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Apple M4 10 Cores

Apple M4 10 Cores
Apple M4 10 Cores is a Laptop processor from Apple. It began to be released in May 2024. The processor has 10 cores and 10 threads. And the processor is also made using Second-generation 3 nm technology. Its characteristics, as well as benchmark results, are presented in more detail below.
Top Laptop/Mobile CPU: 46

Basic

Label Name
Apple
Platform
Laptop
Launch Date
May 2024
CPU Name
Apple M4
Model Name
?
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Apple M4 10-Core
Foundry
TSMC
Generation
M4

CPU Specifications

Efficient-cores
6
Performance-cores
4
Total Cores
?
Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).
10
Total Threads
?
Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.
10
CPU Architecture
Apple custom ARM architecture
Max Turbo Frequency
?
Max Turbo Frequency is the maximum single-core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and, if present, Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 and Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.
4.46 GHz
Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency
?
Maximum E-core turbo frequency derived from Intel® Turbo Boost Technology.
2.89 GHz
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency
?
Maximum P-core turbo frequency derived from Intel® Turbo Boost Technology.
4.46 GHz
Technology
?
Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.
Second-generation 3 nm
Transistor Count
28 billion

Memory Specifications

Memory Type
?
Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.
LPDDR5X unified memory
Max Memory Size
?
Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.
32 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
?
Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).
120 GB/s
Maximum Memory Speed
7500 MT/s

GPU Specifications

External Display Standard
Thunderbolt / DisplayPort 1.4 over USB-C; HDMI
GPU Name
Apple M4 10-core GPU
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
Supported
Max External Display Resolution
Up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz
Video Decode
H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, AV1; hardware-accelerated; frame rate not disclosed
Video Encode
H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW; hardware-accelerated; frame rate not disclosed
Graphics Core Count
10
Max Resolution
Up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz
GPU APIs
Metal
Media Engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW; AV1 decode
Video Decode Engines
1
Video Encode Engines
1
ProRes Encode/Decode Engines
1

AI Specifications

NPU Name
16-core Neural Engine
NPU Performance
38 TOPS
AI Engine
Apple Neural Engine with next-generation ML accelerators
Neural Engine Core Count
16

Connectivity

Bluetooth Support
Supported
Bluetooth Version
5.3
Wi-Fi Standard
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Interfaces and Ports

Thunderbolt Support
Thunderbolt 4
USB Version
USB 4 up to 40Gb/s
USB4 Support
USB4

Geekbench 6

Single Core
3790
Multi Core
14579

Performance

467.7
MB/Sec
File Compression
1450
19.5
Routes/Sec
Navigation
86.6
74.6
Pages/Sec
HTML5 Browser
320.7
80.8
MPixels/Sec
PDF Renderer
378.8
48.4
Images/Sec
Photo Library
250.7
21.6
KLines/Sec
Clang
115.4
278.6
Pages/Sec
Text Processing
359.8
102.7
MB/Sec
Asset Compression
549
165.8
Images/Sec
Object Detection
399.8
16.4
Images/Sec
Background Blur
66
127.2
MPixels/Sec
Horizon Detection
594.5
344.4
MPixels/Sec
Object Remover
1090
130.1
MPixels/Sec
HDR
520.1
40.8
Images/Sec
Photo Filter
129.8
2990
KPixels/Sec
Ray Tracer
17400
112.7
KPixels/Sec
Structure from Motion
527.5
Single Core
Multi Core

Passmark CPU

Single Core
4471
Multi Core
25085

Performance

Integer Math
Multi Core
72.2 GOps/Sec
Floating Point Math
Multi Core
50.7 GOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers
Multi Core
252 M Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting
Multi Core
35.5 M Strings/Sec
Data Encryption
Multi Core
15.4 GB/Sec
Data Compression
Multi Core
275 MB/Sec
Physics
Multi Core
2644 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions
Multi Core
13.8 B Matrices/Sec
Single Thread
Multi Core
4.5 GOps/Sec
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Cinebench R23

Single Core
2202
Multi Core
13338

Geekbench 5

Single Core
2704
Multi Core
12944

Cinebench 2024

Single Core
174
Multi Core
921

Cinebench 2024 GPU

4023

Blender

397

Compared to Other CPU

57%
76%
95%
Better then 57% CPU over the past year
Better then 76% CPU over the past 3 years
Better then 95% CPU

SiliconCat Rating

46
Ranks 46 among Laptop/Mobile CPU on our website
214
Ranks 214 among all CPU on our website
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2202
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1817
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24156
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16383
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13338
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Geekbench 6 Single Core
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4284
M4 10 Cores
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3790
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2884
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2750
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2639
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17706
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15900
M4 10 Cores
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14579
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13590
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12549
Geekbench 5 Single Core
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Intel, October 2023
3116
M4 10 Cores
Apple, May 2024
2704
Core i9-13900HX
Intel, January 2023
1909
Core i5-12600T
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1778
Core i5-12500
Intel, January 2022
1717
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
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16870
Core i9-10940X
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14629
M4 10 Cores
Apple, May 2024
12944
Core i5-13600HE
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11993
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10989
Passmark CPU Single Core
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4811
Ryzen 7 PRO 9745
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4609
M4 10 Cores
Apple, May 2024
4471
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4282
EPYC 4464P
AMD, May 2024
4183
Passmark CPU Multi Core
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27250
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450
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26108
M4 10 Cores
Apple, May 2024
25085
Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G
AMD, September 2024
24216
Xeon Platinum 8176
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23179
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
M5 Max (32-core GPU)
Apple, March 2026
198
M4 Max 14 Cores
Apple, October 2024
177
M4 10 Cores
Apple, May 2024
174
Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100
Qualcomm, September 2025
151
Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Intel, March 2026
143
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
M5 10 Cores
Apple, October 2025
1030
Ryzen 5 PRO 9645
AMD, September 2025
959
M4 10 Cores
Apple, May 2024
921
Ryzen 5 9500F
AMD, September 2025
851
M1 Max
Apple, October 2021
796
Cinebench 2024 GPU
M5 (8-core GPU)
Apple, March 2026
5415
M1 Max
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4559
M4 10 Cores
Apple, May 2024
4023
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3574
M3
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3340
Blender
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1142
M4 10 Cores
Apple, May 2024
397
Xeon E5-2697 v3
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198
Xeon E5-2673 v3
Intel, September 2014
149
Xeon E5-1650 v2
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70

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