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Apple M1 vs Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU). Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2020
Apple M1
Apple M1
Released
Q3/2021
Overall score
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Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)

What's the best choice Apple M1 or Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Apple M1 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Power consumption of 30 W. Released in Q3/2021.

Differences

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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    182 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 30 W

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
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    96 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    109 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    176 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    5 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    101 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    219 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    20 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    99 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple M1 Apple M1
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Apple M series left arrow Apple M series
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Apple M1 left arrow Apple M1
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Apple M1 (8 Core) left arrow Apple M1 Pro (14 Core)
  • GPU frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    128 left arrow 224
  • Shader
    0 left arrow 1792
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q3/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-4266 left arrow LPDDR5-6400
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M1 and Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 30 W
  • TDP up
    20 W left arrow 40 W
  • TDP down
    10 W left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M1 and Apple M1, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • ISA extensions
    Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation left arrow Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
  • L2-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 24.00 MB
  • Architecture
    M1 left arrow M1
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q3/2021
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow APL 1103

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple M1 and Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU).

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
1503
Apple M1
1536
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
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
7759
Apple M1
9569
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
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
1742
Apple M1
1768
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
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
7650
Apple M1
9996
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
2600
Apple M1
4580
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)

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