Apple M6 (12-Core)

Cores: 12
TDP: – W
Transistor size: 2 nm

M6 (12-Core) - laptop processor produced by Apple for socket Apple M-Socket that has 12 cores and 12 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 4790 MHz. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Apple M6 GPU (12-core).

Review

Single-Core Performance

100

Multi-Core Performance

Power Efficiency

Integrated Graphics

NanoReview Final Score

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Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Apple M6 (12-Core) in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

218

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

1308

Cinebench Scores - 91st 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)

4610

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

20676

Sources: GeekBench [1]

Specifications

M6 (12-Core) technical specifications

General

Vendor	Apple
Released	August 25, 2026
Type	Laptop
Instruction Set	ARMv9
Codename	Apple M6
Model number	T8152
Integrated GPU	Apple M6 GPU (12-core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	6
P-Threads	6
Base Frequency (P)	4.79 GHz

Efficient Cores
E-Cores	6
E-Threads	6

Total
Total Cores	12
Total Threads	12
Bus Frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	47x
L1 Cache	256K (per core)
L2 Cache	8MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No

Package

Fabrication Process	2 nm
Socket	Apple M-Socket

Laptop processors ranking - 10th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	Apple M6 GPU (12-core)
GPU Boost Clock	1600 MHz
Shading Units	1536
TMUs	96
ROPs	80
Execution Units	192

iGPU FLOPS

4.9 TFLOPS

See also: Apple M6 GPU (12-core) – integrated graphics of this CPU

Memory Support

Memory Types	- LPDDR5X-10667
Max. Memory Size	32 GB
Memory Channels	8
Max. Memory Bandwidth	170 GB/s
ECC Support	No

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