M4 Base vs M1 Pro Macbook

[Hallonskalle]

Hey!
I currently have a Macbook 16 M1 pro which I use to work with logic pro.
I have extra screens and keyboard so I dont use the actual macbook physically and it only sits and take space on the desk.
Im trying to find reviews/benchmarks how the base M4 mac mini compares to a Macbook M1 pro but I cant find any.
Anyone got the base M4 mini and can give some info on how it performs in Logic Pro?
thanks

 

[Willie Heckaslyke]

If you find any reviews link them here (I'll do likewise) bc I'm in the exact same boat. Currently using a 14inch M1 Pro MBP 16/512GB that's permanently in clamshell mode nowadays...👍

 

[MrAperture]

I saw this video:

It doesn't go into much. But hopefully it shows some sort of performance for you.

 

[Willie Heckaslyke]

Ha...I've literally just been watching that. I'll keep browsing 👍

 

[Hallonskalle]

From Max Tech on youtube. Tho it seems the M1 mini has 8 cores compared to 10 on the M1 MBP.
Now trying to find actual video/audio how noisy or not this machine is.

 

[MagicBoy]

Now trying to find actual video/audio how noisy or not this machine is.

Put it this way, only time I heard the merest murmur of the fan was after leaving it running the 10 minute Cinebench multi-core test...

 

[mgscheue]

It's quiet. The base mini, at least, seems really reluctant to speed the fan up beyond 1000 RPM.

 

[scottwiz105]

I think this has comparative tests of devices from across all generations of M chips. I think for purely CPU based tasks, the base M4 should be better, especially for single core driven tasks. but I think the GPU in the M1 Pro is still a little bit better. The M4Pro is a whole different story.

 

[Hallonskalle]

Compared to M1 max MBP

 

[Hallonskalle]

Hmm I dunno maybe I might go with a Pro just to be on the safe side, hard to decide...

 

[Hallonskalle]

Around 4:30 he does comparison between M4 base and Pro in Logic. Seems insane the performance

 

[Miles Fu]

I just quoted one comment under the video, I agree.

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Excellent testing video and analysis. The M4 Pro is clearly for those high-end professionals with no time to lose. High end pressure news reporting, movies/documentary sets with a tight filming budget, and Machine learning on a professional level.

The regular M4 Mac Mini seems to best for those without tight timelines.



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