Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs Apple M1

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1
2020
8 cores / 8 threads
5.17
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core
2021
8 cores / 8 threads
10.83
+109%

Apple M1 Pro 8-Core outperforms Apple M1 by a whopping 109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1207722
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple Apple M-SeriesApple M-Series
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)18 October 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.22 GHz
L1 cache2 MB2.3 MB
L2 cache16 MB28 MB
L3 cache16 MB16 MB
Chip lithography5 nm5 nm
Number of transistors16000 Million33700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 8-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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 5.17
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 10.83
+109%

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 8207
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 17201
+110%

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 1072
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 1320
+23.1%

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 208
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 210
+1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.17 10.83
Recency 10 November 2020 18 October 2021

Apple M1 Pro 8-Core has a 109.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 11 months.

The M1 Pro 8-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 in performance tests.


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