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Apple M4 (8-Core) vs A18 Pro (MacBook)

74 out of 100
Apple M4 (8-Core)
VS
66 out of 100
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
Apple M4 (8-Core)
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.46 GHz Apple M4 (8-Core) with 8-cores against the 2 GHz A18 Pro (MacBook) with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between (MacBook) and (8-Core)
Advantages of Apple M4 (8-Core)
  • Supports up to 32 GB LPDDR5X-7500 RAM
  • Around 60 GB/s (100%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • More powerful Apple M4 GPU (8-core) integrated graphics: 3 vs 2.3 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M4 (8-Core)
vs
A18 Pro (MacBook)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#181st place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
M4 (8-Core) +44%
13327
A18 Pro (MacBook)
9225
File compression 1440 MB/sec 1050 MB/sec
Clang compilation 94.5 Klines/sec 58.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 301.2 pages/sec 201.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 343.5 Mpixels/sec 214.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 350.9 pages/sec 318.8 pages/sec
Background blur 56.6 images/sec 41 images/sec
Photo processing 144.8 images/sec 91.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.3 Mpixels/sec 9.18 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
M4 (8-Core) +61%
20671
A18 Pro (MacBook)
12812
Integer math - 37.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math - 25.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers - 132M Primes/sec
Random string sorting - 17.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption - 8 GBytes/sec
Data compression - 133.5 MBytes/sec
Physics - 1380 Frames/sec
Extended instructions - 6.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 962 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 45.6 PPW 70.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 666.4 PPW 922.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1033.6 PPW 1281.2 PPW
Blender / Watt - 7.1 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple M4 (8-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-08 -> B00_1999Geekbench 6 CPU3684 / 15022
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Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-03 -> RennsportGeekbench 6 CPU3505 / 8840
📘 2026-04-24 -> RennsportGeekbench 6 CPU3505 / 8840
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M4 (8-Core) and A18 Pro (MacBook)

General

Vendor Apple Apple
Released October 29, 2024 September 9, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M4 Apple M4
Model number APL1206 APL1V07
Integrated GPU Apple M4 GPU (8-core) Apple A18 Pro GPU

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 2
P-Threads 4 2
Base Frequency (P) 4.46 GHz 2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4.05 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.85 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) - 2.42 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 6
Total Threads 8 6
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 44x 40x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 16MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 20 W 10 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Custom
Peak Temperature 100°C -
Die Size 169.4 mm² -
Laptop processors ranking (34th and 70th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M4 GPU (8-core) Apple A18 Pro GPU
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 1470 MHz 1490 MHz
Shading Units 1024 768
TMUs 64 40
ROPs 32 -
Execution Units 128 128
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
M4 (8-Core) +30%
3 TFLOPS
A18 Pro (MacBook)
2.3 TFLOPS
More info: Apple A18 Pro GPU compared to M4 GPU (8-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-7500 - LPDDR5x-7500
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 8 GB
Memory Channels 8 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 120 GB/s 60 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

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16 (84.2%)
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Total votes: 19

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Comments

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