Benchmark results
specs
| Processor series | Hybrid | Normal |
| Launch date | Fourth Quarter of 2020 | Second quarter of 2019 |
| Technology | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Name | M1 | Picasso (Zen+) |
| Designed for | Desktop | Desktop |
| Generation | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Price | - | 165.0 |
| Architecture | ARMv8 - A64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| Virtualization | None | AMD - V / SEV |
| Hyper-Threading | No | Yes |
| Number of supported screens | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX support | - | 12.0 |
| Graphics base frequency | 3.20 GHz | 1.40 GHz |
| Maximum dynamic frequency of graphics | Without turbo | Without turbo |
| Integrated graphics | Apple M1 (8 Core) | AMD Radeon Vega 11 Graphics |
| Graphics memory | 8 Gb | 2 Gb |
| Execution units | 128.0 | 11.0 |
| Encoding and decoding VP8 | Decode / Encode | Decode / Encode |
| Encoding and decoding VP9 | Decode / Encode | Decode / Encode |
| Encoding and decoding AV1 | Decode | No |
| VC-1 encoding and decoding | Decode | Decode |
| Encoding and decoding of VCA | Decode | Decode / Encode |
| JPEG encoding and decoding | Decode / Encode | Decode / Encode |
| H.264 encoding and decoding | Decode / Encode | Decode / Encode |
| H.265 encoding and decoding (HEVC) | Decode / Encode | Decode / Encode |
| Cache | - | 4.00 Mb |
| Number of cores | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| Number of sub-processes | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Frequency of TDP decrease | 15 W | 65 W |
| Processor base frequency | 3.20 GHz | 3.70 GHz |
| Maximum turbo frequency | Without turbo | 4.20 GHz |
| Overclocking | No | Yes |
| Maximum amount of PCI Express | - | 12.0 |
| PCI Express version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Maximum temperature (Tjunction) | - | 95 °C |
| Socket | - | AM4 |
| Maximum number of memory channels | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| ECC memory support | No | Yes |
| Maximum memory supported | 16 Gb | 64 Gb |
| Supported memory types | LPDDR4X 4266 MHz | DDR4 2933 MHz |
| Intel AES instruction support | Yes | Yes |
| Blender Score 2.81 (BMW 27) | - | 458.6 |
| Cinebench R15 Score (Multi-Core) | - | 875.0 |
| Cinebench R15 Score (Single-Core) | - | 169.0 |
| Cinebench R20 Score (Multi-Core) | - | 1969.0 |
| Cinebench R20 Score (Single-Core) | - | 412.0 |
| Cinebench R23 Score (Multi-Core) | 7508.0 | 4810.0 |
| Cinebench R23 Score (Single-Core) | 1498.0 | 1068.0 |
| PassMark CPU Mark Score | - | 9955.0 |
| Geekbench 5 Score (Multi-Core) | 7534.0 | 3660.0 |
| Geekbench 5 Score (Single-Core) | 1718.0 | 940.0 |
| iGPU Score - FP32 (GFLOPS) | 2600.0 | 1971.0 |
| Systems using this processor | Apple MacBook Pro 13 (L2020) / Apple MacBook Air (2020) / Apple Mac mini (2020) | - |