Apple M1 Pro 8-core (14-core GPU) processor review

M1 Pro 8-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 - 8, threads - 8. 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

3767

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

156834

17200

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	3767
PassMark - CPU mark	17200

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, 1280x720

65.00

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x720	61.90
Medium, 1920x1080	39.40
High, 1920x1080	31.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	24.10

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x720	171.00
Medium, 1920x1080	58.00
High, 1920x1080	36.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	27.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x720	122.00
Medium, 1920x1080	58.00
High, 1920x1080	53.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	46.00
QHD, 2560x1440	30.00

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x768	120.00
Medium, 1366x768	72.00

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	315
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	8
Number of threads	8
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