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M1 - Apple
| Edit Values | |
| M1 | |
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| General Info | |
| Designer | Apple |
| Manufacturer | TSMC |
| Model Number | M1 |
| Part Number | APL1102 |
| Market | Desktop + Mobile |
| Introduction | November 10, 2020 (announced) November 17, 2020 (launched) |
| General Specs | |
| Family | Mx |
| Frequency | 3200 MHz (big), 2064 MHz (little) |
| Microarchitecture | |
| ISA | ARMv8.4 (ARM) |
| Microarchitecture | Firestorm, Icestorm |
| Core Name | Firestorm, Icestorm |
| Process | 5 nm (N5) |
| Transistors | 16,000,000,000 |
| Technology | CMOS |
| Die | 119 mm² N/A × N/A |
| Word Size | 64 bit |
| Cores | 8 |
| Threads | 8 |
| Max Memory | 16 GB |
| Multiprocessing | |
| Max SMP | 1-Way (Uniprocessor) |
| Contemporary | |
| A14 A12Z | |
M1 is a 64-bit octa-core ARM high-performance laptop/desktop system on a chip introduced by Apple in November 2020.
Contents
Overview
Fabricated on TSMCs N5 EUV process, the M1 integrates 16 billion transistors. Featuring four ‘big’ high-performance cores called "Firestorm" and four ‘LITTLE’ efficiency cores called "Icestorm".
Integrated Graphics
The M1 uses an eight-core Apple-designed graphics processor, though some M1s are sold with one core disabled.
Neural Engine and ISP
The M1 features a 16-core neural engine that Apple claims delivers 11 trillion operations per second, identical in performance to the A14. It also incorporates an Apple image signal processor.
Utilizing Devices
- iPad Pro 12.9" (5th gen, 2021)
- iPad Pro 11" (3rd gen, 2021)
- iMac 24" (M1, 2021)
- MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
- MacBook Pro 13" (M1, 2020)
- Mac mini (M1, 2020)
- iPad Air 10.9" (5th gen, 2022)
Bibliography
- Apple Keynote, November 10, 2020.
- Apple website and Apple press release, November 10, 2020.
- Anandtech article, November 10, 2020.
- Geekbench scores for M1 MacBook Air, November 11, 2020.
Facts about "M1 - Apple"
| core count | 8 + |
| core name | Firestorm + and Icestorm + |
| designer | Apple + |
| die area | 119 mm² (0.184 in², 1.19 cm², 119,000,000 µm²) + |
| family | Mx + |
| first announced | November 10, 2020 + |
| first launched | November 17, 2020 + |
| full page name | apple/mx/m1 + |
| instance of | microprocessor + |
| isa | ARMv8.4 + |
| isa family | ARM + |
| ldate | November 17, 2020 + |
| main image |  + |
| manufacturer | TSMC + |
| market segment | Desktop + Mobile + |
| max cpu count | 1 + |
| microarchitecture | Firestorm + and Icestorm + |
| model number | M1 + |
| name | M1 + |
| part number | APL1102 + |
| smp max ways | 1 + |
| technology | CMOS + |
| thread count | 8 + |
| transistor count | 16,000,000,000 + |
| used by | MacBook Air (M1, 2020) +, MacBook Pro 13" (M1, 2020) +, Mac mini (M1, 2020) +, iPad Pro 12.9" (5th gen, 2021) +, iPad Pro 11" (3rd gen, 2021) +, iMac 24" (M1, 2021) + and iPad Air 10.9" (5th gen, 2022) + |
| word size | 64 bit (8 octets, 16 nibbles) + |
