iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Four ports) vs MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4 Pro, 2024)
Quick look
| Figure | iMac M41 | MacBook Pro M4 Pro2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £1,4993launch price | £1,9994launch price |
| Chip | M4chip | M4 Prochip |
| CPU | 10-coreCPU | 12-coreCPU |
| GPU | 10-coreGPU | 16-coreGPU |
| Memory | 16GBunified memory, base | 24GBunified memory, base |
| Storage | 256GBstorage, base | 512GBstorage, base |
| Battery life | Not available5No battery | Up to22 hrsvideo playback, claimed |
| Released | 8 November 20246ReleasedIn Apple Stores; pre-order from 28 October 2024. | 8 November 20244ReleasedIn Apple Stores; pre-order from 30 October 2024. |
| Security updates | Not available7Security updates | Not available7Security updates |
- Price
- The iMac M4 is £1,499 at launch, per Apple Newsroom (UK); the MacBook Pro M4 Pro is £1,999 at launch, per Apple Newsroom (UK).
- Kind of Mac
- The iMac M4 is an all-in-one; the MacBook Pro M4 Pro is a laptop. The MacBook Pro M4 Pro has a battery, whereas the iMac M4 has none.
True to scale
An all-in-one and a laptop are different shapes, so they stand side by side rather than superposed: the front face of one and the footprint of the other, from Apple’s published dimensions, at one scale. Corner rounding is our drawing convention, not a measurement.
Specifications
Each figure is from the source marked by its Mac’s name unless it carries its own small number, which links to where that figure was read.
Body
| Specification | iMac M41 | MacBook Pro M4 Pro2 |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | 461 x 547 x 147 mm | 15.5 x 312.6 x 221.2 mm |
| Weight | 4.44 kg | 1.6 kg |
| Colours | Blue, Purple, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Silver | Space Black, Silver |
| Ports | Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, 3.5mm headphone jack, Gigabit Ethernet | Three Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port, 3.5mm headphone jack |
| Thunderbolt ports8 | 4 | 3 |
| Thunderbolt version | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 5 |
| USB-A ports | No USB-A ports.9 | No USB-A ports.10 |
| HDMI | No HDMI port.11 | HDMI port |
| SD card slot | No SD card slot.11 | Yes |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
| MagSafe | Not available12 | Yes |
| Keyboard | Magic Keyboard with Touch ID | Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID |
| Touch ID | Yes | Yes |
| Touch Bar | Not available13 | No Touch Bar.14 |
Display
| Specification | iMac M41 | MacBook Pro M4 Pro2 |
|---|---|---|
| Display size | 24 in | 14.2 in |
| Resolution | 4480 x 2520 | 3024 x 1964 |
| Pixel density | 218 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Display type | 4.5K Retina display | Liquid Retina XDR display |
| Brightness | 500 nits | Not available15 |
| Brightness (SDR, outdoor) | Not available16 | 1,000 nits17 |
| Peak brightness (HDR) | Not available18 | 1,600 nits |
| Refresh rate | Not available19 | 120 Hz |
| Wide colour (P3) | Yes | Yes |
| Nano-texture option | Yes | Yes |
Chip and memory
| Specification | iMac M41 | MacBook Pro M4 Pro2 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip | Apple M4 chip | Apple M4 Pro chip |
| Apple silicon | Yes | Yes |
| CPU cores | 10 | 12 |
| Performance cores | 4 | 8 |
| Efficiency cores | 6 | 4 |
| GPU cores | 10 | 16 |
| Neural Engine cores | 16 | 16 |
| Chip options | M4 with 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU | M4 Pro with 12-core CPU and 16-core GPU, or M4 Pro with 14-core CPU and 20-core GPU17 |
| Memory (base) | 16GB | 24GB |
| Memory (maximum) | 32GB | 48GB17 |
| Memory options | 16GB, 24GB or 32GB | 24GB or 48GB17 |
| Memory upgradeable by user | No, as Apple documents20 | No, as Apple documents21 |
| Memory bandwidth | 120 GB/s | 273 GB/s |
| Storage (base) | 256GB | 512GB |
| Storage (maximum) | 2TB | 4TB17 |
| Storage options | 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB | 512GB, 1TB, 2TB or 4TB17 |
| Media engine | Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 decode | Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 decode |
Battery and power
| Specification | iMac M41 | MacBook Pro M4 Pro2 |
|---|---|---|
| Battery capacity | Not available5 | 72.4 Wh |
