Apple M1

system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc. for the Macintosh computers and iPad Pro tablets

The Apple M1 is an octa-core system on a chip that runs at 3.2 GHz. It is the first personal computer chip to have a 5-nm (0.00000019-in) process.[1]

The close-up picture of M1
The close-up picture of M1

The M1 runs Apple's own macOS and iPadOS operating systems. Initial support for the M1 SoC in the Linux kernel was released on June 27, 2021, with version 5.13.

Timeline of Apple silicon

Apple U1Apple H1Apple W3Apple W2Apple W1Apple T2Apple T1Apple S7Apple S6Apple S5Apple S4Apple S3Apple S2Apple S1PApple S1Apple M1 UltraApple M1 MaxApple M1 ProApple M1Apple A15Apple A14Apple A13Apple A12ZApple A12XApple A12Apple A11Apple A10XApple A10Apple A9XApple A9Apple A8XApple A8Apple A7Apple A6XApple A6XApple A6Apple A5XApple A5Apple A4
Sources: Apple press release library,[2] Mactracker Apple Inc. model database[3]

References

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  1. https://www.apple.com/uk/mac/m1/, Apple M1 Chip
  2. Apple Inc., Apple press release library, Retrieved September 19, 2007.
  3. Mactracker (mactracker.ca), Apple Inc. model database, version as of July 26, 2007.