Apple M4 (8 cores)

The 8-core Apple M4 is an ARM architecture processor (SoC) that sports 8 CPU cores along with an 8-core GPU with hardware RT support and other modern features. A 16-core neural engine, USB 4 and Thunderbolt 4 are onboard, too.

The processor debuted in October 2024; it cuts down on the number of efficient cores but thankfully has the same 4 performance cores that its more powerful M4 brothers (non-Pro, non-Max) have. The P-cores probably run at 4.1 GHz or more; we don't have exact figures as of yet. The E-cores probably run at sub-3 GHz clock speeds.

This is the third member of the M4 (non-Pro, non-Max) family. It joins the 10-core M4 and the 9-core M4 that were unveiled several months before it.

The chip is believed to be based on the ARM v9.4-A microarchitecture to a certain extent. It comes with 16 GB or 24 GB of fast on-package LPDDR5x-7500 RAM; M3 processors had to be content with 6400 MT/s, for reference, while higher end M4 Pro and M4 Max processors get LPDDR5x-8533. It is not yet clear if this new chip is a 10-core M4 with several modules disabled, or if it's actually a new die that has fewer CPU and GPU cores by design.

Its performance is set to be very close to what Intel Lunar Lake processors such as the 256V deliver.

As far as power consumption is concerned, the SoC probably eats about 10 W when under long-term workloads. We'll update this section once we have one of the new Macs in for testing.

Series	Apple M4
Series: M4 Apple M4 Max (16 cores) 2.59 - 4.51 GHz 16 / 16  Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 2.59 - 4.51 GHz 14 / 14  Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) 2.59 - 4.51 GHz 14 / 14  Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 2.59 - 4.51 GHz 12 / 12  Apple M4 (10 cores) 2.89 - 4.46 GHz 10 / 10  Apple M4 (9 cores) 2.9 - 4.4 GHz 9 / 9  Apple M4 (8 cores) « 2.9 - 4 GHz 8 / 8
Clock Rate	2900 - 4000 MHz
Level 2 Cache	4 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	8 / 8 4 x 4.4 GHz Apple M4 P-Core 2.9 GHz Apple M4 E-Core
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	5 Watt
TDP Turbo PL2	15 Watt
Manufacturing Technology	3 nm
Features	Unified Memory LPDDR5X-7500 (120 GB/s), 16-Core Neural Engine, Media Engine (Encoding / Decoding: H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, AV1 Decoding only)
GPU	Apple M4 8-core GPU
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Architecture	ARM
Announcement Date	10/28/2024

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