Apple M2 (8C9G-FL) vs Apple M4 (10C8G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3.49GHz	10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads(4P+6E) 4.41GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 120GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 9-Core M2-FL	iGPU 8-Core M4-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.22 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

M2 (8C9G-FL)2,500

x1

M4 (10C8G-FL)3,767

x1.51

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Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E	10 Cores 4P 6E
8 Threads 4P 4E	10 Threads 4P 6E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.49GHz	Base Clock 4.41GHz
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 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 24GB	Max Memory 24GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 7500MT/s
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth 120GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 120GB/s

Power & Thermals

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

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 9-Core M2-FL	iGPU 8-Core M4-FL
Shaders 1152	Shaders 1024
Boost Clock 1.4GHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.22 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H14 Bia	NPU Model H16 Leto
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.1GHz	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance 15.8 TOPSFP16	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 11ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Staten M2Variant AvalancheP-Core BlizzardE-Core	Codename Donan M4Variant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date May 7, 2024	Release Date Mar 5, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N5P	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size 153mm²	Die Size 169mm²
Transistor Count 20.1 Billion	Transistor Count 28 Billion
Transistor Density 131 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 165 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops -	Laptops MacBook Air 13(M4, Early 2025)
Tablets iPad Air 11" Gen 1(M2, Mid 2024)iPad Air 13" Gen 1(M2, Mid 2024)	Tablets -

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