Apple M4 (8C9G-FL) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(3P+5E) 8 Threads(3P+5E) 4.1GHz	8 Cores(2P+6E) 8 Threads(2P+6E) 2.3GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 5W
Bandwidth 120GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 14.9GB/s LPDDR4X
iGPU 9-Core M4-FL	iGPU Adreno 618
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 844.8 GFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M4 (8C9G-FL)3,714

x5.03

Snapdragon 720G738

x1

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Core Config

8 Cores 3P 5E	8 Cores 2P 6E
8 Threads 3P 5E	8 Threads 2P 6E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.1GHz	Base Clock 2.3GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 64KB P 32KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 64KB P 32KB E
L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 512KB P 128KB E - -
L3 -	L3 2MB
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache 1MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR4X
Max Memory 24GB	Max Memory 16GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 32-bit
Speed 7500MT/s	Speed 3733MT/s
Bandwidth 120GB/s	Bandwidth 14.9GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 120GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate3733MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 14.9GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W	TDP 5W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

-

iGPU

iGPU 9-Core M4-FL	iGPU Adreno 618
Shaders 1024	Shaders 256
Boost Clock 1.58GHz	Boost Clock 825MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 844.8 GFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H16 Leto	NPU Model Hexagon 692
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 38 TOPSINT8	Performance -

Cellular

Modem Model -	Modem Model X15
Peak Down -	Peak Down Up to 800Mbps
Peak Up -	Peak Up Up to 150Mbps

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Qualcomm
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Kryo 465ARMv8.2-A
Family M Series	Family 7 Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Donan M4Variant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core	Codename - - Cortex-A76P-Core Cortex-A55E-Core
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Smartphone
Release Date Mar 2, 2026	Release Date Jan 20, 2020

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Samsung
Fabrication Node N3E	Fabrication Node 8LPP
Die Size 169mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 28 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 165 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Tablets iPad Air 11" Gen 3(M4, Early 2026)iPad Air 13" Gen 3(M4, Early 2026)

Tablets Galaxy Tab S6 Lite(SD 720G, Early 2022)

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