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Apple M6

Apple M6

The 12-core Apple M6 is an SoC for Apple laptops, tablets, and PCs. It marks the debut of TSMC's 2nm (N2) node in consumer hardware and integrates 12 cores across three clusters. Preliminary information points to clock speeds of up to 4.8 GHz for the two high-performance super cores. Compared with the Apple M5, the M6 features dual 16-core neural engines for greatly improved on-device AI performance.

First Geekbench benchmarks show a similar CPU-performance as the old Apple M4 Pro 14-Core SoC.

The SoC retains unified memory and is currently available with 16, 24, or 32 GB of 128-bit LPDDR5X memory. Memory bandwidth ranges from 153 to 170 GB/s. The integrated 12-core GPU features per-core neural accelerators.

Thanks to the new 2nm process, the SoC should offer excellent energy efficiency.

Clock Rate <=4787 MHz
Number of Cores / Threads12 / 12
2 x 4.8 GHz Apple M6 S-Core
4 x 4.5 GHz Apple M6 P-Core
6 x 2.9 GHz Apple M6 E-Core
Manufacturing Technology2 nm
GPUApple M6 12-Core GPU ( - 1700 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
ArchitectureARM
Announcement Date08/25/2026
Product Link (external)www.apple.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2026 - Cinebench 2026 CPU Single Thread
814 Points (100%)
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Cinebench 2026 - Cinebench 2026 CPU Multi
5636 Points (55%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
221 Points (27%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
1468 Points (27%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
20239 Points (19%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
2697 Points (100%)
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
672 Points (72%)
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
5223 Points (13%)
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2694 Points (17%)
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
371 Points (100%)
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Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
231 Seconds (3%)
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Geekbench 7.0 - Geekbench 7.0 Single-Core
min: 4071     avg: 4081     median: 4081 (100%)     max: 4091 Points
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Geekbench 7.0 - Geekbench 7.0 Multi-Core
min: 22569     avg: 22676     median: 22676 (63%)     max: 22783 Points
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Geekbench 6.7 - Geekbench 6.7.1 Single-Core
min: 4610     avg: 4654     median: 4654 (98%)     max: 4698 points
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Geekbench 6.7 - Geekbench 6.7.1 Multi-Core
min: 20676     avg: 20989     median: 20989 (70%)     max: 21302 points
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
202.3 ms (0%)
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
170024 Points (100%)
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WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
380 Points (92%)
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
540 Points (87%)
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CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
2706 Points (84%)
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Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
2.1 Watt (1%)
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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    Apple 2026 MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop with M5 chip: Built for AI, 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 24GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD, 12MP Center Stage Camera, Touch ID, Wi-Fi 7; Midnight
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    Apple 2026 MacBook Air 15-inch Laptop with M5 chip: Built for AI, 15.3-inch Liquid Retina Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD, 12MP Center Stage Camera, Touch ID, Wi-Fi 7; Midnight

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Other CPUs of the series

» Apple M6
   12x - 4.79 GHz
» Nvidia Spark N1x 675
   20x
» HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro
   9x 1.75 GHz - 3.1 GHz
» Samsung Exynos 2400
   10x 2 GHz - 3.2 GHz
» Samsung Exynos 2400e
   10x 2 GHz - 3.1 GHz
» Google Tensor G6
   7x 2.65 GHz - 4.11 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 8550
   8x 2.2 GHz - 3.4 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 8500
   8x 2.2 GHz - 3.4 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 8450
   8x 2.1 GHz - 3.25 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 8400
   8x 2.1 GHz - 3.25 GHz
» unknown
   
