Typically Architosh does real-world performance tests with a series of files we have accumulated or built over a decade and a half. As a further point of reference, my Touch-bar, 2016 MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel i7 received a score of 85.8, about 22 percent slower than the iMac Pro.

Apple has highly prioritized web browser performance, as can be seen in even the iPhone 12 Pro (A14 chip), obtaining a 202.2 score (based on score). The M1 is also 55 percent faster than the AMD Ryzen 9-5950X (based on an score). (see emTech section below and comments by Tech Soft 3D)Īs we can see, the M1 Mac mini has blistering web performance, more than 2x the 2017 iMac Pro performance. This is important because more professional applications happen via browser-based SaaS tools. Now having that ARM-based architecture on the Mac platform brings superior web application performance to Apple Silicon-based Macs. (Image: Architosh / All rights reserved.)Īs noted here at, Apple’s CPUs in mobile have dominated in browser-benchmarks. Speedometer 2.0 Test Winner: M1 Mac mini defeats everybody.

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