MacBook Pro M1 8 core vs MacBook Air 7-8 core

[felrobert]

This benchmark shows MacBook Pro M1 8 core has a different hardware configuration compared to the MacBook Air 8 core to differentiate from Pro to none pro Macs.

(Top left MacBook Air 7 core - Top right MacBook Air 8 core)
Middle MacBook Pro M1 8 core

 

[antisomnic]

Pretty big jump!

 

[felrobert]

It's not created equal!

 

[leman]

This benchmark shows MacBook Pro M1 8 core has a different hardware configuration compared to the MacBook Air 8 core to differentiate from Pro to none pro Macs.

Yes, it’s called a “fan” 😉

 

[felrobert]

but during the benchmark the fan never turned on. You can check on teardowns M1 MBP 13'' has a bigger motherboard layout compared to the M1 Air.

 

[leman]

but during the benchmark the fan never turned on. You can check on teardowns M1 MBP 13'' has a bigger motherboard layout compared to the M1 Air.

The Pro simply has a higher power target and more cooling capacity. It can sustain higher clocks for longer.

 

[leman]

By the way, you can use powermetrics command line tool (part of macOS) to monitor the GPU power while running the tests. Could show something interesting.