Apple M1
The Apple M1 is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the late 2020 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro 13, and Mac Mini. It offers 8 cores divided in four performance cores and four power-efficiency cores. The big cores offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 12 MB shared L2 cache. According to Apple the performance of these cores should be better than anything on the market (in late 2020). The four efficiency cores are a lot smaller and offer only 128 KB instruction cache, 64 KB data cache, and 4 MB shared cache. The efficiency cores (E cluster) clock with 600 - 2064 MHz, the performance cores (P cluster) with 600 - 3204 MHz.
The M1 is available in two TDP variants, a passive cooled 10 Watt variant for the MacBook Air and an active cooled faster variant for the MacBook Pro 13 and Mac Mini. Those should offer a better-sustained performance according to Apple.
The integrated graphics card in the M1 offers 8 cores (7 cores in the entry MacBook Air) and a peak performance of 2.6 teraflops. Apple claims that it is faster than any other iGPU at the time of announcement.
Furthermore, the SoC integrates a fast 16 core neural engine with a peak performance of 11 TOPS (for AI hardware acceleration), a secure enclave (e.g., for encryption), a unified memory architecture, Thunderbolt / USB 4 controller, an ISP, and media de- and encoders.
The Apple M1 includes 16 billion transistors (up from the 10 billion of the A12Z Bionic and therefore double the amount of a Tiger Lake-U chip like the i7-1185G7 ) and is manufactured in 5nm at TSMC.
Series Apple Apple M-Series Series: Apple M-Series Clock Rate 2064 - 3220 MHz Level 1 Cache 2 MB Level 2 Cache 16 MB Level 3 Cache 8 MB Number of Cores / Threads 8 / 8 Transistor Count 16000 Million Manufacturing Technology 5 nm Features ARMv8 Instruction Set GPU Apple M1 8-Core GPU 64 Bit 64 Bit support Architecture ARM Announcement Date 11/10/2020
Benchmarks Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
110 Points (76%)
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Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
444 Points (8%)
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Intel Core i5-11500B
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min: 401 avg: 403 median: 402.5 (45%) max: 406 Points
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1863 avg: 2040 median: 2093.5 (5%) max: 2109 Points
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min: 1020 avg: 1063 median: 1072 (7%) max: 1087 Points
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0 55 110 165 220 275 330 385 440 495 550 605 660 715 770 825 880 935 990 1045 Tooltip Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Rosetta 2: Ø843 (817.01-1020.12)
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB): Ø1066 (1062.05-1069.6)
Apple iMac 24 M1 2021: Ø1068 (1047.92-1074)
Apple Mac Mini Late 2020 Entry (M1, 8GB): Ø1046 (1039.99-1048.33)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 206 avg: 207.3 median: 208 (63%) max: 208 Points
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Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
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Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 62055 avg: 63340 median: 62589.5 (56%) max: 66974 Points
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min: 216 avg: 266.3 median: 280.5 (58%) max: 304 Points
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min: 104389 avg: 105297 median: 105297 (88%) max: 106205 Points
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AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
min: 110874 avg: 111266 median: 111266 (90%) max: 111658 Points
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AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
min: 533978 avg: 539206 median: 539206 (99%) max: 544434 Points
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AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
min: 267169 avg: 271808 median: 271808 (98%) max: 276446 Points
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AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
min: 1017190 avg: 1027580 median: 1027580 (99%) max: 1037960 Points
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Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
min: 1040910 avg: 1113810 median: 1113810 (67%) max: 1186710 Points
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Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
min: 244643 avg: 254253 median: 254252 (70%) max: 263862 Points
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CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1266 avg: 1301 median: 1283 (49%) max: 1355 Points
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
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min: 8.23 avg: 8.7 median: 8.5 (4%) max: 9.49 Watt
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Tooltip Apple iPad Pro 11 2021: Ø8.23 (2.09-16.7)
Apple iPad Air 5 2022: Ø8.5 (2.85-16.7)
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2021 A2378: Ø9.49 (3.62-16.8)
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0 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 Tooltip Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry: Ø3.04 (2.89-3.56)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 2.29 avg: 2.9 median: 3.1 (3%) max: 3.22 Watt
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0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.6 Tooltip Apple iPad Pro 11 2021: Ø2.29 (2.18-2.73)
Apple iPad Air 5 2022: Ø3.12 (3.04-3.45)
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2021 A2378: Ø3.21 (3.09-3.83)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
37.5 Points per Watt (28%)
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Reviews for the Apple M1 processor
Apple iPad Air 5 2022 Review: Many Yays, Few Nays Apple surprised everybody by putting their fast M1 chip, that we already know from their MacBook Air and iPad Pro, into the brand-new iPad Air. Find out in our ...
