Apple A17 Pro vs Apple M1 (7-core GPU)

Comparative analysis of Apple A17 Pro and Apple M1 (7-core GPU) processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A17 Pro

Apple M1 (7-core GPU)

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A17 Pro

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.78 GHz vs 3.204 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 3 nm vs 5 nm
170.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	Sep 2023 vs 10 Nov 2020
Maximum frequency	3.78 GHz vs 3.204 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	3 nm vs 5 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB

Reasons to consider the Apple M1 (7-core GPU)

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
2 more threads: 8 vs 6
2.7x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 6 GB

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 6 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A17 Pro
CPU 2: Apple M1 (7-core GPU)

Name	Apple A17 Pro	Apple M1 (7-core GPU)
PassMark - Single thread mark	4544
PassMark - CPU mark	12243

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A17 Pro	Apple M1 (7-core GPU)
Essentials
Launch date	Sep 2023	10 Nov 2020
Place in performance rating	142	not rated
Processor Number	APL1V02	APL1102
Vertical segment	Mobile	Laptop
Architecture codename		Firestorm/Icestorm
OS Support		macOS Big Sur 11.0, macOS Ventura 13.3, iPadOS 14.5, iPadOS 16.4.1
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	2.064 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	3 nm	5 nm
Maximum frequency	3.78 GHz	3.204 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	6	8
Transistor count	19 billion	16 billion
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	66.67 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400	LPDDR4X-4266
Graphics
Execution Units	20	28
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz	1278 MHz
iGPU core count	6	7
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down		10 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		15 Watt