Apple M1 Pro 10-core (14-core GPU) processor review

Apple M1 Pro 10-core (14-core GPU)

M1 Pro 10-core (14-core GPU) processor released by Apple; release date: 26 Oct 2021. The processor is designed for laptop-computers and based on Firestorm/Icestorm microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 10, threads - 10. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.228 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 5 nm. Cache size: L1 - 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core), L2 - 28 MB.

Supported memory types: LPDDR5-6400. Maximum memory size: 32 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
3804
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
21868
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 3804
PassMark - CPU mark 21868

Integrated graphics – Apple M1 Pro 14-core

Technical info

Core clock speed 1296 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 4.644 TFLOPS
Pipelines 14
Render output units 56
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Games performance

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72065.00

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x72061.90
Medium, 1920x108039.40
High, 1920x108031.90
Ultra, 1920x108024.10

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x720171.00
Medium, 1920x108058.00
High, 1920x108036.00
Ultra, 1920x108027.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x720122.00
Medium, 1920x108058.00
High, 1920x108053.00
Ultra, 1920x108046.00
QHD, 2560x144030.00

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x768120.00
Medium, 1366x76872.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Firestorm/Icestorm
Launch date 26 Oct 2021
OS Support macOS Monterey 12.0, macOS Ventura 13.3
Place in performance rating 257
Processor Number APL1103
Vertical segment Laptop

Performance

Base frequency 2.064 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache 28 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm
Maximum frequency 3.228 GHz
Number of cores 10
Number of threads 10
Transistor count 33.7 billion

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR5-6400

Graphics

Execution Units 56
Graphics base frequency 1296 MHz
iGPU core count 14