (like some other channels) so that I can ensure they are accurate and apps etc have been updated for full performance. Glad you enjoy them!

[@md.mainulhoque2647]

Great video with detailed comparison.

[@Winstonbfit]

I think I’m going to stick with my M1 Pro for another 2 year at least

[@andyH_England]

Apple Silicon has marked a significant turning point in the PC market, and over the past four years, M-chip Mac models have consistently outperformed the competition. The MacBook Air is widely regarded as the best ultrabook, even in light of the Snapdragon X Elite. The upcoming release of the M4 chip in the 2025 MacBook Air is expected to maintain this advantage. Unfortunately, despite its success, Apple hasn't captured a larger share of the market primarily due to the legacy support for Windows, which makes users hesitant to switch from it. The M4 Pro-equipped MacBooks and Mac Mini remain the fastest and most efficient computers in their respective categories. Qualcomm lacks a professional-grade chip, putting them out of contention, while Arrow Lake has faced delays, and AMD's supply issues continue to be problematic. For "pro" users who are not overly attached to Windows, choosing an Apple product is a clear decision. Even value for money has changed, with Macs now being priced similarly to rivals. Sadly, even this reality only means Apple is continually in a battle to maintain market share with little hope of breaking the Windows natural monopoly.

[@MrPromethium0157]

The reason Apple is doing so well is because competing Snapdragon X Elite chips have no compatibility with x86 programs while Apple has rosetta to run intel apps.

[@chidorirasenganz]

@@MrPromethium0157yes but no because there’s still amd and intel laptops

[@Wayne-sn6qy]

The fun (and sad) fact is that Apple Silicon has become much more stable choice nowadays. With Snapdragon, you can’t count on consistent software support. If you go with Intel, it’s like a lottery-you might end up with an unstable chip. As for AMD, upgrading RAM comes with a catch: you have to reduce the frequency and bandwidth of the RAM; otherwise, your computer might not boot.

[@lukabosnjak3829]

You didn't mention that M4 series has new Quantum Dot panel with better color and response time, also M1 has hdmi 2.0 only

[@CreatedTech]

Quantum dot = imperceptible difference compared to previous version when using them side by side. Fair point about HDMI on the M1 but it's such a tiny difference I didn't waste time mentioning it.

[@cheryl6384]

this was like the only actually helpful video about this topic I have seen.

[@wrabeengrg]

Still rocking my 2015 model ❤

[@rbvan]

I appreciate your efforts in making this video. Adorable kitty cat at 8:26! 🐈 😊 I sold my 2019 i9 16” MBP. I know I want the 14/20 Pro chip, 48GB RAM and 1 TB SSD. 1. I’m stuck on what size to get. Is the 14” going to allow a good workflow for Capture One/Lightroom photo editing or video editing in terms of screen real estate? The 16” has a nice large display but it has a large footprint. What are your thoughts?
 2. One thing you missed in the video (or I missed) at 1:09 you showed, but didn’t reveal, *which* display was the nano texture. If I had to wager a guess, I’d say the top sample was nano. It looks slightly less vibrant. I’ve been to the Apple Store a couple times checking the nano out and I love the anti-glare ability but it looks ever slightly “smoky” on a white background.

[@FoxSleeping]

Until Apple gets OLED, no need to upgrade an M1

[@andyH_England]

MiniLED is as good as OLED and better in some regards, mainly because it does not use PWM and has a higher brightness. Also, battery life is better than OLED, which, used with a white background, can lose 20-30% SOT versus IPS. Gaming is better on OLED due to faster response times, but this is a professional machine, not a gaming machine, so that is moot. Apple's own analytics suggest that OLED iPads had no positive effect on sales, and it was reasonable to conclude that OLED is not a driving factor as the diehard OLED fans make it seem.

[@bodigames]

Apple Miniled screens are still in 2024 One of best laptop screens on the market.

