Any Performance Benefit Going From Standard to Pro/Ultra In Light Use Apps?

[KooL BeAnZ]

I’m getting the new Mac Mini M4 when it’s released, and it will only be for Safari/Chrome, YouTube and other very basic applications.

With Single Core performance being very similar across the chips, is there any benefit from Multi-Core of these chips across basic applications?

I suspect there wouldn’t be much in the way of launch/running YouTube or launching and running Chrome or perhaps Microsoft Word and such?

 

[MikeTaku]

I’m getting the new Mac Mini M4 when it’s released, and it will only be for Safari/Chrome, YouTube and other very basic applications.

With Single Core performance being very similar across the chips, is there any benefit from Multi-Core of these chips across basic applications?

I suspect there wouldn’t be much in the way of launch/running YouTube or launching and running Chrome or perhaps Microsoft Word and such?

Hi there,
If for the basic tasks like browsing, watching YouTube, or using Microsoft Word, single-core performance is what matters most. Since these applications aren’t heavily multi-threaded, you won’t see a noticeable benefit from the multi-core power of higher-end chips like the M4 Pro or Max. The base M4 will handle these tasks effortlessly. Thanks!

 

[galad]

Performance will be mostly the same, it would be better to get more RAM instead of more CPU cores for that kind of usage.

 

[dmccloud]

I’m getting the new Mac Mini M4 when it’s released, and it will only be for Safari/Chrome, YouTube and other very basic applications.

With Single Core performance being very similar across the chips, is there any benefit from Multi-Core of these chips across basic applications?

I suspect there wouldn’t be much in the way of launch/running YouTube or launching and running Chrome or perhaps Microsoft Word and such?

For that use case, buying a system with a Pro/Max SoC would be like buying a Porsche when you only commute two miles to/from work. It would be overkill and money that could be better spent elsewhere (monitor, keyboard, mouse would all be good candidates).