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Apple M1 (7-GPU) Review: Explore CPU Specs and Performance

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Apple M1 (7-GPU)
Let's talk about the Apple M1 (7-GPU) processor, released in Q4/2020. This review covers all its specs and performance metrics, giving you a comprehensive overview. Feel free to dive into the details and compare it with other models. With its base clock frequency , core count , and memory support for LPDDR4X-4266, this CPU packs a punch. It's compatible with Socket N/A motherboards and has a thermal design power (TDP) of .

Apple M1 (7-GPU) specs

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Information about the Apple M1 (7-GPU) segment (for desktops or laptops) and the CPU family, along with the sales starting date.

Specification Value
Name Apple M1 (7-GPU)
Family Apple M series
CPU group Apple M1
Segment Mobile
Generation 1
Predecessor --
Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Technical and quantitative specifications of the Apple M1 (7-GPU): number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
CPU Cores / Threads 8 / 8
Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core 4x Firestorm
B-Core 4x Icestorm
Hyperthreading / SMT No
Overclocking No
A-Core Frequency 3.20 GHz
B-Core Frequency 2.06 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for the integrated graphics card in Apple M1 (7-GPU) along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name Apple M1 (7 Core)
GPU frequency 1.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo) No turbo
Execution units 112
Shader 896
Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
Max. displays 2
Generation 1
Direct X --
Technology 5 nm
Release date Q4/2020

Hardware codec support

List of video codecs supported by the Apple M1 (7-GPU) CPU. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
h264 Decode / Encode
VP8 Decode
VP9 Decode / Encode
AV1 No
AVC Decode
VC-1 Decode
JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version of the Apple M1 (7-GPU). 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.

Specification Value
Memory type LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory 16 GB
Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
ECC No
PCIe 4.0
AES-NI Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP has the Apple M1 (7-GPU)? 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.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
TDP (PL2) --
TDP up 20 W
TDP down 10 W
Tjunction max. --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for the Apple M1 (7-GPU) CPU along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Technology 5 nm
Chip design Chiplet
Socket N/A
L2-Cache 16.00 MB
L3-Cache --
Architecture M1
Operating systems macOS
Virtualization Apple Virtualization Framework
Instruction set (ISA) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
Release date Q4/2020
Release price --
Part Number APL 1102
Documents --

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