» MediaTek Dimensity 9000+
   8x 1.8 GHz - 3.2 GHz
» Google Tensor G5
   8x 2.25 GHz - 3.78 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin XE90
   9x 1.72 GHz - 2.75 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin T92
   12x 1.6 GHz - 2.5 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 8300-Ultra
   8x 2.2 GHz - 3.35 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
   9x 1.72 GHz - 2.75 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 9030
   8x 1.72 GHz - 2.75 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 9020
   8x 1.6 GHz - 2.5 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 9010
   8x 1.55 GHz - 2.3 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 8200-Ultra
   8x 2 GHz - 3.1 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 8100
   8x 2 GHz - 2.85 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 8200
   8x 2 GHz - 3.1 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 8350
   8x 2.2 GHz - 3.35 GHz
» Google Tensor G4
   8x 1.95 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 8300
   8x 2.2 GHz - 3.35 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 9000W
   8x 1.53 GHz - 2.49 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
   8x 2.05 GHz - 3.13 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 9000
   8x 2.05 GHz - 3.13 GHz
» Google Tensor G3
   9x 1.7 GHz - 2.91 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin T82
   12x 1.31 GHz - 2.29 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 8020
   12x 1.31 GHz - 2.28 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin T92C
   9x 1.6 GHz - 2.3 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 8020
   8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz
» Google Tensor G2
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2.85 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
   8x - 2.86 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 990
   8x - 2.86 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 1200
   8x 2 GHz - 3 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 7450X
   8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 7400X
   8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 7400-Ultra
   8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 7400
   8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro 5G
   8x 2 GHz - 2.8 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 7200
   8x 2 GHz - 2.8 GHz
» Google Tensor
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2.8 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 1000+
   8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 8050
   8x 2 GHz - 3 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 7300
   8x 2 GHz - 2.5 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 7300X
   8x 2 GHz - 2.5 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 1300
   8x 2 GHz - 3 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 820
   8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 980
   8x - 2.6 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 1100
   8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 820
   8x 1.84 GHz - 2.36 GHz
» UNISOC T9300
   8x 2 GHz - 2.4 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 900
   8x 2 GHz - 2.4 GHz
» Unisoc T9100 (T820)
   8x 2.1 GHz - 2.7 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 7030
   8x 2 GHz - 2.5 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 7025
   8x 2 GHz - 2.5 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 7050
   8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 7060
   8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz
» Unisoc T8100 (T760)
   8x 2 GHz - 2 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 800
   8x 2 GHz
» UNISOC T7300
   8x 2 GHz - 2.2 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 1080
   8x 2 GHz - 2.6 GHz
» UNISOC Tangula T770
   8x 2 GHz - 2.5 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 920
   8x 2 GHz - 2.5 GHz
» UNISOC T8300
   8x 2 GHz - 2.2 GHz
» MediaTek MT8188J
   8x 2 GHz - 2.2 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 930
   8x 2 GHz - 2.2 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 810
   8x 1.88 GHz - 2.27 GHz
» UNISOC T8200 (T765)
   8x 2.1 GHz - 2.3 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 820e
   8x 1.84 GHz - 2.22 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 810
   8x 2 GHz - 2.4 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 800U
   8x 2 GHz - 2.4 GHz
» UNISOC Tangula T740
   8x 1.8 GHz - 1.8 GHz
» Broadcom BCM2712
   4x 2.4 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 700
   8x 2 GHz - 2.2 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 970
   8x 2.4 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear Elite SW6100
   5x 1.95 GHz - 2.1 GHz
» Allwinner A733
   9x
» HiSilicon Kirin 960
   8x 2.4 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 720
   8x 2 GHz
» UNISOC T619
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2.2 GHz
» UNISOC T7280 (T620)
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2.2 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 960s
   8x 2.1 GHz
» MediaTek Dimensity 7020
   8x 2 GHz - 2.5 GHz
» UNISOC T750
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2 GHz
» Unisoc T7255 (T616)
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2 GHz
