List of Mac models grouped by CPU type

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This list of Mac models grouped by CPU type contains all central processing units (CPUs) used by Apple Inc. for their Mac computers. It is grouped by processor family, processor model, and then chronologically by Mac models.

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Motorola 68k

Motorola 68000

A Motorola 68000 processor in a dual in-line package, as the early Macintosh models used KL Motorola MC68000 CDIP.jpg
A Motorola 68000 processor in a dual in-line package, as the early Macintosh models used

The Motorola 68000 was the first Apple Macintosh processor. It has 32-bit CPU registers, a 24-bit address bus, and a 16-bit data path; Motorola referred to it as a "16-/32-bit microprocessor." [1]

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(MHz)
FSB speed
(MT/s)
IntroducedDiscontinued
MC68000 Lisa [lower-alpha 1] 55January 1983January 1984
Lisa 2 [lower-alpha 1] [2] [3] 55January 1984January 1985
Macintosh [lower-alpha 2] [4] 88January 1984October 1985
Macintosh 512K [5] 88September 1984April 1986
Macintosh XL [lower-alpha 3] 55January 1985April 1985
Macintosh Plus [lower-alpha 4] 88January 1986October 1990
Macintosh 512Ke [lower-alpha 5] 88April 1986September 1987
Macintosh SE 88March 1987August 1989
Macintosh SE FDHD 88August 1989October 1990
Macintosh Classic [6] [7] [8] 88October 1990September 1992
MC68HC000 Macintosh Portable 1616September 1989October 1991
PowerBook 100 [9] 1616October 1991August 1992

Motorola 68020

A Motorola 68020 processor KL Motorola MC68020.jpg
A Motorola 68020 processor

The Motorola 68020 was the first 32-bit Mac processor, first used on the Macintosh II. The 68020 has many improvements over the 68000, including an instruction cache, and was the first Mac processor to support a paged memory management unit, the Motorola 68851.

The Macintosh LC configured the 68020 to use a 16-bit system bus with ASICs that limited RAM to 10 MB (as opposed to the 32-bit limit of 4 GB).

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(MHz)
FSB speed
(MT/s)
L1 cache
(bytes)
Data path width/
Address width
(bits)
PMMU FPU IntroducedDiscontinued
MC68020 Macintosh II 161625632/16 68851 (optional) 68881 March 1987January 1990
Macintosh LC 161625616/16October 1990March 1992

Motorola 68030

A Motorola 68030 processor Motorola 68030 32-bit microprocessor.jpg
A Motorola 68030 processor

The Motorola 68030 was the first Mac processor with an integrated paged memory management unit, allowing for virtual memory. Another improvement over the 68020 was the addition of a data cache.

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(MHz)
FSB speed
(MT/s)
L1 cache
(bytes)
L2 cache
(KB)
Data path width/
Address width
(bits)
FPU IntroducedDiscontinued
MC68030 Macintosh IIx 161651232/32 68882 September 1988October 1990
Macintosh SE/30 161651232/3268882January 1989October 1990
Macintosh IIcx 161651232/3268882March 1989February 1991
Macintosh IIci 25255120–3232/3268882September 1989February 1993
Macintosh IIfx 40405123232/3268882March 1990April 1992
Macintosh IIsi 202051232/3268882 (optional)October 1990March 1993
Macintosh Classic II [9]
Performa 200
161651216/32October 1991September 1993
PowerBook 140 [9] 161651232/32October 1991August 1992
PowerBook 170 [9] 252551232/3268882October 1991October 1992
Macintosh LC II
Performa 400
Performa 405
Performa 410
Performa 430
161651216/32March 1992March 1993
PowerBook 145 252551232/32August 1992June 1993
Performa 600/600CD 32165123232/3268882 (optional)September 1992October 1993
Macintosh IIvi 16165123232/3268882 (optional)October 1992February 1993
Macintosh IIvx 32165123232/3268882October 1992October 1993
PowerBook 160 252551232/32October 1992August 1993
PowerBook 180 333351232/3268882October 1992May 1994
PowerBook Duo 210 252551232/32October 1992October 1993
PowerBook Duo 230 333351232/32October 1992July 1994
Macintosh Color Classic
Performa 250
Performa 275
161651216/3268882 (optional)February 1993May 1994
Macintosh LC III
Performa 450
252551232/3268882 (optional)February 1993February 1994
PowerBook 165c 333351232/3268882February 1993December 1993
Macintosh LC 520 252551232/3268882 (optional)June 1993February 1994
PowerBook 180c 333351232/3268882June 1993March 1994
PowerBook 145B 252551232/32July 1993July 1994
PowerBook 165 333351232/32August 1993July 1994
Macintosh LC III+
Performa 460
Performa 466
Performa 467
333351232/3268882 (optional)October 1993February 1994
Macintosh Color Classic II 333351232/3268882 (optional)October 1993May 1994
Macintosh TV 321651232/32October 1993February 1994
PowerBook Duo 250 333351232/32October 1993May 1994
PowerBook Duo 270c 333351232/3268882October 1993April 1994
Macintosh LC 550
Performa 550
Performa 560
333351232/3268882 (optional)February 1994March 1995
PowerBook 150 333351232/32July 1994October 1995

