Apple · ARM64
Apple M1 Pro (8-core CPU): specs, benchmarks and comparison
Apple Silicon with a 8-core CPU and unified memory. Memory capacity depends on the Mac configuration.
- 8 cores
- Render rank
- 77 of 89
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 21% of the leader
- Release
- 2021
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.
Blender Benchmark 4.5.0
CPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom
152 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 77 of 89 tested21% of the leader
152
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Nearest models in this benchmark
- 75Core i5-12400F155
- 76Ryzen 7 5800H154
- 77Apple M1 Pro (8-core CPU)152
- 78Ryzen 5 5600X152
- 79Core Ultra 7 155H150
Median of 22 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (17)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 151 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 136 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 157 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 140 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 156 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 153 samples/min | 67 of 80 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 155 samples/min | 70 of 84 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.1.0 | 149 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 159 samples/min | 53 of 65 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 154 samples/min | 46 of 52 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.5.0 | 151 samples/min | 36 of 40 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.4.0 | 158 samples/min | 32 of 36 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.3.0 | 164 samples/min | 25 of 29 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.2.1 | 148 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.2.0 | 149 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.1.0 | 147 samples/min | 16 of 19 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.0.1 | 156 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Cores and clocks
- Cores
- 8 (6P + 2E)
Platform
- Process node
- 5 nm
Memory and interfaces
- Memory type
- Unified memory
- Integrated graphics
- Apple M1 Pro (14 / 16-core GPU)
Blender results are selected by the CPU core count stated in the submission.
Specifications: Apple, checked November 14, 2026.