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Apple M4 (8-Core) vs M4 (10-Core)

74 out of 100
Apple M4 (8-Core)
VS
76 out of 100
Apple M4 (10-Core)
Apple M4 (8-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.46 GHz Apple M4 (8-Core) with 8-cores against the 4.46 GHz M4 (10-Core) with 10-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 (4)

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 (10-Core) and (8-Core)
Advantages of Apple M4 (8-Core)
  • Newer - released 5 months later
Advantages of Apple M4 (10-Core)
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • More powerful Apple M4 GPU (10-core) integrated graphics: 3.8 vs 3 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M4 (8-Core)
vs
M4 (10-Core)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 3211
Cinebench Scores (181st and 158th 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)
M4 (8-Core)
3706
M4 (10-Core) +2%
3777
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
M4 (8-Core)
13327
M4 (10-Core) +11%
14818
File compression 1440 MB/sec 1500 MB/sec
Clang compilation 94.5 Klines/sec 120.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 301.2 pages/sec 329.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 343.5 Mpixels/sec 362.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 350.9 pages/sec 352.1 pages/sec
Background blur 56.6 images/sec 69.8 images/sec
Photo processing 144.8 images/sec 114.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.3 Mpixels/sec 18.1 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)
20671
M4 (10-Core) +14%
23603
Integer math - 54.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math - 49.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers - 263M Primes/sec
Random string sorting - 34.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption - 15.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression - 280.5 MBytes/sec
Physics - 2527 Frames/sec
Extended instructions - 13.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 2752 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 40.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 666.4 PPW 617.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1033.6 PPW 983.5 PPW
Blender / Watt - 9.58 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
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-08 -> B00_1999Geekbench 6 CPU3684 / 15022
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Apple M4 (10-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-13 (doannguuyenmfs)Geekbench 6 CPU3703 / 15450
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-18 (Avacada)Geekbench 6 CPU3906 / 15577
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-05 (Dovlet)Geekbench 6 CPU3916 / 15202
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-31 (gmamorim)Geekbench 6 CPU3730 / 15258
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-28 (LC)Cinebench 2024174 / 993
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M4 (8-Core) and M4 (10-Core)

General

Vendor Apple Apple
Released October 29, 2024 May 7, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M4 Apple M4
Model number APL1206 APL1206
Integrated GPU Apple M4 GPU (8-core) Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Rival Equivalent - - Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Successor - - Apple M5 (10-Core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 4.46 GHz 4.46 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 6
E-Threads 4 6
Base Frequency (E) 2.85 GHz 2.89 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 10
Total Threads 8 10
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 44x 44x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 16MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 28 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 20 W 24 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Die Size 169.4 mmยฒ 169.4 mmยฒ
Laptop processors ranking (34th and 28th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M4 GPU (8-core) Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1470 MHz 1470 MHz
Shading Units 1024 1280
TMUs 64 80
ROPs 32 40
Execution Units 128 160
TGP 15 W 18 W
iGPU FLOPS
M4 (8-Core)
3 TFLOPS
M4 (10-Core) +27%
3.8 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) compared to GPU (8-core)

Memory Support

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

Misc

Further details
Notes on M4 (10-Core):
    - SoC is designed using ARMv9.4-A architecture.

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
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Total votes: 160

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M4 (10-Core) or M4 (8-Core)?
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SOC master March 29, 2025 at 07:33 PM
I think the 8 core m4 is only used in iPad .
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SOC May 23, 2025 at 01:07 PM
The M4 in the iPad iPad is 10 core l
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Adam August 15, 2025 at 05:58 AM
SOC, No, m4 8 cores is in basic Air m4 256gb storage, and in 512Gb storage its 10-cores
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fuuk1 August 15, 2025 at 07:48 AM
You're all wrong. Binned M4 8-core CPU and GPU chip is in iMac M4 base model ($1299). Binned M4 10-core CPU and 8-core GPU chip is in MacBook Air M4 base model ($999). Binned M4 9-core CPU and 10-core GPU is sold in iPad Pro M4 with 256GB and 512GB storage models.
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