[@augustogalindo8687]

⁠@@andyH_England on an iPad, OLED is much better, specially compered to the old LCD on the 11” iPad, and it doesn’t have that annoying blooming effect the MiniLED has. However, MiniLED tends to be better on situation where the screen is static and most of the screen is using light colors, which is usually the case on Macs, and I understand it is also better at color grading, which is something many professionals use.

[@M16-bf4ku]

Realest Comment here buddy

[@DidierWolfs]

Why ? Are you getting a MacBook Pro for productivity or to watch contents ? Because you can get a very nice TV for less than the price of a MBP… But anyway, if you feel that you don’t need to upgrade your M1 until Apple puts Oled display in the MBP, that means you don’t need to upgrade because your machine fulfill your needs and that’s good for your bank account !

[@declanmcgarrity1208]

Just subbed, from America 🇺🇸 First video watched and loved the comparison

[@CreatedTech]

Welcome! Glad to have you on board.

[@Trojan0304]

Still good with 16” M1 Pro 1 TB , recall got $700 off in 2022

[@huangtairan3390]

Great video! Can you also make a comparison video about the base M4 Max? It's weird that so one seems to be testing this config.

[@carlocarnevali7790]

Does the base M4 have the new webcam too with the higher max brightness screen?

[@cjeelde]

Great video! This is how a video should be! Worth to note is that starting with M2 Pro, you got a much better HDMI port/output. So it that's very very important then skip M1 Pro. As I see it, the more money the time is, at work, then you should pick a as new MBP14 as possible. So if these time savers adds up and will save you a lot of time, then it's worth it. It's honestly not a huge difference between M1 Pro and M4 Pro. Not a game-changer...

[@CreatedTech]

I was hesitant to recommend people upgrade to M4 Pro from M1 Pro or M2 Pro in the video. My original script covered this, and said that IMO only professionals (those who make money from working on their laptop) should seriously consider it. Time is money, and going from an M1 Pro (for example) to M4 Pro is such a huge leap in performance. I ended up cutting that section out to save time and also because I hoped it was pretty obvious for those already looking to upgrade 😂

[@cjeelde]

But that performance boost... depends on... so if you work for hours with the timeline in FCP and then the export takes 7 min with M1 Pro and 4 min with M4 Pro, then it's not worth the upgrade. It really depends on the workload :) I bought MBP14 M1 Pro (not binned) 16/1000 with that more powerful charger ~2 years ago. For the better config (RAM and SSD) plus more ports and a good display. Plus it was on sale. I wanted 32 GB RAM but that is so expensive. I always prefer the Pro products :)

[@digitaldevigner4080]

A reviewer that finally shows the improvement from the models 99% of people would likely consider an upgrade from. I find it odd how many reviewers compare to the M3 which no sane person would upgrade from yet unless they just had piles of cash sitting around. A more realistic upgrade is going to be those with an M1 or still on Intel Macs. I’m also tired that video editing reviews only ever measure export of a mostly straight cuts only video. Something almost entirely handled by the media engine. It’s important to measure the complex processing tasks because that’s the entire reason why one gets a more powerful machine. So many reviewers claim the M4 is identical to the M1 just based on video export times. That’s a completely wrong perspective and not really providing valid information. This review covers both sides very well. Yeah some tasks may not be much faster but others will be.

[@tkmkirill]

Im pretty sure the nyt M4 pro display in quantum dot compare to previous models mini-led

[@CreatedTech]

Quantum dot is a display film with only very minor improvements over the previous version. The underlying screen is still mini-LED.

[@tkmkirill]

@@CreatedTech I see

[@jonathangoudie2554]

Great video and once again thanks for getting back to my comment last week about with M CPU to purchase. So I now know I'm going with M4 but I was just curious if you would recommend going up to the 14 cpu/20 gpu model and is it worth it for the extra price. Cheers

[@M16-bf4ku]

I was waiting for this review from my favourite creator since the M4s launched lol

[@CreatedTech]

What a coincidence, because you're my favourite subscriber!

