Apple has maintained its iron grip in the ARM chipset space, particularly in the single-core department, when it was reported that the M4 completely dominated the Geekbench 6 charts. Unfortunately, some individuals are just not satisfied with these results and have gone to great lengths to ensure that the latest iPad Pro models attain a record that will take a while to be broken, and that is achieving 4,000 points in the benchmarking application. As for how Apple’s latest flagship tablet achieved this figure, all it took was a little help from liquid nitrogen.
Despite achieving a new record in Geekbench 6, additional details reveal that Apple’s M4 iPad Pro was only operating at 4.41GHz
The maximum operating frequency of the M4’s performance cores is 4.40GHz, and with liquid nitrogen used by reviewer Geekerwan and his team, that clock speed only reached 4.41GHz, according to the Geekbench 6 results posted online. Fortunately, this slight boost in the frequency was just enough for the iPad Pro to break the 4,000 points barrier in the benchmark, setting a new record that will likely not be broken until Apple officially unveils the M4 Pro and M4 Max.
The 9-core version of the M4 was cooled by liquid nitrogen, and the multi-core score received a decent uplift compared to the previous figures with the extreme cooling solution. Based on various results posted on X, it appears that Geekerwan had run into some difficulties crossing the 4,000-point threshold, so it is possible that the tests were performed multiple times.
It is also possible that Apple has made it tremendously difficult for the M4 iPad Pro models to operate higher than 4.40GHz because it has locked it in iPadOS, but there is no way of confirming this right now. We say that software power limits might be getting in the way of the M4 posting an even higher result because liquid nitrogen has allowed various x86 processors to obtain various records from time to time.
Regardless, Geekerwan and his team should pat themselves on the back for a job well done. Hopefully, we will soon see how well the 10-core CPU version of the M4 performs under the same cooling.
News Source: bilibili
About the author: Omar Sohail is a reporter and analyst for Wccftech's mobile section, specializing in the technology and business of the mobile industry. His expertise lies in the intricate hardware supply chain, covering developments in semiconductor manufacturing, chip lithography, and camera sensor technology.
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