Even rendering a twenty-minute video in iMovie couldn’t slow the mini down-it tackled the task in less than five minutes. After throwing significant amounts of window dragging, application opening, Spotlight searching, and image processing at the M1, it didn’t break a sweat. Windows pop open, and videos over our gigabit connection were smooth and lag-free. That being said, there is no doubt that the M1 chip is fast. Why Apple would choose to compare the M1 to something as old as the i3, rather than the more recent i5 or i7, however, is anyone’s guess. Apple claims image processing performance is up to 7.1 times faster than the i3. By combining these components, the M1 can operate faster and more efficiently. In Apple’s previous Intel iterations, I/O, security, and the CPU were all housed separately. The SoC combines the 8-Core CPU, the 8-Core GPU, the image processor, SSD controller, 16-Core Neural Engine, unified memory architecture (RAM), and many other components onto a single chip. Additionally, the M1 is the first “system-on-a-chip” (SoC) that has been designed for use specifically with Macs.
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