[@muhammadnabeeel]

I saw some people saying nano-texture is not that good, colors are muted and so, as glossy panel has that vibrant look which obviously matte screen isn't going to provide, can you share your thoughts on that?

[@CreatedTech]

Those people are so wrong lol. The nano-texture does not mute colors, and it does not make text less sharp. Sure, the screen doesn't look "glossy" any more but the tradeoff is SIGNIFICANTLY reduced glare and reflection which overall is actually more comfortable to look at and is less strain on your eyes. Literally the only drawback of nano-texture IMO is the additional $150 USD cost. I will be getting it on all my future MacBooks.

[@muhammadnabeeel]

@@CreatedTech thanks for the clarification

[@ctjh373]

Great video. Would you say M4 Pro is a solid choice for video editing? A lot of exaggeration on here saying you need the Max chip but I’ve seen base M4 handle 4K fine??

[@CreatedTech]

M4 Pro is all you need for video editing. It handles multi-cam 4K timelines easily. HOWEVER, once you start doing very intensive things like lots of effects, 3D animations, or noise removal/object tracking etc (and typically all at the same time), the M4 Max will be better. M4 Max will be overkill for most casual editors. It's really only for professionals.

[@ctjh373]

@makes sense, thanks for the reply! Keep up the good work!

[@minecraftfan1542]

Just picked up a used excellent condition M1 Pro for 930 and I’ve thrown so much at it and it doesn’t even budge. Plus it still had Apple care 😃

[@M16-bf4ku]

Man that's such a good deal

[@cheryl6384]

I swear every other video just says a bunch of crap without telling us anything or trying to get us to spend our money. THANK YOU.

[@bencesimon55]

Tomtoc Defender-A42 is the best laptop carrier bag! Im using it sincs i bought an M4 pro! So I recommend it! ❤

[@chester0608ye]

Considering the price, if M3pro price is cheaper than M4 (both new), maybe it's a good choice?

[@anthonyjfynvmb5275]

I’m early in the video, but you mentioned displays without mentioning the fact that Apple upgraded the M4 displays without telling anyone into quantum dot

[@CreatedTech]

Imperceptible difference when side by side with previous version = not worth wasting time talking about.

[@Jules-y6v]

Im just gonna get the macbook pro m1 pro 14 inch. I dont need more power than that. Coming from a macbook air 2017 so i feel its more than enough for me.

[@JulianFernandez]

thanks

[@cjeelde]

1:22 this is not correct. The maximum of 4 TB for M4 Pro is only on MBP while Mac Mini M4 Pro can have 8 TB SSD. This makes me wonder: why? Why do Apple do this?

[@CreatedTech]

No, it is correct, because I am only comparing MacBook Pros in this video...

[@cjeelde]

But the title of the video is only about the chips, not MBP. It's worth noting about M4 Pro that it actually support 8 TB in Mac Mini. My summary some weeks ago: M1-M4: max 2 TB All Max chips: max 8 TB M1 Pro - M2 Pro: max 8 TB M3 Pro: max 4 TB M4 Pro: max 4/8 TB (MBP/MacMini)

[@CreatedTech]

​@@cjeelde The title is so long already that the word "MacBook" can't be added. Regardless, it's obvious that this video is about the MacBook Pro. They are featured front and centre in the thumbnail, in the first second of the video, and verbally mentioned multiple times. It doesn't even matter because no one in their right mind would pay for an 8TB SSD upgrade anyway.

[@cjeelde]

As I said, the title is about the chips. Maybe the title could have been "Ultimate Comparison: MBP M1-M4 Pro"? And yes, all normal clever people will never pick that expensive 8 TB option. I still think it's worth to mention that M4 Pro in Mac Mini actually support 8 TB. That can be done in the description box. But otherwise it's a really good video! I miss Apple's own info about TFLOPs for the GPU. They revealed it for M1 and M2, and we can estimate it for M3. Apple was more detailed before. I noticed that when M3 came out, when comparing Pro and Max, Max got much more "love" from Apple. Now with M4, Pro got much more "love". As I see it, M4 Pro is really really good! Much thanks to N3E and ARMv9! And maximum of 64 GB RAM!

