The Apple M1 is an ARM-based system on a chip (SoC). It was designed by Apple Inc. as a central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) for its Macintosh computers and iPad Pro tablets. It was inspired by their Apple A14 Bionic chip.[3] It also marks the first major change to the instruction set used by Macintosh computers since Apple transitioned Macs from PowerPC to Intel in 2006. Apple claims that it has the world's fastest CPU core "in low power silicon" and the world's best CPU performance per watt.[3][4]
In addition to Apple's own macOS and iPadOS, initial support for the M1 SoC in the Linux kernel was released on June 27, 2021, with version 5.13.[5]
Apple M1 chip
General information
Launched November 10, 2020[1]
Designed by Apple Inc.
Common manufacturer(s)
TSMC
Product code APL1102[2]
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate 3.2 GHz[1]
Cache
L1 cache 192+128 KB per core (performance cores)
128+64 KB per core (efficient cores)
L2 cache 12 MB (performance cores)
4 MB (efficient cores)
Architecture and classification
Application Desktop (Mac Mini, iMac), Notebook (MacBook family), Tablet (iPad Pro)
Min. feature size 5 nm
Microarchitecture "Firestorm" and "Icestorm"[1]
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A
Physical specifications
Transistors
16 billion
Cores
8 (4× high-performance + 4× high-efficiency)
GPU(s) Apple-designed integrated graphics (up to 8 cores)
History
Predecessor Intel Core and Apple T2 chip (Mac)
Apple A12Z Bionic (iPad Pro)
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