Why Is Apple’s M1 Chip So Fast?

What Makes Apple Silicon So Fast?
Real-world experience with the new Macs has sunk in. They are fast. Real fast. But why? What is the magic?
Erik Engheim
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23 min read·
Nov 28, 2020
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Image: AppleOn YouTube, I watched a Mac user who had bought an iMac last year. It was maxed out with 40 GB of RAM costing him about $4,000. He watched in disbelief how his hyperexpensive iMac was being demolished by his new M1 Mac Mini, which…
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Written by Erik Engheim
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Geek dad, living in Oslo, Norway with passion for UX, Julia programming, science, teaching, reading and writing.
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