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Apple M4 (iPad)

Apple M4 (iPad)
  • Cores: 10
  • Clock: 4410 MHz
Apple M4 (iPad) – an 10-core chipset that was announced on May 7, 2024, and is manufactured using a 3-nanometer process technology. It has 4 cores at 4410 MHz and 6 cores at 2850 MHz.

Review

CPU Performance
99
Gaming Performance
100
Battery life
96
NanoReview Score
99
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Apple M4 (iPad)
3116013
CPU 915032
GPU 1135331
Memory 349968
UX 715682
Total score 3116013
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
3683
Multi-Core Score
13402
Asset compression 501.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 305.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 317.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 416.7 images/sec
HDR 461.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 54.3 images/sec
Photo processing 139.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.9 Mpixels/sec
Samples 7 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
53792
Background blur 103 images/sec
Face detection 124.8 images/sec
Horizon detection 1.7 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 2.32 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 2.8 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.73 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 164.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 4657.1 FPS
API Metal
Samples 6 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
3477
Score 3477
Stability 71%
Graphics test 26 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
14286
Score 14286
Graphics test 54 FPS
Section 1 63 FPS
Section 2 56 FPS
Section 3 43 FPS

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Lexapes)Geekbench 6 GPU57080
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Lexapes)Geekbench 6 CPU3907 / 15397
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Lexapes)AnTuTu 113396741
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-03 (Astreeek)AnTuTu 112940000
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (BG-M4-User)Geekbench 6 GPU52952
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (BG-M4-User)Geekbench 6 CPU3717 / 13294
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (BG-M4-User)AnTuTu 113116013
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-13 (Yusuf baser)Geekbench 6 CPU3683 / 13402
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Specifications

Detailed specifications of the M4 (iPad) SoC

CPU

Architecture 4x 4.41 GHz –
6x 2.85 GHz –
Cores 10
Frequency 4410 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 192 KB
L2 cache 16 MB
Process 3 nanometers
Transistor count 28 billion
Manufacturing TSMC

Graphics

GPU frequency 1470 MHz
FLOPS 3763.2 Gigaflops

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine
NPU theoretical performance 38 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 7500 MHz
Bus 8x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 120 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type NVMe
Max display resolution 2752 x 2064
Video capture 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X71
4G support LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced May 2024
Class Flagship
Notes
    - There is slightly slower (5-7%) version of M4 that uses 3 performance + 6 efficiency cores array in 256GB/512GB models of iPad Pro.

