MacBook Pro 13-inch with M1

#1

Post by axg » Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 6:47 PM UTC

MacBook Pro 13-inch with M1
apple.com

Re: MacBook Pro 13-inch with M1

#2

Post by Ayesh » Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 6:50 PM UTC

Summary:

- 8 cores, 16 core neural engine.

- GPU, RAM, Secure enclave and CPU integrated.

- 5.x graphics performance.

- 10h more battery life.

- Thunderbolt/USB 4.

Available from today, starts shipping next week. Price starts at $1299, or $1199 for education.

Edit: 8GB RAM + 256GB SSD: $1299, 16GB RAM + 512GB SSD: 1499.

Re: MacBook Pro 13-inch with M1

#3

Post by klelatti » Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 6:52 PM UTC

This appears to replace the low end MacBook Pro with the higher end Intel models still available.

Re: MacBook Pro 13-inch with M1

#4

Post by andr » Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 6:53 PM UTC

The basic configuration still ships with 8GB of RAM. 16GB is $200 extra. I had an 8GB MacBook Pro in 2013. It wasn't enough then, it's absolutely inadequate now.

Re: MacBook Pro 13-inch with M1

#5

Post by cube2222 » Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 6:53 PM UTC

Ayesh wrote: post #2

Summary: - 8 cores, 16 core neural engine. - GPU, RAM, Secure enclave and CPU integrated. - 5.x graphics performance. - 10h more battery life. - Thunderbolt/USB 4. Available from today, starts shipping next week. Price starts at $1299, or $1199 for education. Edit: 8GB RAM + 256GB SSD: $1299, 16GB RAM + 512GB SSD: 1499.

With 8GB and 16GB options available.

Re: MacBook Pro 13-inch with M1

#6

Post by lord_sudo » Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 6:54 PM UTC

Why are they limited to 16gb? Is this related to the arm chip design?

Re: MacBook Pro 13-inch with M1

#7

Post by cyrusmg » Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 6:54 PM UTC

Are there any independent performance comparisons for x86 apps ?

(I guess not yet, but still worth to ask here)

Re: MacBook Pro 13-inch with M1

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Post by Ayesh » Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 6:56 PM UTC

lord_sudo wrote: post #6

Why are they limited to 16gb? Is this related to the arm chip design?

ARM chip design is likely the reason, because I only see 16GB max to configure even in Mac mini.

Re: MacBook Pro 13-inch with M1

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Post by spuz » Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 6:56 PM UTC

The 2.8x faster CPU claim is based on the following fine print:

> Testing conducted by Apple in October 2020 using preproduction 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 chip, as well as production 1.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems, all configured with 16GB RAM and 2TB SSD. Open source project built with prerelease Xcode 12.2 with Apple Clang 12.0.0, Ninja 1.10.0.git, and CMake 3.16.5. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.

I can't find any 2020 model of the Macbook Pro with a 1.7Ghz i7 chip so I'm wondering if they are comparing it with an even older model. Would definitely wait for these to get in the hands of viewers before taking Apple at their word.

Edit: Looks like they are comparing with the Intel 8th-gen i7 version of the A2289 model which was released in May this year. There was a small deal made at the time when they released new Macbooks with both 8th-gen and 10th-gen models. Apparently there is not much difference between the 8th-gen and the 10th-gen chips in terms of CPU performance but it's still a bit disingenuous of Apple not to compare with the best of their previous models.

https://www.howtogeek.com/671586/should-you-buy-the-13-inch-... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hSOuK7qBgM

Re: MacBook Pro 13-inch with M1

#10

Post by mlindner » Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 6:56 PM UTC

lord_sudo wrote: post #6

Why are they limited to 16gb? Is this related to the arm chip design?

The DRAM is embedded into the same SoC as the GPU and CPU. Hard to have a lot of DRAM inside a small package.