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Apple M4 9 Core

Benchmarks for the Apple M4 9 Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.
Apple M4 9 Core

Description: 10 Core GPU

Class: Mobile/Embedded

Socket:

Total Cores: 9 Cores, 9 Threads

Primary Cores: 3 Cores, 3 Threads, 3.9 GHz Base, NA Turbo

Secondary Cores: 6 Cores, 6 Threads, 3.9 GHz Base, NA Turbo

Typical TDP: 22 W

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 128 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 6 x 64 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 1 x 4096 KB

Other names: Unknown CPU (iPad16,3), Unknown CPU (iPad16,5)

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2024

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
768th fastest in multithreading out of 5495 CPUs
66th fastest in single threading out of 5495 CPUs
32nd fastest in out of 1229 Mobile/Embedded CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
22197
Single Thread Rating
4482

Samples: 326*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M4 9 Core

Integer Math62,757 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math43,267 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers214 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting31,170 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,715 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression248,815 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,330 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions12,317 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,482 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M4 9 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" with M4 Max Chip, Late 2024 - Space Black, 16-Core / 40-Core, Standard Display, 64GB, 1TB SSD Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" with M4 Max Chip, Late 2024 - Space Black, 16-Core / 40-Core, Standard Display, 64GB, 1TB SSD $4139.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Mobile/Embedded CPUs
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
24,660
Apple M4 9 Core
22,197
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U
18,315
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,142
Intel Core i5-1235U
12,721
Apple A15 Bionic
9,890
Apple A14 Bionic
8,548
Intel N97
5,865
Apple A13 Bionic
5,769
Intel N100
5,354
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G
3,799
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel N97
45.82
Intel N100
41.83
Intel Core i5-1235U
41.17
Apple M4 9 Core
NA
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U
NA
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G
NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple A15 Bionic
NA
Apple A14 Bionic
NA
Apple A13 Bionic
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 9 Core
4,482
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,677
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U
3,583
Apple A15 Bionic
3,583
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
3,554
Apple A14 Bionic
3,383
Intel Core i5-1235U
3,108
Apple A13 Bionic
2,348
Intel N97
2,039
Intel N100
1,895
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G
1,819
Last 5 Baselines for Apple M4 9 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL8110042 - Dec 15 2025
23089
BL8110038 - Dec 15 2025
23121
BL8109936 - Dec 13 2025
22686
BL8109816 - Dec 10 2025
22583
BL8109815 - Dec 10 2025
22943
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Apple M4 9 Core
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M4 9 Core
22,197
Apple M4 10 Core vs Apple M4 9 Core
23,767 (+7.1%)
Apple M3 8 Core vs Apple M4 9 Core
19,094 (-14.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V vs Apple M4 9 Core
18,278 (-17.7%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 268V vs Apple M4 9 Core
19,628 (-11.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 236V vs Apple M4 9 Core
18,318 (-17.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Apple M4 9 Core
18,315 (-17.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 238V vs Apple M4 9 Core
18,230 (-17.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U vs Apple M4 9 Core
17,862 (-19.5%)
Intel Core i5-14450HX vs Apple M4 9 Core
23,609 (+6.4%)
Intel Core i7-12650HX vs Apple M4 9 Core
22,947 (+3.4%)
Intel Core i5-13500TE vs Apple M4 9 Core
21,936 (-1.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 228V vs Apple M4 9 Core
16,992 (-23.4%)