Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) review - Specs and Benchmarks

Below are the basic specifications of the Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) processor developed on the M1 architecture. The serial production start date Q3/2021, the technological process 5 nm, the clock frequency 3.20 GHz. The CPU has 10 / 10 cores, overclocked clock speed (no data).
Before choosing a CPU, check the socket type of the motherboard, the form factor of the RAM modules and the power of the power supply.

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Overview of the Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) processor, its main characteristics and performance in synthetic tests. You can compare two processors and choose the best one by evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of each.

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Name: Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)   Segment: Mobile
CPU group: Apple M1
Family: Apple M series   Generation: 1
Predecessor: --   Successor: Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Characteristics affecting directly the performance of the processor. Operating frequency and frequency in turbo mode, overclocking, hypertrading number of cores and threads. The more the better.

Overclocking: No   Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
CPU Cores / Threads: 10 / 10
A-Core: 8x Firestorm
B-Core: 2x Icestorm
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
A-Core Frequency: 3.20 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 2.06 GHz

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. 

GPU name: Apple M1 Pro (14 Core)
GPU frequency: 1.30 GHz   GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Generation: 1   Execution units: 224
Shader: 1792   Max. displays: 3
Technology: 5 nm   Release date: Q3/2021
Max. GPU Memory: 32 GB  
Direct X: --

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor.

h264: Decode / Encode
JPEG: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
AVC: Decode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
AV1: No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

Memory type: LPDDR5-6400   Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)   ECC: No
Bandwidth: 204.8 GB/s
PCIe: 4.0
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

Tjunction max.: --   TDP up: 40 W
TDP down: --   TDP (PL2): --
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 30 W

Technical details

Key processor parameters. Pay attention to the manufacturing process technology (measured in nanometers), second and third level cache (L2, L3), socket.

L3-Cache: --   Technology: 5 nm
Architecture: M1   Virtualization: Apple Virtualization Framework
Socket: --   Release date: Q3/2021
Instruction set (ISA): ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)   L2-Cache: 28.00 MB
Part Number: APL 1103
ISA extensions: Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
Chip design: Chiplet
Operating systems: macOS
Release price: --
Documents: --
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