Apple M1 (8C8G) vs Apple M4 (8C9G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3.2GHz	8 Cores(3P+5E) 8 Threads(3P+5E) 4.1GHz
TDP 20W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR4X	Bandwidth 120GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 8-Core M1	iGPU 9-Core M4-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.62 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M1 (8C8G)2,380

x1

M4 (8C9G-FL)3,714

x1.56

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Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E	8 Cores 3P 5E
8 Threads 4P 4E	8 Threads 3P 5E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.2GHz	Base Clock 4.1GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 12MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR4X	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 16GB	Max Memory 24GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 4266MT/s	Speed 7500MT/s
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth 120GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4266MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 120GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 20W	TDP 15W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 8-Core M1	iGPU 9-Core M4-FL
Shaders 1024	Shaders 1024
Boost Clock 1.28GHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.62 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H13 Styx	NPU Model H16 Leto
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 1.46GHz	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance 11 TOPSFP16	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Tonga M1Variant FirestormP-Core IcestormE-Core	Codename Donan M4Variant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Nov 10, 2020	Release Date Mar 2, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N5	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size 123mm²	Die Size 169mm²
Transistor Count 16 Billion	Transistor Count 28 Billion
Transistor Density 130 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 165 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 13(M1, Late 2020)	Laptops -
Desktops Mac mini(M1, Late 2020)	Desktops -
Tablets -	Tablets iPad Air 11" Gen 3(M4, Early 2026)iPad Air 13" Gen 3(M4, Early 2026)
All-in-Ones iMac 24(M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021)	All-in-Ones -

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