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Apple M1 vs Apple M1 Pro: Comparison
Apple M1 and Apple M1 Pro separate most on memory channels: Apple M1 at 2, Apple M1 Pro at 4, 50% in favour of Apple M1 Pro. L2 Cache splits them by another 33%, again favouring Apple M1 Pro. They match on 14 other specifications, including product line, form factor and market segment.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Apple | Apple |
| Product Line | Other | Other |
| Form Factor | Laptop | Laptop |
| Model Number | M1 | M1 Pro |
| Core/Thread Count | 8 Core / 8 Thread (4 Performance + 4 Efficiency) | 10 Core / 10 Thread (8 Performance + 2 Efficiency) |
| Release Year | 2020 | 2021 |
| TDP | 10 W | 30 W |
| Market Segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Cache | 16MB L2 + 2MB L1 | 24MB L2 + 4MB L1 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 3.2 GHz / 2.064 GHz | 3.2 GHz / 2.064 GHz |
| Socket Status | End of Life | End of Life |
| Process Node | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Performance Cores | 4 | 8 |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | 2 |
| SMT Enabled | No | No |
| P-Core Base Clock | 2.064 | 2.064 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB-33% | 24 MB |
| Base Power | 10 W | 30 W |
| Max Memory Speed | 4266 | 6400 |
| Memory Channels | 2-50% | 4 |
| Max Memory Capacity | 16 | 32 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
| Integrated Graphics | Yes | Yes |
| Retail Availability | Soldered Only | Soldered Only |
| Series | Apple Silicon | Apple Silicon |
| CPU Process Node | 5 Nanometers | 5 Nanometers |
| Architecture | Apple Silicon, First Generation | Apple Silicon, First Generation |
| Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Threads | 8 | 10 |