Apple M4 8 Core vs Apple M1
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M4 8 Core with 8 cores 4.41GHz and Apple M1 with 8 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M4 8 Core 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 11 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (7500 vs 4266)
Larger memory bandwidth (120GB/s vs 68.25GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.41GHz vs 2.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Apple M1 's Advantages
Lower TDP (14W vs 20W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M4 8 Core
+38%
2091
Apple M1
1513
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M4 8 Core
+44%
11229
Apple M1
7782
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M4 8 Core
+64%
3674
Apple M1
2231
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M4 8 Core
+70%
13664
Apple M1
8035
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M4 8 Core
+53%
173
Apple M1
113
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M4 8 Core
+78%
911
Apple M1
509
General Parameters
Oct 2024
Release Date
Nov 2020
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv9
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Apple M4
Core Architecture
Icestorm and Firestorm
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 GPU
Package
28 billions
Transistor Count
16 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
20 W
Power Consumption
14 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
8
4.41 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.59 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
8
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
8
44
Multiplier
-
192 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5X-7500
Memory Types
LPDDR4X-4266
-
Max Memory Size
16 GB
-
Max Memory Channels
2
120 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
68.25 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
1800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1278 MHz
1024
Shader Units
1024
64
Texture Units
64
32
Raster Operation Units
32
128
Execution Units
128
15
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
3.7 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
2.6 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
-
PCIe Version
4.0
