{"id":110943,"date":"2020-11-12T12:14:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T09:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-first-apple-silicon-geekbench-results-are-in-and-theyre-damn-impressive\/"},"modified":"2020-11-12T12:14:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T09:14:06","slug":"the-first-apple-silicon-geekbench-results-are-in-and-theyre-damn-impressive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-first-apple-silicon-geekbench-results-are-in-and-theyre-damn-impressive\/","title":{"rendered":"#The first Apple Silicon Geekbench results are in \u2014 and they\u2019re damn impressive"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#The first App<\/a>le Silicon Geekbench results are in \u2014 and they\u2019re damn impressive<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n The big question surrounding this week\u2019s launch of Apple Silicon (specifically, the M1 chip) is a simple one: will it be any good?<\/p>\n

Of course, answering this is tough and relies on a multitude of factors, but we\u2019ve just got our first clue that things might be heading in the right direction. Yep, I\u2019m talking about the first ever Apple Silicon Geekbench results.<\/p>\n

Basically, Geekbench is a benchmarking program. The software runs a series<\/a> of tests and tracks how long a processor takes to complete them. These results are then turned into scores, with the higher being better.<\/p>\n

And, damn, are the Apple Silicon Geekbench results high. Here are the results (single core \/ multi-core) of the base models of each machine:<\/p>\n

To put that in perspective, all of these results would top the current overall single core processor benchmarks<\/a> on Geekbench:<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Pretty crazy, right?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Apple Silicon Geekbench results also blow the 2019 16\u2033 i9 MacBook Pro<\/a> out of the water. That scored:\u00a01118 \/ 6762<\/strong>. Yes, the new M1 MacBook Air is meant to be faster than last year\u2019s TOP laptop model.<\/p>\n

Does this mean we should all leap around and celebrate? Well, yes and no.<\/p>\n

The scores for the M1 chips are undoubtedly impressive and show that Apple is definitely onto somehing. That should be lauded. But there are still a lot of questions that need answering.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Apple Silicon Geekbench results are based on perfect world conditions and performance is likely to be different when people begin using them day-to-day. There are also big questions about how software that\u2019s been designed for Intel chips will function on Apple Silicon.<\/p>\n

In other words, nothing has been decided yet. All we have at the minute are some numbers.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in following this rabbit hole further (and, damn, does it go deep) there are some fantastic articles out there. This one from AnandTech<\/a> is gloriously in-depth, and I enjoyed this from Stratechery too<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As is the way of the internet, there are a lot of people raving about these\u00a0Apple Silicon Geekbench results, alongside a lot of naysayers about the M1 in general<\/a> \u2014 and that\u2019s fine. The world would be boring otherwise. This news<\/a> is simply confirmation that Apple is moving in the right direction and I, for one, can\u2019t wait to see what the next few months hold.<\/p>\n

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\n Published November 12, 2020 \u2014 09:14 UTC\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n