Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.74
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core
2021
8 cores / 8 threads
10.74

Primary details

Comparing M1 Pro and M1 Pro 8-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking759760
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M-SeriesApple M-Series
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)18 October 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 Pro and M1 Pro 8-Core basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads108
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz3.22 GHz
L1 cache2.9 MB2.3 MB
L2 cache28 MB28 MB
L3 cache24 MB16 MB
Chip lithography5 nm5 nm
Number of transistors33700 Million33700 Million
64 bit support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUApple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU ( - 1296 MHz)

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Apple M1 Pro 10.74
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 10.74

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M1 Pro 17199
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 17199

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M1 Pro 1690
+28%
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 1320

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M1 Pro 209
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 210
+0.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M1 Pro 12499
+25.7%
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 9942

WebXPRT 3

Apple M1 Pro 342
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 343
+0.3%

CrossMark Overall

Apple M1 Pro 1556
+4.4%
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 1490

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 10 8
Threads 10 8

Apple M1 Pro has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between M1 Pro and M1 Pro 8-Core.

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