Apple recently unveiled the M4 chipset alongside the OLED iPad Pro, touting it as “outrageously powerful.” Early Geekbench scores of the Apple M4 have just emerged, confirming Apple’s claim. In the Geekbench single-core test, the Apple M4 achieved an impressive score of 3,810 points, setting a new record.
In the Geekbench multi-core test, the Apple M4, equipped with 10 CPU cores (4 performance + 6 efficiency cores), achieved a remarkable score of 14,541 points. This monumental score was accomplished by running the M4 chipset at a formidable 4.4GHz frequency. It’s worth noting that the Apple M4 is housed in the thin iPad Pro (2024) in a fanless form-factor, showcasing its exceptional efficiency.
Apple has transitioned to TSMC’s 2nd-gen 3nm process node (N3E) with the M4 family, a significant improvement over the previous N3B node used in the Apple M3. The N3E process node has notably improved yield, enhancing performance while maintaining lower power consumption.
With this score, the base Apple M4 outperforms the M3 Pro (11-core CPU) by a significant margin. Compared to the Snapdragon X Elite, the M4 chipset exhibits a 37% increase in single-core performance. In terms of multi-core performance, the 10-core M4 outperforms the 12-core X Elite, despite Apple including only half the number of performance cores (4P vs 8P).
In summary, the Apple M4 has established itself as the fastest and most power-efficient consumer chipset, outperforming competitors such as Qualcomm and x86 players like Intel and AMD by a considerable margin. When it comes to performance-per-watt, nothing currently matches the Apple M4, not even Qualcomm’s upcoming Oryon-based PC chipset.
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