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Apple A18 Pro

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Rendering performance

Median score · higher is better

Three-scene Blender rendering throughput. Versions, operating systems and rendering backends remain separate. This is not a gaming score.

Blender 5.1.1 / macOS / CPU
Apple A18 Pro 71.51 samples/min 19 complete runs · Middle 50%: 62.56 - 74.32 · 6 core / 6 thread · Latest: 2026-11-10

Community submissions; cooling, power limits and system configuration can affect results.

Recorded results

Only the same benchmark, version, workload, scenario and unit share a row. Missing results are not zero. System results include the full submitted hardware and software configuration.

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

20.82 samples/min

19 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

71.51 samples/min

19 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
62.564879530874
75th percentile
74.323134408428
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

4.98 samples/min

19 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

44.83 samples/min

19 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 5.1.0 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

21.33 samples/min

27 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 5.1.0 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

71.50 samples/min

27 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
67.761902933852
75th percentile
74.412804135671
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 5.1.0 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

4.93 samples/min

27 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 5.1.0 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

44.99 samples/min

27 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 5.0.0 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

20.92 samples/min

11 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 5.0.0 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

69.41 samples/min

11 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
67.524959310586
75th percentile
72.84991621058
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 5.0.0 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

4.04 samples/min

11 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 5.0.0 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

44.46 samples/min

11 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

18.26 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

64.21 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
62.998283045713
75th percentile
68.968415770449
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

3.52 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

42.42 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

19.71 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

69.75 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
60.574065288238
75th percentile
71.620422713339
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

4.65 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple A18 Pro

45.39 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
6
CPU threads
6
CPU sockets
1