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Apple M4 (10-Core)

Apple M4 (10-Core)
  • Cores: 10
  • TDP: 24 W
  • Transistor size: 3 nm
M4 (10-Core) - laptop processor produced by Apple for socket Apple M-Socket that has 10 cores and 10 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 4460 MHz. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Apple M4 GPU (10-core).

Review

Single-Core Performance
98
Multi-Core Performance
44
Power Efficiency
89
Integrated Graphics
78
NanoReview Final Score
76
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Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Apple M4 (10-Core) in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
172
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
982
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3211
Cinebench Scores - 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)
3777
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
14818
File compression 1500 MB/sec
Clang compilation 120.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 329.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 362.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 352.1 pages/sec
Background blur 69.8 images/sec
Photo processing 114.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 18.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
4499
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
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] – 2752 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
229.85

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 40.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 617.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 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
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-13 (doannguuyenmfs)Geekbench 6 CPU3703 / 15450
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-18 (Avacada)Geekbench 6 CPU3906 / 15577
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-05 (Dovlet)Geekbench 6 CPU3916 / 15202
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-31 (gmamorim)Geekbench 6 CPU3730 / 15258
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-28 (LC)Cinebench 2024174 / 993
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-30 -> RennsportGeekbench 6 CPU3751 / 15203
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-30 -> aihaoshumaGeekbench 6 CPU3736 / 14817
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-30 -> aihaoshumaCinebench 2024172 / 780
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Specifications

M4 (10-Core) technical specifications

General

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

CPU

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

Package

Transistors 28 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 24 W
Socket Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100Β°C
Die Size 169.4 mmΒ²

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1470 MHz
Shading Units 1280
TMUs 80
ROPs 40
Execution Units 160
TGP 18 W
iGPU FLOPS
3.8 TFLOPS
See also: Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) – integrated graphics of this CPU

Memory Support

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

Misc

Notes
    - SoC is designed using ARMv9.4-A architecture.

Competitors

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5. Apple M4 (10-Core) vs Apple M1 (11)
6. Apple M4 (10-Core) vs Apple M1 Pro (7)
7. Apple M4 (10-Core) vs Apple M1 Max (13)
8. Apple M4 (10-Core) vs Apple M3 Pro
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Margos January 16, 2025 at 05:46 AM
Here in india , Mac mini with 10 core M4 just available at 60k rupees . No other intel/amd based laptop or desktop at this price range match this performance and stability . In desktop with graphics card it may slightly better but not the match with overall aspect.
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JRM November 7, 2024 at 03:04 PM
Will it handle demanding tasks like basic deep learning on budget? Considering my budget is $600 then should I go for a dedicated GPU like rtx and build a PC or mac mini base will be suffice?
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fuuk1 November 3, 2024 at 03:03 AM
If Apple testing is to be trusted, normal "M4" is more efficient than "M4 Pro" and "M4 Max".
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Masab September 2, 2024 at 09:20 AM
Snapdragon 8gen 3 has '4.435TFOPS' in GPU.and M4 has only '4.1TFLOPS'.
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Average Joe September 26, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Consider that the measurement of teraflops varies wildly between different GPU architectures, even between the ones from the same company and different generation!
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IDK July 1, 2024 at 01:01 AM
What is Apple M4's Instruction Set Architecture, I think it's ARMv9.2-A
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ethylene May 14, 2024 at 07:27 AM
P-core 4.41GHz E-core 2.89GHz.
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Serhii May 15, 2024 at 07:04 AM
Thank you for a useful comment.
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