GWT Transpiler Performance on the MacBook Pro M4 Max

Evaluating the Speed of the M4 Max MacBook Pro

Three years ago, I explored the performance improvements brought by Apple’s Silicon M1 chip. Today, with the release of the M4 chip, it’s time to revisit the topic and assess whether this latest iteration offers another leap forward in performance — specifically for transpiling Java to JavaScript using the GWT transpiler. Let’s dive in!

The New Power of M4 Apple Silicon

Related Articles on Transpiling Performance with M1 Apple Silicon:

• GWT Transpiler Performance with MacBook M1 Pro
• GWT Transpiler Performance with MacBook Pro M1 Max

Results

Here are the results!

MacBook Pro 2021

• Processor: Apple M1 Pro chip with 10‑Core CPU und 16‑Core GPU
• RAM 16 GB
• Command: mvn clean install
• Result: 2m19s — with Azul OpenJDK 11.0.15 and Maven 3.9.6 (Arm)

2021: M1 Pro Result: 2m19s

MacBook Pro 2024

• Processor: Apple M4 Max chip with 14-Core CPU und 32-Core GPU