Jolly Roger
2020-11-12 17:37:00 UTC
Apple's chip design team is *killing* it!i Bravo!
Apple Silicon M1 Chip in MacBook Air Outperforms High-End 16-Inch
MacBook Pro and All iOS Devices
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Apple introduced the first MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini with
M1 Apple Silicon chips yesterday, and as of today, the first benchmark
of the new chip appears to be showing up on the Geekbench site.
<https://jmp.sh/X57oksC>
The M1 chip, which belongs to a MacBook Air with 8GB RAM, features a
single-core score of 1687 and a multi-core score of 7433. According to
the benchmark, the M1 has a 3.2GHz base frequency.
When compared to existing devices, the M1 chip in the MacBook Air
outperforms all iOS devices. For comparison's sake, the iPhone 12 Pro
earned a single-core score of 1584 and a multi-core score of 3898, while
the highest ranked iOS device on Geekbench's charts, the A14 iPad Air,
earned a single-core score of 1585 and a multi-core score of 4647.
<https://jmp.sh/E0RKkIv>
Single Core benchmarks
In comparison to Macs, the single-core performance is better than *any*
other available Mac, and the multi-core performance beats out all of the
2019 16-inch MacBook Pro models, including the 10th-generation high-end
2.4GHz Intel Core i9 model. That high-end 16-inch MacBook Pro earned a
single-core score of 1096 and a multi-core score of 6870.
Though the M1 chip is outperforming the 16-inch MacBook Pro models when
it comes to raw CPU benchmarks, the 16-inch MacBook Pro likely offers
better performance in other areas such as the GPU as those models have
high-power discrete GPUs.
<https://jmp.sh/qkyu8hL>
Multi Core benchmarks
It's worth noting that there are likely to be some performance
differences between the MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air even though
they're using the same M1 chip because the MacBook Air has a fanless
design and the MacBook Pro has an new Apple-designed cooling system.
There's also a benchmark for the Mac mini, though, and it has about the
same scores.
The Mac mini with M1 chip that was benchmarked earned a single-core
score of 1682 and a multi-core score of 7067.
Update: There's also a benchmark for the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1
chip and 16GB RAM that has a single-core score of 1714 and a multi-core
score of 6802. Like the MacBook Air, it has a 3.2GHz base frequency. A
few other MacBook Air benchmarks have surfaced too with similar scores,
and the full list is available on Geekbench.
<https://www.macrumors.com/2020/11/11/m1-macbook-air-first-benchmark/>
Apple Silicon M1 Chip in MacBook Air Outperforms High-End 16-Inch
MacBook Pro and All iOS Devices
---
Apple introduced the first MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini with
M1 Apple Silicon chips yesterday, and as of today, the first benchmark
of the new chip appears to be showing up on the Geekbench site.
<https://jmp.sh/X57oksC>
The M1 chip, which belongs to a MacBook Air with 8GB RAM, features a
single-core score of 1687 and a multi-core score of 7433. According to
the benchmark, the M1 has a 3.2GHz base frequency.
When compared to existing devices, the M1 chip in the MacBook Air
outperforms all iOS devices. For comparison's sake, the iPhone 12 Pro
earned a single-core score of 1584 and a multi-core score of 3898, while
the highest ranked iOS device on Geekbench's charts, the A14 iPad Air,
earned a single-core score of 1585 and a multi-core score of 4647.
<https://jmp.sh/E0RKkIv>
Single Core benchmarks
In comparison to Macs, the single-core performance is better than *any*
other available Mac, and the multi-core performance beats out all of the
2019 16-inch MacBook Pro models, including the 10th-generation high-end
2.4GHz Intel Core i9 model. That high-end 16-inch MacBook Pro earned a
single-core score of 1096 and a multi-core score of 6870.
Though the M1 chip is outperforming the 16-inch MacBook Pro models when
it comes to raw CPU benchmarks, the 16-inch MacBook Pro likely offers
better performance in other areas such as the GPU as those models have
high-power discrete GPUs.
<https://jmp.sh/qkyu8hL>
Multi Core benchmarks
It's worth noting that there are likely to be some performance
differences between the MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air even though
they're using the same M1 chip because the MacBook Air has a fanless
design and the MacBook Pro has an new Apple-designed cooling system.
There's also a benchmark for the Mac mini, though, and it has about the
same scores.
The Mac mini with M1 chip that was benchmarked earned a single-core
score of 1682 and a multi-core score of 7067.
Update: There's also a benchmark for the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1
chip and 16GB RAM that has a single-core score of 1714 and a multi-core
score of 6802. Like the MacBook Air, it has a 3.2GHz base frequency. A
few other MacBook Air benchmarks have surfaced too with similar scores,
and the full list is available on Geekbench.
<https://www.macrumors.com/2020/11/11/m1-macbook-air-first-benchmark/>
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