Apple M4 (8-Core)

Cores: 8
TDP: 20 W
Transistor size: 3 nm

M4 (8-Core) - laptop processor produced by Apple for socket Apple M-Socket that has 8 cores and 8 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 4460 MHz. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Apple M4 GPU (8-core).

Review

Single-Core Performance

97

Multi-Core Performance

41

Power Efficiency

91

Integrated Graphics

69

NanoReview Final Score

74

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Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

171

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

911

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)

3706

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

13327

File compression	1440 MB/sec
Clang compilation	94.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	301.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	343.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	350.9 pages/sec
Background blur	56.6 images/sec
Photo processing	144.8 images/sec
Ray tracing	14.3 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

4484

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

20671

Sources: PassMark [3]

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	45.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	666.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	1033.6 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

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2026-05-08 -> B00_1999	Geekbench 6 CPU	3684 / 15022

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General

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

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	4
P-Threads	4
Base Frequency (P)	4.46 GHz

Efficient Cores
E-Cores	4
E-Threads	4
Base Frequency (E)	2.85 GHz

Total
Total Cores	8
Total Threads	8
Bus Frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	44x
L1 Cache	192K (per core)
L2 Cache	16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No

Package

Fabrication Process	3 nm
TDP (PL1)	20 W
Socket	Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature	100°C
Die Size	169.4 mm²

Laptop processors ranking - 34th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
GPU Base Clock	500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	1470 MHz
Shading Units	1024
TMUs	64
ROPs	32
Execution Units	128
TGP	15 W

iGPU FLOPS

3 TFLOPS

See also: Apple M4 GPU (8-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

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