Apple M1 (8C7G) vs Apple M1 (8C8G) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3.2GHz	8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3.2GHz
TDP 10W	TDP 20W
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR4X	Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR4X
iGPU 7-Core M1	iGPU 8-Core M1
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.29 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.62 TFLOPSFP16

Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E	8 Cores 4P 4E
8 Threads 4P 4E	8 Threads 4P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.2GHz	Base Clock 3.2GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 12MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 12MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR4X	Type LPDDR4X
Max Memory 16GB	Max Memory 16GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 4266MT/s	Speed 4266MT/s
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth 68.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4266MT/s UC·Spec·OC 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4266MT/s UC·Spec·OC 68.3GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 10W	TDP 20W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 7-Core M1	iGPU 8-Core M1
Shaders 896	Shaders 1024
Boost Clock 1.28GHz	Boost Clock 1.28GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.29 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.62 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H13 Styx	NPU Model H13 Styx
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 1.46GHz	NPU Clock 1.46GHz
Performance 11 TOPSFP16	Performance 11 TOPSFP16

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Tonga M1Variant FirestormP-Core IcestormE-Core	Codename Tonga M1Variant FirestormP-Core IcestormE-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Nov 10, 2020	Release Date Nov 10, 2020

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N5	Fabrication Node N5
Die Size 123mm²	Die Size 123mm²
Transistor Count 16 Billion	Transistor Count 16 Billion
Transistor Density 130 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 130 MTr/mm²

Images

Used In

Laptops -	Laptops MacBook Pro 13(M1, Late 2020)
Desktops -	Desktops Mac mini(M1, Late 2020)
All-in-Ones iMac 24(M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021)	All-in-Ones iMac 24(M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021)

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