Apple M4 10 Core vs Intel Core 3 304
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2024
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
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Core Architecture
Apple M4
Wildcat Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)
Generation
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Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Intel BGA 1516
Power Consumption
22 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Foundry
—
Intel
Package
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FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
1
Performance Core Threads
4
2
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.41 GHz
1.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
4
Efficiency Core Threads
6
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
1400 MHz
Total Core Count
10
5
Total Thread Count
10
5
Multiplier
44
15.0
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 KB
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
2.5 MB
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.3 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.3 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
6 MB shared
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-7500
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Bandwidth
120 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
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64 GB
Max Memory Channels
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1
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
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Shader Units
1280
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Texture Units
80
—
Raster Operation Units
40
—
Execution Units
160
—
Power Consumption
18
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
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4
PCIe Lanes
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6
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,103
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Cinebench R23
12,123
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Geekbench 6
3,848
2,472
Geekbench 6
15,114
6,708
Cinebench 2024
174
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Cinebench 2024
977
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Passmark CPU
4,605
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Passmark CPU
24,138
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.