» Unisoc T7225 (T612)
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2 GHz
» UNISOC T618
   8x 2 GHz - 2 GHz
» Unisoc T7250 (T615)
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 710
   8x 2.2 GHz
» UNISOC Tangula T700
   8x 1.8 GHz - 1.8 GHz
» Apple A9X
   2x 2.26 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 950
   8x 2.3 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 955
   8x 2.5 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 710A
   8x 2 GHz
» Unisoc T7200 (T606)
   8x 1.6 GHz
» UNISOC T610
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2 GHz
» Samsung Exynos 850
   8x - 2 GHz
» Apple A9
   2x 1.8 GHz
» Apple A8X
   3x 1.5 GHz
» Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-6000G
   4x 2 GHz - 3.3 GHz
» UNISOC Tiger T310
   4x 1.8 GHz - 2 GHz
» JLQ JR510
   8x 1.5 GHz - 2 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 935
   8x 2.2 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 655
   8x 2.1 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 650
   8x 2 GHz
» Apple A8
   2x 1.4 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 925
   8x 1.8 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 920
   8x 1.7 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 659
   8x 2.36 GHz
» Apple A7
   2x 1.3 GHz
» Apple S10 SiP
   2x
» Rockchip RK3288
   4x 1.8 GHz
» Samsung Exynos W1000
   5x 1.5 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1
   4x 1.7 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1
   4x 1.7 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 658
   8x 2.35 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 910T
   4x 1.8 GHz
» UNISOC SC9863A
   8x 1.2 GHz - 1.6 GHz
» MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz
   4x 1.5 GHz
» MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz
   4x 1.3 GHz
» Marvell Armada PXA1908
   4x 1.2 GHz
» Apple S9 SiP
   2x 1.8 GHz
» Apple S5
   2x
» HiSilicon Kirin 620
   8x 1.2 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 930
   8x 2 GHz
» Allwinner A523
   8x 0.48 GHz - 2 GHz
» HiSilicon Kirin 910
   4x 1.6 GHz
» Rockchip RK3188
   4x 1.8 GHz
» Rockchip RK3566
   4x - 2 GHz
» VIA Nano QuadCore L4700
   4x 1.2 GHz - 1.46 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100+
   5x - 1.7 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100
   4x - 1.7 GHz
» Allwinner B810
   4x 0.4 GHz - 1.5 GHz
» HiSilicon k3v2 Hi3620
   4x 1.2 GHz
» Apple S8
   2x 1.8 GHz
» Marvell PXA1088
   4x 1.2 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100
   4x - 1.2 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2500
   4x - 1.2 GHz
» Apple S7
   2x 1.8 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100
   4x - 1.2 GHz
» Apple S6
   2x 1.8 GHz
» NXP i.MX 8M Mini
   5x - 1.8 GHz
» Texas Instruments OMAP 4460
   2x 1.2 GHz
» Samsung Exynos W930
   2x 1.4 GHz
» MediaTek MT8161
   4x 1.3 GHz
» Broadcom BCM21664T
   2x 1.2 GHz
» Renesas MP5232
   2x 1.5 GHz
» Marvell PXA986
   2x 1.2 GHz
» Apple A5x
   2x 1 GHz
» MediaTek MTK 8113T
   2x 2 GHz
» AMD GX-210JA
   2x 1 GHz
» Samsung Exynos W920
   2x 1.18 GHz
» Actions ACT-ATM7029
   4x 1 GHz
» Intel Celeron 220
   1x 1.2 GHz
» Intel Celeron 2.8 GHz
   1x 2.8 GHz
» Apple A5
   2x 1 GHz
» MediaTek MTK 8113L
   1x 1 GHz
» Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz
   2x 1.5 GHz
» Apple A4
   1x 1 GHz
» Texas Instruments OMAP 4470
   2x 1.5 GHz
» Samsung Hummingbird S5PC110 / Exynos 3110
   1x 1 GHz
» Loongson 2F 900MHz
   1x 0.9 GHz
» Texas Instruments OMAP 3630 1GHz
   1x 1 GHz
» Texas Instruments OMAP 3622
   1x 1 GHz
» Broadcom BCM28155
   2x 1.2 GHz
» Rockchip RK3168
   2x 1.2 GHz
» Texas Instruments OMAP 4430
   2x 1 GHz
» ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500
   2x 1 GHz
» ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
   2x 1 GHz
» UNISOC T107
   1x 1 GHz
» Samsung Exynos 9110
   2x 1.15 GHz
» Huawei Kirin A1
   1x 0.2 GHz
» Amlogic AML8726-MX
   2x 1.5 GHz
» NXP i.MX 6SLL
   1x 1 GHz
» CSR8670
   2x 0.08 GHz
» Cypress PSoC6 MCU
   2x 0.15 GHz
» Ambiq Apollo 3.5
   1x
» Ambiq Apollo 3
   1x 0.1 GHz
» DK3.5+ST
   2x
» Rockchip RK2918 1.2 GHz
   1x 1.2 GHz
» AllWinner A10
   1x 1.2 GHz
» ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz
   1x 1.2 GHz
» AllWinner A13
   1x 1 GHz
» WonderMedia PRIZM WM8950
   1x 1 GHz
» Rockchip RK2918
   1x 1 GHz
» Telechips TCC8803 1GHz
   1x 1 GHz
» ZiiLABS ZMS-08
   1x 1 GHz
» ARM Cortex A8 1GHz
   1x 1 GHz
» ARM Cortex-M4
   
» Dialog DA14697
   0.1 GHz
» HiSilicon Hi6262
   
» ST STM32L4R9
   1x 0.08 GHz
» ST32
   
» NXP MK26FN2M0CAC18R
   1x 0.18 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
   24x 1.8 GHz - 5.5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
   16x 2.5 GHz - 5.4 GHz
+ Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
   24x 2.1 GHz - 5.5 GHz
+ Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
   24x 2.1 GHz - 5.4 GHz
+ Apple M4 Pro 14-Core
   14x 2.59 GHz - 4.51 GHz
» Apple M6
   12x - 4.79 GHz
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-94-100
   18x 3.6 GHz - 4.7 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
   16x 2.3 GHz - 5.4 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
   16x 2.5 GHz - 5.4 GHz
- Intel Core i9-14900HX
   24x 1.6 GHz - 5.8 GHz
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
   18x 3.4 GHz - 5 GHz
Klaus Hinum (Update: 2026-09-15)