[ APPLE ]
Processors
Apple M1
Overall Score
53/100
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]
Apple M1 is an engineering-tested processors achieving an overall rating of 53/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.
Benchmark Performance Scores
Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
Rating: Good
73/100
Performance
Rating: Average
69/100
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.1 GHz |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 |
| E-Threads | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 12MB (shared) |
| P-Cores | 4 |
| P-Threads | 4 |
| Total Cores | 8 |
| Total Threads | 8 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Background blur | 34.1 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 68.2 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 941 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 192.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 211.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 60.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 9.74 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 250.8 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Codename | Apple M1 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M1 GPU |
| Released | November 20, 2020 |
| Successor | -Apple M5 (10-Core) |
| Type | Laptop |
| Vendor | Apple |
Memory Support
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| ECC Support | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 68.25 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 16 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 |
| Memory Types | - LPDDR4X-4266 |
Misc
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 |
Package
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 5 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP (PL1) | 14 W |
| Transistors | 16 billions |
PassMark
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Data compression | 168 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | 8.5 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | 7B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 141M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | 35.5 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | 33.2 GOps/sec |
| Physics | 1359 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 21M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 6.81 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 37.5 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 610.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1008.8 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark |
| 📘 2023-09-20(bfx) | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2024-09-01(hug) | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2025-01-17(Qianhe) | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2025-04-11(Ario) | GeekBench |
| 📘 2026-03-06(gaR) | GeekBench |
| 📘 2026-08-24->op1 | GeekBench |
iGPU
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Execution Units | 128 |
| GPU Base Clock | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1278 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M1 GPU |
| ROPs | 32 |
| Shading Units | 1024 |
| TGP | 15 W |
| TMUs | 64 |
Strengths & Limitations
Key Advantages
- Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.
Key Considerations
- No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.
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Methodology, Provenance & Verification
Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).