Apple by the Numbers

Benchmarks and specs for every Mac-class Apple silicon chip, M1 to M6. All scores are from Geekbench 7, which can’t be compared with Geekbench 6.

Apple Silicon performance

Median Geekbench 7 scores by generation.

Source: Primate Labs (Geekbench Mac benchmarks) Download

From M5, Apple calls its fastest core the super core and uses performance core for a new, slower mid-tier core. Here, the M1–M4 performance core is Performance (gen 1) and the new one is Performance (gen 2).

Apple Silicon core composition by tier

One square per CPU core, sized by its estimated share of multi-core performance.

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Estimated per-core speed, as a share of each generation's fastest core

How to read this: in each generation the fastest core (orange) is 100%. The other bars show how much work one smaller core does compared with one fastest core, which sets the core heights in scaled mode. They are estimates from clock speeds and architecture, not measurements. How they are derived: M1 — E-cores at ~25% of P throughput (2,064 / 3,204 MHz, narrower architecture). M2 — ~28% (freq bump to 2,228 / 3,504 MHz). M3 — ~40% (E-cores reach ~70% IPC parity, E 2,748 / P 4,056 MHz). M4 — ~43% (E 2,892 / P 4,512 MHz × 70% IPC). M5 efficiency — ~45% (E 3,048 / super 4,608 MHz × ~70%). M5 performance (gen 2) — ~70% (new mid-tier core in M5 Pro/Max/Ultra, up to 4,380 MHz). M6 efficiency — ~43% (E 2,940 / super 4,780 MHz × ~70%). M6 performance (gen 2) — ~70% assumed, as for M5. Apple hasn't said whether M6 uses the same mid-tier design.

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A18 Pro

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