Information about the Apple M1 segment (for desktops or laptops) and the CPU family, along with the sales starting date.

• Name
  Apple M1
• Segment
  Mobile
• Family
  Apple M series
• Generation
  1
• CPU group
  Apple M1

Technical and quantitative specifications of the Apple M1: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.20 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo
• CPU Threads
  8
• Turbo (8 Cores)
  No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  No
• Overclocking
  No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  4x Firestorm
• B core
  4x Icestorm

Common specifications for the integrated graphics card in Apple M1 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple M1 (8 Core)
• GPU frequency
  3.20 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo
• Execution units
  128
• Max. GPU Memory
  8 GB
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  1
• Technology
  5 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2020

List of video codecs supported by the Apple M1 CPU. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode
• AV1
  Decode
• AVC
  Decode
• VC-1
  Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode

Memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version of the Apple M1. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• ECC
  No
• Memory channels
  2
• PCIe version
  4.0

Support for AES-NI encryption on the Apple M1 CPU.

• AES-NI
  Yes

Let's find out what TDP has the Apple M1? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W
• TDP up
  20 W
• TDP down
  10 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for the Apple M1 CPU along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None
• ISA extensions
  Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
• L2-Cache
  16.00 MB
• Architecture
  M1
• Technology
  5 nm
• Socket
  N/A
• Release date
  Q4/2020

List of devices based on Apple M1.

• Used in
  Apple iMac 24 (2021)Apple MacBook Pro 13 (L2020)Apple MacBook Air (2020)Apple Mac mini (2020)Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)