Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
  • Cores: 6
  • TDP: 10 W
  • Transistor size: 3 nm
A18 Pro (MacBook) - laptop processor produced by Apple for socket Custom that has 6 cores and 6 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 2000 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4050 MHz. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Apple A18 Pro GPU.

Review

Single-Core Performance
94
Multi-Core Performance
25
Power Efficiency
91
Integrated Graphics
60
NanoReview Final Score
66
Compare Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
169
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
702

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3615
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9225
File compression 1050 MB/sec
Clang compilation 58.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 201.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 214.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 318.8 pages/sec
Background blur 41 images/sec
Photo processing 91.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 9.18 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
4078
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
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] โ€“ 962 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
71.04

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 70.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 922.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 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
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-03 -> RennsportGeekbench 6 CPU3505 / 8840
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-24 -> RennsportGeekbench 6 CPU3505 / 8840

Specifications

A18 Pro (MacBook) technical specifications

General

Vendor Apple
Released September 9, 2024
Type Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9
Codename Apple M4
Model number APL1V07
Integrated GPU Apple A18 Pro GPU

CPU

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

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 10 W
Socket Custom

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple A18 Pro GPU
GPU Boost Clock 1490 MHz
Shading Units 768
TMUs 40
Execution Units 128
iGPU FLOPS
2.3 TFLOPS
See also: Apple A18 Pro GPU โ€“ integrated graphics of this CPU

Memory Support

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

Misc

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Ilias March 5, 2026 at 06:53 PM
A last year phone chip still being in the top 50s is really impressing tbf
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