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Apple M4
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Apple M4
Brand: Apple
Rating: 4.2 (1066 reviews)

Last updated: 2026-06-06

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Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Apple M4 is a remarkable processor from Apple. It was manufactured using an advanced 3nm process. This enables impressive energy efficiency. We see here an important step in chip technology. Its integrated graphics, the Apple M4 (10 Core), delivers ample performance. For many applications, it is more than sufficient.

Creative and everyday users benefit greatly from it. This processor proves its strength in benchmarks. In Cinebench 2024, it achieves 175 points in the single-core test. It also impresses in the multi-core area with 860 points. A 20 MB Level 2 cache supports fast data processing. The maximum memory bandwidth is 120 GB/s.

This enables consistently speedy work. Anyone who appreciates solid all-round performance makes an excellent choice with the Apple M4. It is a real powerhouse for mobile devices. This makes it ideally equipped for many demanding tasks.

Manufactured using a 3nm process
Powerful integrated graphics (Apple M4 (10 Core))
Strong benchmark results
High energy efficiency

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 15 / 457
In segment Notebook

Multi-core performance

Rank 123 / 452
In segment Notebook

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance

12C / 12T · 4.51 GHz

176 pts

14C / 14T · 4.51 GHz

176 pts

9C / 9T · 4.46 GHz

175 pts

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)

18C / 18T · 5.00 GHz

160 pts

12C / 12T · 4.06 GHz

142 pts

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz

866 pts

8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz

866 pts

9C / 9T · 4.46 GHz

860 pts

8C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

854 pts

8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz

848 pts

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

10C / 10T · 4.46 GHz

2,161 pts

24C / 32T · 5.60 GHz

2,134 pts

9C / 9T · 4.46 GHz

2,125 pts

24C / 32T · 5.50 GHz

2,087 pts

24C / 32T · 5.40 GHz

2,062 pts

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

6C / 12T · 2.00 GHz

12,160 pts

10C / 10T · 3.50 GHz

12,125 pts

9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz

11,575 pts

8C / 16T · 3.50 GHz

11,530 pts

8C / 12T · 4.00 GHz

11,460 pts

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

12C / 12T · 4.51 GHz

3,940

10C / 10T · 4.46 GHz

3,810

9C / 9T · 4.46 GHz

3,767

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-00-1DE)

12C / 12T · 4.30 GHz

3,241

20C / 20T · 4.05 GHz

3,240

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

14C / 20T · 4.40 GHz

13,360

14C / 20T · 4.40 GHz

13,360

9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz

13,295

14C / 14T · 2.40 GHz

13,256

14C / 20T · 4.40 GHz

13,150

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

9C / 9T · 4.46 GHz

2,491

16C / 16T · 5.10 GHz

2,356

12C / 12T · 4.06 GHz

2,314

11C / 11T · 4.06 GHz

2,305

24C / 32T · 5.80 GHz

2,161

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Radeon 780M

4,357

AMD Radeon 860M

4,335

Apple M4 (10 Core)

4,260

AMD Radeon 780M

4,201

AMD Radeon 780M

4,201

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark
Multi-core performance

9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz

3,137,940

9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz

2,608,620

AI performance (NPU)

8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz

40.0 TOPS

8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz

40.0 TOPS

9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz

38.0 TOPS

16C / 16T · 0.70 GHz

35.0 TOPS

12C / 12T · 0.70 GHz

35.0 TOPS

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark
25 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries

AI performance (NPU)
218 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Apple M series (38)
CPU group	Apple M4 (7)
Architecture	M4
Technology	3 nm
Segment	Notebook
Socket
Generation	4
Predecessor	Apple M3 Q4/2023
Successor	Apple M5 Q4/2025

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	9 / 9
Hyperthreading / SMT	✗
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	3x Donan P-Core 0.91 - 4.46 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	6x Donan E-Core 0.90 - 2.85 GHz
L2-Cache	20.00 MB
L3-Cache
Overclocking	No

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Apple M4 (10 Core)
GPU frequency	0.34 - 1.58 GHz
CUs / Shader	160 / 1280
Raytracing	✓
Max. displays	3
Max. GPU Memory	24 GB
Technology	3 nm
Release date	Q2/2024

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware	Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications	16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
LPDDR5X-7500	120.0 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	8 GB
Memory channels	2
ECC	✗
PCIe	4.0
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	20 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down	15 W
T. junction max.	100 °C

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓
Operating systems	macOS, iPadOS
Instruction set	Armv9.2-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions	Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME
Release date	Q2/2024
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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