Apple M1 (8-core GPU) processor review

M1 (8-core GPU) processor released by Apple; release date: 10 Nov 2020. The processor is designed for laptop-computers and based on Firestorm/Icestorm microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 8, threads - 8. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.204 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 5 nm. Cache size: L1 - 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core), L2 - 4 MB.

Supported memory types: LPDDR4X-4266. Maximum memory size: 16 GB.

Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4870

3687

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

156834

14156

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	3687
PassMark - CPU mark	14156

Integrated graphics – Apple M1 8-core

Technical info
Core clock speed	1278 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	650 GFLOPS
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	5200 GFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	2.617 TFLOPS
Pipelines	8
Render output units	32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt

Games performance

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Firestorm/Icestorm
Launch date	10 Nov 2020
OS Support	macOS Big Sur 11.0, macOS Ventura 13.3, iPadOS 14.5, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	369
Processor Number	APL1102
Vertical segment	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.064 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm
Maximum frequency	3.204 GHz
Number of cores	8
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	16 billion

Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	66.67 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	1278 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	10 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt