Apple M1 vs Z-01
Primary details
Comparing Z-01 and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 1110 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Architecture codename | Desna (2011) | no data |
| Release date | 1 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 10 November 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Current price | $71 | $3.99 |
Detailed specifications
Z-01 and Apple M1 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.064 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 2 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 16000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Z-01 and Apple M1 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FT1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Z-01 and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A, AMD-V | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Z-01 and Apple M1 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Z-01 and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 6250 | Apple M1 8-Core GPU |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Apple M1 outperforms Z-01 by 2591% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2011 | 10 November 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
We couldn't decide between Z-01 and Apple M1. We've got no test results to judge.
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