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Apple M1 (8-core) vs Apple M1 Pro (10-core)

Apple M1 (8-core)
34.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
42.6Inno Score
36.5Single-core38.2
20.8Multi-core34.4
77.1Efficiency77.1
20Platform34.5
1 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)10 spec wins — Apple M1 Pro (10-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M1 Pro (10-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 42.6 to 34.4, pulling ahead mainly in platform (+15) and Multi-core (+14). Apple M1 (8-core) still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple M1 (8-core)

  • 100% higher Efficiency cores: 4 vs 2

Reasons to pick the Apple M1 Pro (10-core)

  • Stronger Multi-core score: 34 vs 21
  • Stronger platform score: 35 vs 20
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 100% higher Max memory: 32 GB vs 16 GB
  • 59% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 12,350 vs 7,760

General

General comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
Announced20202021
Process5 nm5 nm

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
Cores810+25%
Performance cores48+100%
Efficiency cores4+100%2
Threads810+25%
Boost clock3.2 GHz3.2 GHz+1%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
iGPUApple 8-core GPUApple 16-core GPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
Memory supportLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-6400
Max memory16 GB32 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,3402,380+2%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,35012,400+49%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,5001,530+2%
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,76012,350+59%

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