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The MacBook Neo tech specs page is the maker page for the A18 Pro in its laptop use.","status":"MacBook Neo is on sale at apple.com with the A18 Pro. Apple also sells the chip in the iPhone 16 Pro.","segment":"Apple sells this chip as the processor of the MacBook Neo laptop. The same chip is the phone processor of the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. The schema has no phone segment.","cpu_clusters":"Chip section: 6-core CPU with 2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. Apple publishes no clock speeds or core architecture names.","memory_bandwidth_gbs":"Chip section: 60GB/s memory bandwidth.","ram_max_gb":"Memory section: both MacBook Neo configurations have 8GB unified memory. Apple publishes no higher limit for the chip, and the iPhone 16 Pro also has 8 GB.","has_integrated_gpu":"The 5-core GPU is part of the A18 Pro chip.","integrated_gpu":"Chip section lists a 5-core GPU in the MacBook Neo. Apple's iPhone 16 Pro release lists a 6-core GPU for the same chip, so the core count is stored as two variant rows (5 and 6).","igpu_video_encode":"Media Engine row: hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW, with a video encode engine and a ProRes encode and decode engine.","igpu_video_decode":"Media Engine row: video decode engine, H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW, plus AV1 decode. Apple does not list VP9 decode.","native_usb_ports":"Ports row: USB 3 (USB-C) with up to 10Gb/s and USB 2 (USB-C) with up to 480Mb/s. Apple lists device ports, not chip ports. The iPhone 16 Pro tech specs also state USB 3 up to 10Gb/s for the same chip, so the 10Gb/s standard (USB 3.2 Gen 2) is stored with no count. The Neo's USB 2 port is not stored, since Apple does not say whether the chip or other hardware provides it.","variants":"Chip section: 5-core GPU in the MacBook Neo. The iPhone 16 Pro has a 6-core GPU, so the GPU core count is stored per variant."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/126322","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["spec_sheet_url"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"MacBook Neo tech specs on Apple Support. It lists the A18 Pro chip with a 6-core CPU, 2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. It is the tech spec sheet of the laptop that uses the chip, since Apple has no chip spec sheet."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/09/apple-debuts-iphone-16-pro-and-iphone-16-pro-max/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["announce_date","release_date","process_node_nm","cpu_clusters","variants"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Apple press release of 9 September 2024 announces the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max with the A18 Pro.","release_date":"Pre-orders began on 13 September 2024 and the phones were available from 20 September 2024. This is the first product with the chip. The MacBook Neo with the same chip went on sale on 11 March 2026.","process_node_nm":"Apple: built with second-generation 3-nanometer technology.","cpu_clusters":"Apple: a new 6-core CPU with two performance cores and four efficiency cores.","variants":"Apple: a 6-core GPU in the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. The MacBook Neo has a 5-core GPU, so the GPU core count is stored per variant."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/say-hello-to-macbook-neo/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["integrated_gpu","variants"],"notes":{"integrated_gpu":"Apple, 4 March 2026: MacBook Neo has the A18 Pro with a 5-core GPU and a 16-core Neural Engine, and goes on sale on 11 March 2026. The 5-core GPU is one core fewer than the 6-core GPU of the iPhone 16 Pro, so the GPU core count is stored as two variant rows (5 and 6) and not as one base value.","variants":"Apple: the integrated 5-core GPU of the MacBook Neo. The iPhone 16 Pro release states 6 cores for the same chip."}},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_A18","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["instruction_set","process_node_name","cpu_clusters","max_boost_clock_ghz"],"notes":{"instruction_set":"The A18 and A18 Pro have an Apple-designed 64-bit Arm ARMv9.2-A CPU.","process_node_name":"Technology node listed as 3 nm (TSMC N3E). Apple itself says only second-generation 3-nanometer technology. Apple called the M5 process third-generation 3-nanometer, which is N3P, so second generation fits N3E. A Jon Peddie article of September 2024 also names N3E as likely but raises N3P. No maker document names the node.","cpu_clusters":"Two performance cores at 4.04 GHz and four efficiency cores at 2.42 GHz. Apple publishes no clocks. Wikipedia's figures come from software readings. The Apple Wiki reads 4.044 GHz and 2.424 GHz. Tom's Hardware gives about 4.0 and 2.4 GHz from Cinebench.","max_boost_clock_ghz":"Performance core clock of 4.04 GHz. Not published by Apple."