M4 (8C9G-FL) vs A17 Pro (iPad)

M4 (8C9G-FL)
A17 Pro (iPad)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.1GHz Clock
6 Cores
6 Threads
3.77GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
9-Core M4-FL
3.23 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
5-Core A17 Pro
1.71 TFLOPS FP32
GB6S 3,715
91%
GB6S 2,840
70%
GB6M 12,295
46%
GB6M 6,980
26%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Silicon 14
Architecture
Apple Silicon 13
Family
M Series
Family
A Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
Donan
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M4
P-Core
AS14P
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E-Core
AS14E
Codename
Coll
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A17 Pro
P-Core
AS13P
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E-Core
AS13E
Market Segment
Tablet
Market Segment
Smartphone
Release Date
3/2/2026
Release Date
10/15/2024
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
N3E
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Node
N3B
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Die Size
169 mm²
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Die Size
104 mm²
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Transistor Count
28 Billion
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Transistor Count
19 Billion
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Unknown
Unknown
8 Cores
3 P-Cores
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5 E-Cores
6 Cores
2 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
8 Threads
3 P-Threads
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5 E-Threads
6 Threads
2 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
P-Core
4.1GHz
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P-Core
3.77GHz
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E-Core
2.89GHz
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E-Core
2.11GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L2
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16MB Shared
16-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
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16MB Shared
16-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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8MB SLC Cache
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24MB SLC Cache
Channels
2
Channels
1
Max Memory
24GB
Max Memory
8GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Clock
3750MHz
Transfer Rate
7500MT/s
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
60.0GB/s
Bandwidth
120.0GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
TDP
15W
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TDP
5W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 4.0 x5 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x6 Lanes
9-Core M4-FL
1024 Shaders
1578MHz
3.23 TFLOPS FP32
5-Core A17 Pro
640 Shaders
1338MHz
1.71 TFLOPS FP32
H16 Leto
H16 Laso
2364.0MHz
16 Cores
2160.0MHz
16 Cores
38 TOPS INT8
35 TOPS INT8
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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