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 NaN MHz. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Apple M6 GPU (12-core).

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Please note that the tests on the Apple M6 (12-Core) are done on an engineering sample provided by our insiders. The data will be more accurate after the final version of this CPU is available.

Test in Benchmarks

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

Cinebench

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Cinebench 2024 (Single)

220

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

1368

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GeekBench v6

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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

4501

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

21312

Specifications

M6 (12-Core) technical specifications

General

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

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	6
P-Threads	6

Efficient Cores
E-Cores	6
E-Threads	6

Total
Total Cores	12
Total Threads	12
Unlocked Multiplier	No

Package

Fabrication Process	2 nm
Socket	Apple M-Socket

iGPU

Integrated Graphics

Apple M6 GPU (12-core)

Memory Support

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

Misc

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