This is the first in a series diving deeper into Apple’s new M4 family of chips. This starts with details of its Performance (P) cores. Comparisons of their performance against cores in earlier M-series chips will follow separately when I have completed them. M4 family There are currently three M4 designs: Base M4, with 4 P and 6 E cores, also available in a cheaper variant with only 4 active E cores, and a ‘binned’ variant for iPads with only 3 active P cores. M4 Pro, with 10 P and 4 E cores, a...