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/macbooks/apple-macbook-neo-a18-pro-review","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["benchmark_cinebench_2026_multi","cpu_clusters","max_boost_clock_ghz"],"notes":{"benchmark_cinebench_2026_multi":"Tom's Hardware MacBook Neo review, published 10 March 2026. Cinebench 2026 stress test on the fanless MacBook Neo, one run, score 1,439. The run took 14 minutes 2 seconds. The review does not name the test as multi-thread, but the score is far above any single-thread result, and its stress test is the all-core render. Power mode and room temperature are not stated.","cpu_clusters":"Tom's says Cinebench estimates the A18 Pro clock at up to 4.0 GHz on single-core tasks and 2.4 GHz for multi-core. This agrees with the 4.04 and 2.42 GHz stored.","max_boost_clock_ghz":"Cinebench estimate of up to 4.0 GHz, as quoted by Tom's Hardware. Agrees with 4.04 GHz."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/121031","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["native_usb_ports"],"notes":{"native_usb_ports":"iPhone 16 Pro tech specs, Connector row: USB-C connector with support for USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s). Apple names the display output only as native DisplayPort over USB-C, so no DisplayPort version is stored."}},{"url":"https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/6268vs6274/Apple-A18-Pro-vs-Apple-A18","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["cpu_thread_count"],"notes":{"cpu_thread_count":"PassMark lists 6 physical cores (Threads: 6) for the A18 Pro, so the chip has no simultaneous multithreading. PassMark's cache and TDP rows are not used."}},{"url":"https://heise.de/-9960558","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["cpu_cache_l2_mb"],"notes":{"cpu_cache_l2_mb":"heise reports the Chipwise and TechInsights die analyses: the two performance cores of the A18 Pro share a total of 16 MB of L2 (8 MB in the A18), and the four efficiency cores with their cache are identical in the A18 and A18 Pro. The 4 MB efficiency cluster L2 is from the Wikipedia table below. Total L2 is 16 + 4 = 20 MB. PassMark and Low End Mac print 48 MB and 32 MB because they count each cluster cache once per core, so they are not used."}},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_silicon","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["cpu_cache_l2_mb"],"notes":{"cpu_cache_l2_mb":"A-series table, A18 Pro row: L2 16 MB for the performance cores and 4 MB for the efficiency cores, plus 24 MB of cache beyond L2. heise reports that 24 MB as the system level cache. Apple publishes no cache sizes. The system level cache is shared with the GPU and NPU, so it is not stored as L3."}},{"url":"https://lowendmac.com/2026/apple-a18-pro-specs/","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["memory_support","memory_channels"],"notes":{"memory_support":"Low End Mac lists LPDDR5X-7500 (3750 MHz) and about 60 GB/s. Apple states 60GB/s memory bandwidth (MacBook Neo specs) and unified memory only, with no memory type or speed. A 64-bit bus at 7500 MT/s is exactly 60.0 GB/s, which matches Apple's figure. Module type is left out because Apple does not state it.","memory_channels":"Low End Mac lists a 64-bit bus made of four 16-bit channels. The field counts 64-bit channels, so 64 bits is 1. Apple states no bus width. The bus width and 7500 MT/s together give Apple's stated 60GB/s."}},{"url":"https://eclecticlight.co/2026/04/13/cpu-core-frequencies-updated-for-all-current-apple-silicon-macs/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["cpu_clusters","max_boost_clock_ghz"],"notes":{"cpu_clusters":"Eclectic Light reads the maximum core frequencies from powermetrics for the A18 Pro in the MacBook Neo: 4044 MHz for the performance cores and 2424 MHz for the efficiency cores. This agrees with the 4.04 and 2.42 GHz stored.","max_boost_clock_ghz":"powermetrics maximum for the performance cores: 4044 MHz. Agrees with 4.04 GHz."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPhone+16+Pro+Chip+ID/177358","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["memory_support"],"notes":{"memory_support":"iFixit iPhone 16 Pro chip ID: a Micron MT62F1G64D4AQ-031 XT:C LPDDR5X SDRAM layered over the A18 Pro (Apple APL1V07). This confirms LPDDR5X in the same package. 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