Apple M1 Pro vs A18 Pro (MacBook)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 Pro with 10-cores against the 2 GHz A18 Pro (MacBook) with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Apple M1 Pro
- Supports up to 32 GB LPDDR5-6400 RAM
- Around 144.8 GB/s (241%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More powerful Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) integrated graphics: 5.3 vs 2.3 TFLOPS
- Has 4 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
- Newer - released 2 years and 11 months later
- Supports quad-channel memory
- More modern manufacturing process β 3 versus 5 nanometers
- 55% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3615 vs 2328 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 444 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 3334 | - |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1230 MB/sec | 1050 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 82.4 Klines/sec | 58.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 249.1 pages/sec | 201.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 271.3 Mpixels/sec | 214.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 246.4 pages/sec | 318.8 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 36.9 images/sec | 41 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 102.5 images/sec | 91.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10.7 Mpixels/sec | 9.18 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 45.6 GOps/sec | 37.5 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 64 GOps/sec | 25.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 272M Primes/sec | 132M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 32.5M Strings/sec | 17.2M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 12.2 GBytes/sec | 8 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 272.2 MBytes/sec | 133.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2696 Frames/sec | 1380 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 12.6B Matrices/sec | 6.5B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 26.5 PPW | 70.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 343.5 PPW | 922.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 731.1 PPW | 1281.2 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 6.23 PPW | 7.1 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Apple M1 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-03-27 (bbffx) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2450 / 12944 |
| π 2026-03-27 (bbffx) | Cinebench 2026 | 444 / 3334 |
| π 2026-03-27 (bbffx) | Cinebench 2024 | 115 / 857 |
| π 2025-02-23 (anon121434) | Cinebench 2024 | 99 / 682 |
| π 2025-02-19 (serhii) | Cinebench 2024 | 109 / 796 |
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-03 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 7 CPU | 3006 / 7807 |
| π 2026-06-03 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3505 / 8840 |
| π 2026-04-24 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3505 / 8840 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Apple M1 Pro and A18 Pro (MacBook)General
| Vendor | Apple | Apple |
| Released | October 18, 2021 | September 9, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Apple M1 | Apple M4 |
| Model number | - | APL1V07 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| Successor | - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | - |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 2 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | - | 4.05 GHz |
| E-Cores | 2 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.1 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 2.42 GHz |
| Total Cores | 10 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 10 | 6 |
| Multiplier | - | 40x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | 33.7 billions | - |
| Fabrication Process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 30 W | 10 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Custom |
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iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| GPU Base Clock | 450 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1296 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 768 |
| TMUs | 128 | 40 |
| ROPs | 64 | - |
| Execution Units | 256 | 128 |
| TGP | 30 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5-6400 | - LPDDR5x-7500 |
| Max. Memory Size | 32 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 204.8 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
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