Apple M1

The Apple M1 chip is a desktop-class ARM Soc developed by Apple. It is used on the latest iMac and Macbook line ups. It was announcedd November 10, 2019

The M1 chip includes a 3.5x faster CPU, up to 6x faster GPU performance, and 15x faster on ML tasks. An M1-based Mac lasts up to 2x longer than its a non-ML based Mac. It is also used on another Apple product, the fifth generation of the iPad Pro.

Features
The Apple M1 Soc, branded as Apple silicon, bundles a Mac's GPU, CPU, I/O, security, and memories inside of a single processor, beforehand these features are stored on at least several processors. Apple provides a high bandwidth low latency quality battery as the inner powerhouse of M1, allowing the SoC to assess the same data without copying multiple pools of memory.

The Apple M1 is the first processor developed by Apple powered by the 5 nanometers processor technology, containing 16 billion transistors. It features an 8 core CPU powered by two main performance cores, with each cores running a single task or thread. M1 offers CPU performance twice more efficient than the best-selling Microsft PC while only burning a quarter of the battery power required on a PC. Apple claimed it is the world's faster CPU core and is the industry-leading CPU in watt.

There is also an industry-leading 8-core GPU that operates 25,000 threads at a time. Compared to the chipset used on the latest PC model, its GPU capabilities offer 2x more efficient functionally while only burning a third of the power of the battery power needed from that PC chipset.

It made use of a 16-core Neutral Engine capable of handling 11 trillion operations per second. A secure enclave extension is also used for the Touch ID and a storage controller with AES encryption hardware for SSD performance. It supports the latest ISP as well as the UMA.