Mac Studio M4 low benchmark?

I recently purchased a new Studio but am still getting spinny wheels on some slower apps.

Ran Geekbench (with other apps off) and got scores:

3665 Single-Core Score

23527 Multi-Core Score

The comparison scores from Geekbench for the Mac Studio are

4017 and 26059.

That's about a 10 percent difference. Should I consider that 'acceptable' or should I be wondering if my Studio needs to be checked over?

Mac Studio, macOS 26.0

Posted on Oct 22, 2025 3:01 PM

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IdrisSeabright

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Posted on Oct 23, 2025 11:26 AM

sentilinadho wrote:

I have a VPN but obviously closed it before running the bench test.

Closing it may not be enough. You may need to remove it completely. Unless you need it to access a secure server for work or school, it's possibly doing you more harm than good anyway.

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Oct 27, 2025 11:00 AM in response to sentilinadho