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Apple M4 (10-core)
Released May 15, 2024Laptop Processor
Debuting in the iPad Pro, the base M4 makes entry-level Macs feel anything but entry-level, with the fastest single-core performance of its generation.
Pros
- Outstanding single-core speed
- Excellent battery efficiency, fanless-capable
- Base Macs now ship with 16GB unified memory
- Hardware ray tracing and AV1 decode
- Strong media engine for its class
Cons
- Modest multi-core versus H-class x86 chips
- 32GB memory ceiling
- 120GB/s bandwidth trails Pro and Max
- Thunderbolt 4, not Thunderbolt 5
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Single-core85.7
Multi-core41.7
Efficiency100
Platform34.5
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Apple M4 (10-core)
General
- Announced
- 2024
- Process
- 3 nm
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 10
- Performance cores
- 4
- Efficiency cores
- 6
- Threads
- 10
- Boost clock
- 4.4 GHz
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Apple 10-core GPU
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5X-7500
- Max memory
- 32 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,810
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 14,900
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 2,180
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 13,900
Quick answers
Is the Apple M4 (10-core) good in 2026?
The Apple M4 (10-core) earns an Inno Score of 62.4/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Debuting in the iPad Pro, the base M4 makes entry-level Macs feel anything but entry-level, with the fastest single-core performance of its generation.
What are the key specs of the Apple M4 (10-core)?
Cores: 10 · Threads: 10 · Boost clock: 4.4 GHz
What are the closest alternatives to the Apple M4 (10-core)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, Intel Core i9-14900HX, Intel Core Ultra 9 285H — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