[@CreatedTech]

@@cjeelde "Ultimate Comparison: MBP M1-M4 Pro" is definitely not a user-friendly title 😆. 95% of people would have no idea what that means. And why would I mention that the Mac Mini goes to 8TB in the description of a MacBook Pro comparison video? No one will see it and again, it's just not relevant to this video. This is for people searching for a LAPTOP. They are not interested in DESKTOP Macs. I get what you're saying but you're picking a really odd hill to die on!

[@akin242002]

The M2 Pro 14-inch is still a good value.

[@alpacamale2909]

I pick none

[@JesusPursuit]

We’re not done with these videos yet? 😂😂😂

[@Dilemma6796]

Correct answer is apple refurb'd M3 Max.

[@mex5341]

if u're cheap yes . but M4 pro still would be better

[@RafaelDomenikos]

Yeah I totally second that! but for the unbinned 16/40 M3 Max!

[@RafaelDomenikos]

@@mex5341 The M4 Pro has significantly less memory bandwidth, less RAM, worse GPU performance, basically the same multicore CPU performance with the M3 Max having the edge in some benchmarks and the M4 Pro in others, also half the base storage. The M3 max is objectively better than the M4 Pro (comparing the unbinned versions of both). The only advantages of the M4 Pro are the single core performance, which lets face it is great in all modern Macs anyway, and the Thunderbolt 5 (that's important for some people).

[@chidorirasenganz]

Ehh CPU, thermals and battery life are better on M4 Pro

[@Dilemma6796]

@ If your workflow needs 64gb and 40 core gpu, M4 Pro doesn't get there.

[@D0CTS]

I'm more of a Windows + Android supporter. I think the Apple laptops have really blown away the competition in recent years which is why I have a few questions that if you can answer, I'd be very appreciative. I know this comparison didn't involve any windows laptops, but I'm wondering, why do you think Apple beats the competition in practically every benchmark; even comparable to laptops outfitted with the 4090 mobile? Imo, it's really just ARM vs x86, but what are your thoughts? Is it possible comparing the M4 which came out this year isn't exactly a fair comparison to the 4090 + i9 14th gen mobile of a year or two prior? If I prefer to stick to windows, are you familiar enough with the space to recommend me to hold off a few months, maybe even another year for a laptop in order to see some more ARM integration? Besides that, I also love gaming and emulation doesn't really seem like the way to go. For those reasons, would you recommend that I even consider Apple/ARM which doesn't support many games natively? Should I continue to buy x86 or even wait until ARM is fully supported? How long do you figure that would take? Great video! If you are able to answer my questions, I will be very thankful! God bless you :).

[@CreatedTech]

ARM vs x86 is definitely part of it, but Apple also makes their own hardware AND software. So the two work in harmony and are designed to complement each other. Windows ARM integration will improve over the next 1-2 years, but not significantly IMO. Particularly with games, it takes a lot of effort to make a game ARM-native. Hard to predict. Same with Apple gaming - it will take likely a decade to significantly improve. So if you need gaming capability, either stick with Windows, or get a Mac laptop + a budget gaming desktop.

[@D0CTS]

@@CreatedTech I think in my case, Windows does work better. It'll be interesting to see if intel is able to optimize x86 to have better efficiency, or if the architecture really is just cooked. If the latter is true, how long it will take for everything to get migrated to ARM or some other new variation. On a completely separate note, even though your content is mostly Apple focused, would you consider making some videos comparing Framework laptops? I don't have that type of money but maybe you'd be interested in comparing a bunch of modular laptops especially because you can do it relatively cheaply compared to other brands. You could buy the 13 inch model for instance and buy the mainboards (or maybe they'll lend you some for testing) and you could do the comparison using all the same parts, minus the mainboard. Maybe a bit too niche, but I would love to see your style of videos with their products (especially because I own one). P.S. I'm not affiliated, I just really love the idea of PC modularity for a laptop.