Apple M1 | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | 10.90" | 461 g
Apple iMac 24 M1 2021 in review: Does Apple's M1 SoC also convince in the desktop? Apple now also uses its own M1 processor for the iMac. The new model with a 23.5-inch 4.5K Retina display replaces the previous 21.5-inch model and is available...
Apple M1 | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | 23.50" | 4.4 kg
Apple Mac Mini Late 2020 in review: The most affordable M1 is also convincing Users who already prefer their own peripherals will find a relatively inexpensive and also powerful mini PC with an M1 processor in the Apple Mac Mini. We took ...
Apple M1 | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | | 1.2 kg
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2021 tablet review - A Mini LED trump card? Apple packs everything technically possible into its large 5th generation iPad Pro: A state-of-the-art Mini LED display, an Apple M1 SoC, which has already made...
Apple M1 | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | 12.90" | 682 g
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021) tablet review - The Apple tablet sparks the M1-Turbo Unlike its bigger brother, the iPad Pro 11 (2021) does without a MiniLED display and continues to rely on IPS. Above all, the new M1 chipset enables an enormous...
Apple M1 | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | 11.00" | 468 g
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM) : Apple M1 8-Core GPU, 13.30", 1.3 kg
Review » Apple MacBook Air 2020 Review: Should you get the more powerful version of the M1 processor?
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB) : Apple M1 8-Core GPU, 13.30", 1.4 kg
Review » Apple MacBook Pro 13 2020 Laptop Review: The entry-level Pro also gets the M1 performance boost
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry : Apple M1 7-Core GPU, 13.30", 1.3 kg
Review » Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Review: Apple M1 CPU humbles Intel and AMD
Apple iPad Air 5 2022 : Apple M1 8-Core GPU, 10.90", 0.5 kg
External Review » Apple iPad Air 5 2022
Apple iPad Pro 11 2021 : Apple M1 8-Core GPU, 11.00", 0.5 kg
External Review » Apple iPad Pro 11 2021
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2021 A2378 : Apple M1 8-Core GPU, 12.90", 0.7 kg
External Review » Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2021
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM) : Apple M1 8-Core GPU, 13.30", 1.3 kg
External Review » Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB) : Apple M1 8-Core GPU, 13.30", 1.4 kg
External Review » Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry : Apple M1 7-Core GPU, 13.30", 1.3 kg
External Review » Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2021 A2378 : Apple M1 8-Core GPU, 12.90", 0.7 kg
» iPad Pro 12.9-inch tablet with Apple M1 and cellular connectivity discounted by 38%
Apple iPad Pro 11 2021 : Apple M1 8-Core GPU, 11.00", 0.5 kg
» iPad Pro 11 with Apple M1 and 2TB of storage gets enormous 50% discount in limited-time tablet sale
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2021 A2378 : Apple M1 8-Core GPU, 12.90", 0.7 kg
» Apple M1 iPad Pro 12.9 variants now on sale with steep discounts up to US$800 for limited time
Apple Mac Mini Late 2020 Entry (M1, 8GB) : Apple M1 8-Core GPU, 1.2 kg
» Apple Mac Mini: The affordable entry into the M1 world
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2021 A2378 : Apple M1 8-Core GPU, 12.90", 0.7 kg
» Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021): A behemoth that is almost the perfect tablet
Apple iPad Pro 11 2021 : Apple M1 8-Core GPU, 11.00", 0.5 kg
» Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021): Closer to a laptop than ever before
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB) : Apple M1 8-Core GPU, 13.30", 1.4 kg
» The new Apple MacBook Pro 13 M1 is very good, but where are the Pro features compared to the MacBook Air?
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry : Apple M1 7-Core GPU, 13.30", 1.3 kg
» Be careful when you buy a MacBook Air: Avoid the Intel SKUs of the 2020 Air
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB) : Apple M1 8-Core GPU, 13.30", 1.4 kg
» Apple MacBook Pro 13 M1 with more than 20 hours battery runtime, but no performance advantage over the MacBook Air
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry : Apple M1 7-Core GPU, 13.30", 1.3 kg
» Apple MacBook Air M1 with 50 % longer battery runtime, but the weak power adapter limits the charging performance
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM) : Apple M1 8-Core GPU, 13.30", 1.3 kg
» Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Benchmarks: Should you get 7 or 8 GPU cores?
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