Apple M1

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ARM-based processor Apple silicon system-on-a-chip

Apple M1 is Apple’s first in-house ARM-based system-on-a-chip for Macs, known for its high performance and power efficiency compared to previous Intel-based processors.

Aliases (2)

Apple M1 series ×1
M1 chip ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ARM-based processor → Apple silicon → system-on-a-chip →
architecture	ARM64 → ARMv8-A →
coreCountCPU	8 →
cpuCoreMicroarchitecture	Firestorm → Icestorm →
efficiencyCores	4 →
family	Apple M series →
firstUsedInDevice	13-inch MacBook Pro (M1, 2020) → 24-inch iMac (M1, 2021) → Mac mini (M1, 2020) → MacBook Air (M1, 2020) → iPad Air (5th generation) → iPad Pro (5th generation) →
foundry	TSMC →
gpuCoreCount	7 → 8 →
gpuType	integrated GPU →
instructionSet	AArch64 →
integratesCPU	yes →
integratesGPU	yes →
integratesISP	yes →
integratesMemoryController	yes →
integratesNeuralEngine	yes →
integratesSecureEnclave	yes →
launchDate	2020-11-10 →
manufacturer	Apple Inc. →
maxUnifiedMemory	16 GB →
memoryType	LPDDR4X →
neuralEngineCoreCount	16 →
neuralEngineType	Apple Neural Engine →
notableFeature	Rosetta 2 x86-64 translation support on macOS → high performance per watt → low power consumption →
operatingSystemSupport	macOS Big Sur → macOS Monterey → macOS Sonoma → macOS Ventura →
performanceCores	4 →
predecessor	Intel x86-64 Mac processors →
processNode	5 nm →
successor	Apple M1 Max → Apple M1 Pro → Apple M1 Ultra → Apple M2 →
supportsThunderbolt	yes →
supportsUSB4	yes →
targetDeviceType	desktop computer → laptop computer →
transistorCount	16000000000 →
unifiedMemoryArchitecture	yes →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Apple M1 Max → Apple M1 Pro → Apple M1 Ultra → Apple M2 →	predecessor
Apple M1 Max → Apple M1 Pro ("Apple M1 series") →	family
Apple M-series → Apple silicon →	includesModel
Firestorm → Icestorm →	usedIn
iMac →	cpuFamily
MacBook Air (M1, 2020) →	cpuModel
Apple M-series →	firstModel
Apple hardware ("M1 chip") →	includes
MacBook Air (M1, 2020) →	introducedChipFamily
Icestorm →	introducedWith
Rosetta 2 →	runsOn
Apple A12Z Bionic →	successor
MacBook →	supportsProcessorFamily
Apple Macintosh computers →	usesProcessor
Mac →	usesProcessorFamily
MacBook Pro →	usesProcessorSeries