Apple M1
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Released
Q4/2020
Apple M1

Processor Apple M1, specifications and benchmarks

182 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
Apple M1 Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q4/2020. Here are all the Apple M1’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 3.20 GHz, total of cores is 8. The CPU supports LPDDR4X-4266 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket N/A. The TDP for CPU is 15 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU family and group

General information about the processor Apple M1

  • Segment
    Mobile
  • Family
  • Generation
    1
  • CPU group
    Apple M1
  • Predecessor
    --
  • Successor
    --
CPU Technical specs

Apple M1 Processor performance parameters, CPU capabilities

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    8
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    4x Firestorm
  • B core
    4x Icestorm
  • C core
    --
IGPU

Built-in graphics chip characteristics

  • GPU name
    Apple M1 (8 Core)
  • GPU frequency
    3.20 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo
  • Execution units
    128
  • Shader
    0
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB
  • Max. displays
    2
  • Generation
    1
  • DirectX Version
  • Technology
    5 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2020
Hardware codec support

Built-in support for video and image compression standards

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode
  • AV1
    Decode
  • AVC
    Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Technical characteristics of supported memory, PCI bus

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-4266
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB
  • ECC
    No
  • Memory channels
    2
  • PCIe version
    4.0
  • PCIe lanes
Encryption

Hardware security technology

  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W
  • TDP up
    20 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    --
  • TDP down
    10 W
  • Tjunction max.
    --
* see below
Technologies and extensions

Technical capabilities of the processor, information

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None
  • ISA extensions
    Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
  • L2-Cache
    16.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    --
  • Architecture
    M1
  • Technology
    5 nm
  • Socket
    N/A
  • Release date
    Q4/2020
  • Part Number
    --
Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M1 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    128 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    216 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    117 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    346 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    57 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    106 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    86 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Apple M1 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1768
Apple M1 Max
1768
Apple M1 Pro (10 Core)
1768
Apple M1 Pro (8 Core)
1742
Apple M1
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
3656
3656
2844
2600
Apple M1

Synonyms

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PL1 - Amount of heat in watts generated by the processor (or GPU) during normal operation.

PL2 - on overclocking

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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