Apple M4 (10-Core) vs A18 Pro (MacBook)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.46 GHz Apple M4 (10-Core) with 10-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.
Review
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Apple M4 (10-Core)
- Supports up to 32 GB LPDDR5X-7500 RAM
- Around 60 GB/s (100%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Has 4 more physical cores
- More powerful Apple M4 GPU (10-core) integrated graphics: 3.8 vs 2.3 TFLOPS
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 3211 | - |
Cinebench Scores (#158th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1500 MB/sec | 1050 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 120.2 Klines/sec | 58.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 329.3 pages/sec | 201.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 362.1 Mpixels/sec | 214.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 352.1 pages/sec | 318.8 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 69.8 images/sec | 41 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 114.4 images/sec | 91.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.1 Mpixels/sec | 9.18 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 54.2 GOps/sec | 37.5 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 49.6 GOps/sec | 25.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 263M Primes/sec | 132M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 34.3M Strings/sec | 17.2M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 15.1 GBytes/sec | 8 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 280.5 MBytes/sec | 133.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2527 Frames/sec | 1380 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 13.6B Matrices/sec | 6.5B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 40.9 PPW | 70.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 617.4 PPW | 922.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 983.5 PPW | 1281.2 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 9.58 PPW | 7.1 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Apple M4 (10-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-13 (doannguuyenmfs) | GeekBench | 3703 / 15450 |
| π 2026-04-18 (Avacada) | GeekBench | 3906 / 15577 |
| π 2026-03-05 (Dovlet) | GeekBench | 3916 / 15202 |
| π 2025-12-31 (gmamorim) | GeekBench | 3730 / 15258 |
| π 2025-12-28 (LC) | Cinebench 2024 | 174 / 993 |
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-03 -> Rennsport | GeekBench | 3505 / 8840 |
| π 2026-04-24 -> Rennsport | GeekBench | 3505 / 8840 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Apple M4 (10-Core) and A18 Pro (MacBook)General
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
| Released | May 7, 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 (10-core) | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| Rival Equivalent | - Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) | - |
| Successor | - Apple M5 (10-Core) | - |
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 2 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.46 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | - | 4.05 GHz |
| E-Cores | 6 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.89 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 2.42 GHz |
| Total Cores | 10 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 10 | 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
| Transistors | 28 billions | - |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 24 W | 10 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Custom |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | - |
| Die Size | 169.4 mmΒ² | - |
Laptop processors ranking (29th and 70th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1470 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1280 | 768 |
| TMUs | 80 | 40 |
| ROPs | 40 | - |
| Execution Units | 160 | 128 |
| TGP | 18 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
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
Further details
Notes on M4 (10-Core):
- SoC is designed using ARMv9.4-A architecture.
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