{"id":143273,"date":"2020-12-28T12:30:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T09:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-check-if-your-mac-is-using-an-intel-or-apple-silicon-processor\/"},"modified":"2020-12-28T12:30:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T09:30:34","slug":"how-to-check-if-your-mac-is-using-an-intel-or-apple-silicon-processor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-check-if-your-mac-is-using-an-intel-or-apple-silicon-processor\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Check if Your Mac Is Using an Intel or Apple Silicon Processor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 2020, Apple started selling Macs with its own Apple Silicon chips. But from the outside, the Macs look the same as the old ones. How can you tell if the Mac you\u2019re using runs on an Intel or Apple Silicon processor?<\/p>\n

Because Apple made such a smooth transition between Intel Macs and M1 chip Macs (Apple Silicon), it\u2019s actually quite hard to tell the two apart. The 2018 MacBook Air and the 2020 MacBook Air with M1 look the same.<\/p>\n

So the only way to know if you\u2019re using an Intel Mac or an Apple Silicon Mac is by using the About This Mac feature.<\/p>\n

On your Mac, click the Apple icon from the top-left corner of the menu bar, then select the \u201cAbout This Mac\u201d option.<\/p>\n

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Here, you\u2019ll find the specific software and hardware information that\u2019s running on and powering your Mac.<\/p>\n

If you see Apple M1(or higher) in the \u201cChip\u201d section, it means you\u2019re using a Mac with an Apple Silicon CPU.<\/p>\n

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If you see an Intel processor in the \u201cProcessor\u201d section, it means you\u2019re using a Mac with an Intel chip.<\/p>\n

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And that\u2019s how easy it is to know if you\u2019re using a Mac with an Apple Silicon CPU or an Intel processor.<\/p>\n\n

Wondering whether an app that you\u2019re running on your Mac is optimized for Apple Silicon or not? Here\u2019s how to find out.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How to Check Which Apps Are Optimized for M1 Macs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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