[@anthonyjfynvmb5275]

Just say what we all know it’s good enough as it is now stop trying to convince yourself that you more out of a machine that’s already giving you more than enough. People are trying to find excuses to upgrade instead of you telling them there’s no reason and honestly, you’re much better off keeping what you have then spending thousands of dollars on what is probably not gonna do a massive difference.

[@CreatedTech]

Thanks for literally recapping what I said in the video 😂😂😂

[@janoo85]

for normal user this make zero diference .... i tried m4pro and i have m2 pro and i cant even see anydiferent... u need to do some specific demanding task to se what diferent its make

[@itssremon]

m1 pro vs m3 air . please 🙏. its the same price now

[@Kratos30000]

M1 pro for sure

[@itssremon]

@Kratos30000 but it 2nd hand

[@AutisticCuriosity]

M4 pro extra memory is NOT for free!

[@CreatedTech]

It is though lmao. They were all priced at the $1999 mark when first released, but the M4 comes with additional RAM.

[@alpacamale2909]

Bro add some grain to your videos. The banding is destroying my corneas

[@CreatedTech]

Banding? I think you just need a better display 😂

[@dr.python]

Can we have other benchmarks that are unique and not already covered by bigger one like Max Tech

[@CreatedTech]

What other “unique” benchmarks do you suggest? This video covers a pretty wide range of workflows.

[@dr.python]

Anything most people haven’t already seen weeks ago, I’m sure you aren’t running out of ideas

[@CreatedTech]

@@dr.python Actually I would love some specific recommendations. Because I specifically chose all the benchmarks/real-life tests in this video to be the best indicators of performance differences. You mention MaxTech, but they are notorious for making videos riddled with errors and making 4-5 videos just to answer one question, unlike mine that compares all 4 in just 10 minutes! They also do not use PugetBench (gold standard for anything creative) and waste time on useless benchmarks like Figma or Speedometer. No hate to them, they have their own way of comparing, as do I.

[@dr.python]

@@CreatedTech I would love to give specific recommendations too if I was well versed with it, and I’m not saying don’t do these benchmarks, all I’m saying is that just don’t limit to the same things that are already covered by many others, I’d love to take away something new that wasn’t already repeated multiple times or known after watching newer videos, perhaps inbuilt game benchmarks which people don’t usually do, it can still reflect the overall performance even if gaming isn’t the intended purpose. Maybe there are other dedicated ray tracing benchmarks out there too.

[@CreatedTech]

@@dr.python I get what you're saying. With these videos I also try to walk a fine line between "too many" benchmarks to avoid overwhelming the audience, and not enough. Unfortunately the lack of variety in benchmarks is due to most software just not being optimised for macOS. There are very few games that have dedicated benchmarks that work on Apple silicon for example. PugetBench is only just compatible - Lightroom doesn't even work yet (don't ask me about the nightmare that was creating this same video last year!). I do plan on expanding the benchmark variety as this changes though.

[@lorenzoskyhawk]

I understand you need to make a buck (and I actually like your posts) but the sleeve promotion had me turn off the rest of the video.

[@CreatedTech]

Do you understand how much money this video cost me to produce? First, I had to buy all 4 of these MacBooks (Apple doesn't send them to me and I also don't return them). Then, I have to fund all the camera equipment and lighting etc used to record everything. Next, I need to spend 4-6 days straight benchmarking and comparing and writing the script to make it easier for people to understand AND recording the footage. Then, I need to spend another 2 days editing the final video. So all up about 8 days of full-time work minimum. And I also create chapters for sponsored sections so that you can literally skip the entire section with a tap of a button. It saddens me that you enjoy these videos but also don't want to be inconvenienced by me trying to fund their production.