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Apple introduced two new MacBooks and the Mac mini with the internal M1 processor on Tuesday night. The devices can be ordered immediately and will be delivered starting next week. But what does the new processor bring to users? Is it worth changing?
The biggest argument for this: the new ARM-based M1 chip makes apps faster and the battery lasts longer. Apple makes this promise with every new product introduction, but this time the change should be “groundbreaking.”
What’s in the processor
The chip, which contains a total of eight computing cores, contains a main processor (CPU), a graphics processor (GPU), a neural processing unit for machine learning, and a secure enclave for passwords and biometric data.
Four high-performance cores with 12 megabytes of Level 2 cache are supposed to ensure maximum performance. Four more ARM processors are provided for power saving tasks. Apple has reduced multiple chips to a single system that can access shared RAM. The architecture ensures that only 25 percent of power is consumed during peak performance, that is, when the device is most needed.
The figures that Apple itself promises are the following: the CPU’s computing power should be up to 3.5 times faster than before, the graphics processor up to 6 times faster and the battery power should last up to 2 times longer than previous generations of Macs. Apple predicts run times of up to 20 hours on a single charge.
