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Apple Silicon is here!!


 In the latest launch event held by Apple on 11th November 2020, they have announced the new Silicon processor for Mac line-ups such as Macbook and iMac.

Silicon processors have been developed for decades and been used for their Tablets, Watches, and Smartphones. Earlier this year, they have announced to cut ties with Intel - which was the processor they have been using for its Pc line-ups previously and make their own processors for the average workload done by an average OSX user. Silicon chips usually co
consume less power and still outputs incredible performances. 

The Silicon chips which will be specifically used in Macs are called the "M1". Usually, every computer has its RAMs, GPUs, I/O, separately. But M1 unifies all those components into one set. The Unified memory architecture provides High Bandwidth of data transfer as fast as possible and access to the entire SoC. This is also the first CPU to use 5nm transistors (While AMD  uses 7nm). "M1" has 16 billion transistors packed into it. 

This 8 cored processor, is divided into High-Performance cores and High-Efficiency cores. The High-Performance cores are used to deliver stunning single-threaded tasks by maximizing performances. Apple also quotes this as the "Worlds's fastest CPU core". To handle lighter-workloads more efficiently, the other 4 cores are used. The first 4 cores have shared 12MB L2 cache while the other 4 cores have shared 6MB L2 cache.  


"M1" leads the processor industry delivering the best CPY performance per watt. It also delivers 2 times the performances than the chips used in the latest PC laptop chips while using a quarter of the power. "M1" also provides better iGPU power than any processor for low power. Which makes it the "World's fastest Integrated Graphics". This chip is capable of executing 11 trillion operations per second. It also comes with the latest generation "Secure Enclave", which provides the best security to Macs. 

Silicon chips will provide newer experiences while using OSX products. This is surely revolutionary for Apple.

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