| Rated charge cycles | Not available5 | 1,000 cycles22 |
| Video playback (claimed) | Not available5 | 22 h |
| Wireless web (claimed) | Not available5 | 14 h |
| Included power adapter | 143 W23 | 70 W |
| Fast charging | Not available5 | Yes |
Connectivity
| Specification | iMac M41 | MacBook Pro M4 Pro2 |
|---|---|---|
| Wi-Fi | Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax) | Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet | No Ethernet port.14 |
| External displays (base) | 2 | 2 |
Camera and audio
| Specification | iMac M41 | MacBook Pro M4 Pro2 |
|---|---|---|
| Camera | 12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View | 12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View |
| Camera resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Speakers | High-fidelity six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers | High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers |
| Microphones | Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming | Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming24 |
Sources
Apple Support (UK) — iMac (24-inch, 2024, Four ports) - Tech specs ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4 Pro or M4 Max, 2024) - Tech Specs ·
↩Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new iMac supercharged by M4 and Apple Intelligence ·
↩Apple Newsroom (UK) — New MacBook Pro features M4 family of chips and Apple Intelligence ·
↩Doesn’t apply: no battery
↩Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new iMac supercharged by M4 and Apple Intelligence ·
↩Security updates: no end date published.
↩Different Thunderbolt generations. iMac M4: Thunderbolt 4. MacBook Pro M4 Pro: Thunderbolt 5.
↩iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Four ports): No USB-A ports.
↩MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4 Pro, 2024): No USB-A ports.
↩iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Four ports): No HDMI port. No SD card slot.
↩Doesn’t apply: MagSafe is a notebook charging port
↩Doesn’t apply: the Touch Bar was only fitted to MacBook Pro
↩MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4 Pro, 2024): No Touch Bar. No Ethernet port.
↩Doesn’t apply: Apple’s one SDR brightness figure is the outdoor one
↩Doesn’t apply: Apple lists no outdoor brightness for this display
↩Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4 Pro or M4 Max, 2024) - Tech Specs ·
↩Doesn’t apply: Apple lists no separate HDR peak for this display
↩Not published by Apple.
↩Apple Support (UK) — Install memory in an iMac ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — iMac (24-inch, 2024, Four ports) - Tech specs ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4 Pro or M4 Max, 2024) - Tech Specs ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Identify your iMac model ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model ·
↩Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) ·
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Not published by Apple
iMac M4. Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: storage upgradeable by user, maximum continuous power, the macOS it shipped with. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — iMac (24-inch, 2024, Four ports) - Tech specs; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your iMac model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new iMac supercharged by M4 and Apple Intelligence, read 9 Oct 2026.
MacBook Pro M4 Pro. Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: storage upgradeable by user, the macOS it shipped with. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4 Pro or M4 Max, 2024) - Tech Specs; Apple Newsroom (UK) — New MacBook Pro features M4 family of chips and Apple Intelligence; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model, read 9 Oct 2026.
If you own one of them
Whether to move is a different question from which is better. Each Mac has a page on it: what its successor changes (the newest Mac in its line where Apple sells one, otherwise the Mac this site treats as its replacement, which can be in another line), what it fetches and whether it still gets updates. Should I upgrade my iMac M4 (24-inch, 2024, Four ports)? · Should I upgrade my MacBook Pro M4 Pro (14-inch, 2024)?
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