Comparison with competitors

1. Apple M4 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (9)
2. Apple M4 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) (52)
3. Apple M4 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (2)
4. Apple M4 (iPad) vs Apple M2 (iPad) (5)
5. Apple M4 (iPad) vs Apple A17 Pro (7)
6. Apple M4 (iPad) vs Apple M1 (iPad)
7. Apple M4 (iPad) vs Apple A18 Pro (14)
8. Apple M4 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 9300 (7)
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Joe October 25, 2025 at 08:40 AM
Memory Bus 4x 16 Bit -> 8x 16 Bit Memory frequency 7500 -> 3750 MHz
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Joe November 4, 2025 at 08:33 AM
Update this...........
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Serhii November 5, 2025 at 08:53 AM
Joe, It is not 8 channel memory. Thank you for your comment.
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Joe November 5, 2025 at 06:53 PM
Serhii, Lol. https://x.com/aschilling/status/1802764280078737836/photo/1
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Joe December 5, 2025 at 02:13 AM
Serhii, Still not fixed, even though the die shot clearly shows 8 channels.....
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Joe March 13, 2026 at 05:35 AM
Joe, https://x.com/Kurnalsalts/status/2027777240772317622/photo/1 Another dieshot that shows 8-channels......
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Serhii March 13, 2026 at 06:24 PM
Joe, It is 8 controllers, according to Wiki. M4 Pro have 8 channels and 16 controllers, but M4 Max got even more channels and controllers.
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Joe March 17, 2026 at 09:10 PM
Serhii, Read the wiki page correctly.
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Serhii March 18, 2026 at 06:47 AM
Joe, Sorry if i mistaken but can you quote the Wikipedia page that says how many channels are on M4?
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Joe March 21, 2026 at 09:29 PM
Serhii, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_silicon#Comparison_of_M-series_processors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_M4
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Serhii March 23, 2026 at 08:37 AM
Joe, So M5 Max have 32 channels? Can't be real. Second link support my words that it not channels but controllers.
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Joe March 23, 2026 at 08:30 PM
Serhii, Yes both M4 max and M5 max have 32x16 bit memory channels. Memory Controllers can't be more than the physical channels themselves, if there are 32 memory controllers, that means there are at least 32 memory channels. Apple advertised 614GB/s memory bandwidth for M5 Max, given that we know that the memory is LPDDR5X-9600, therefore the effective memory bus is 512 bit, that also confirms the 32 memory channels (32x 16bit).
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Serhii March 24, 2026 at 09:07 AM
Joe, Thank you for a useful comment, Joe.
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PeeCee June 18, 2024 at 06:01 PM
I wonder why Dimensity 9300+, which has a score of around 930,000+ in GPU in Antutu, has supposedly performed worse than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3's GPU with a score of around 890,000+ in Antutu. I think Dimensity 9300+ has a total score of 2,300,000+ in Antutu 10 while Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has a total score of around 2,100,000+, which is a difference of around 200,000 points. Therefore, Dimensity 9300+ should be performing better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, but it's the other way round. I really wish to see what Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400 have to offer. I hope Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be like 2 x Oryon core at 3.85 GHz + 3 x Cortex X925 at 3.35 GHz + 3 x Cortex A520 (2024) plus Adreno 830 GPU. Dimensity 9400, on the other hand, will be like 2 x Cortex X925 at 3.75 GHz + 2 x Cortex X925/X4 at 3.15 GHz + 4 x Cortex A725 at 2.35 GHz plus Mali Immortalis G925 MP16. I wonder which one will be faster and more powerful; I think Dimensity 9400 will be a little faster and more powerful, as early leaked Geekbench and Antutu scores of the two SoCs showed. I think Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 scores around 3,100,000 in Antutu while Dimensity 9400 scores around 3,400,000 in Antutu. Likewise, Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 has a single core score of 2800+ and a multi-core score of 9500+ while Dimensity 9400 has a single-core score of around 2750+ and a multi-core score of 10,000+. However, it's not final at all, and I think we'll know it when October this year comes. I wish and pray to God to spare my life so that I could see the launch of Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400 processors.
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heyitstech May 19, 2024 at 07:12 AM
Please update the total score of this chipset, its wrong. If you sum up these scores: 723,817 + 1,120,143 + 470,720 + 430,720 = 2,745,400, then the total is 2,745,400. I am doing a review on this chipset and was stuck at these benchmarks for the past hour. I was calculating these scores, and the results were wrong. Then I saw these scores. Please update the scores daily so that no one wastes time doing calculations. 723,817 +1,120,143 +470,720 +430,720 2,745,400 ​ ​
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Daine the Snapdragon Fan May 14, 2024 at 05:08 AM
If Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Antutu v10 is accurate, then this Apple M4 will still lose to it by like 300,000 points.
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Ali May 14, 2024 at 07:37 PM
Apple devices' Antutu can't be compared to Android chips like Snapdragon. You can compare them based on Geekbench and 3DMark.
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Daine Ramos Quitco June 14, 2024 at 03:21 AM
Ali, Alright, but why do you have over 10,000 upvotes?
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Daine Ramos Quitco June 14, 2024 at 03:23 AM
Ali, And yes, but doesn't AnTuTu measure everything? GB and 3DMark only measure CPU and GPU performance.
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Berg March 2, 2025 at 07:02 PM
Ali, Could you stop using bots to falsely upvote your comment? That will make it look fake
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Samsung Trash March 25, 2026 at 05:20 AM
Daine Ramos Quitco, Even if they do, you can't compare Metal to Vulkan API, ANTUTU devs themselves admit that iOS scores and Android scores aren't comparable.
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Samsung Trash March 25, 2026 at 05:22 AM
Also, according to GB 6, SD 8E G5 still is on the levels between M2 and M3 chip. M4 and M5 are still beasts, you really thought Snapdragon mobile cpus are gonna beat M4 judging on ANTUTU scores? Hah waht a clown lol🀑🀑πŸ₯€
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Gato May 11, 2024 at 04:50 PM
AnTuTu 2744873 https://twitter.com/ZionsAnvin/status/1788914403947286708
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