Motorola 68040

A Motorola 68040 processor KL Motorola XC68040.jpg
A Motorola 68040 processor

The Motorola 68040 has improved per-clock performance compared to the 68030, as well as larger instruction and data caches, and was the first Mac processor with an integrated floating-point unit.

The MC68LC040 version was less expensive because it omitted the floating-point unit.

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(MHz)
FSB speed
(MT/s)
L1 cache
(KB)
IntroducedDiscontinued
MC68040 Macintosh Quadra 700 25258October 1991March 1993
Macintosh Quadra 900 25258October 1991May 1992
Macintosh Quadra 950 33338May 1992October 1995
Macintosh Centris 650 25258February 1993October 1993
Macintosh Quadra 800
Workgroup Server 80
33338February 1993March 1994
Workgroup Server 95 [lower-alpha 6] 33338March 1993April 1995
Macintosh Centris 660AV
Macintosh Quadra 660AV
25258July 1993September 1994
Macintosh Quadra 840AV 40408July 1993July 1994
Workgroup Server 60 20–2520–258July 1993October 1994
Macintosh Quadra 610 25258October 1993July 1994
Macintosh Quadra 650 33338October 1993September 1994
Macintosh Quadra 630 33338July 1994October 1995
PowerBook 550c 33338May 1995April 1996
MC68LC040 Macintosh Centris 610 20208February 1993October 1993
Macintosh LC 475
Macintosh Quadra 605
Performa 475
Performa 476
25258October 1993October 1994
Macintosh LC 575
Performa 575
Performa 576
Performa 577
Performa 578
33338February 1994April 1995
PowerBook Duo 280 33338April 1994November 1994
PowerBook Duo 280c 33338April 1994January 1996
PowerBook 520 25258May 1994June 1995
PowerBook 520c 25258May 1994September 1995
PowerBook 540 33338May 1994October 1994
PowerBook 540c 33338May 1994August 1995
Macintosh LC 630
Performa 630
Performa 630CD
Performa 631CD
Performa 635CD
Performa 636
Performa 636CD
Performa 637CD
Performa 638CD
Performa 640CD
33338July 1994February 1996
Macintosh LC 580
Performa 580CD
Performa 588CD
33338April 1995April 1996
PowerBook 190 33338August 1995June 1996
PowerBook 190cs 33338August 1995October 1996

PowerPC

PowerPC 601

An IBM PowerPC 601 processor IBM PowerPC601 PPC601FD-080-2 top.jpg
An IBM PowerPC 601 processor

The PowerPC 601 was the first Mac processor to support the 32-bit PowerPC instruction set architecture.

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(MHz)
FSB speed
(MT/s)
L1 cache
(KB)
(data/
instr.)
L2 cache
(KB)
IntroducedDiscontinued
PowerPC 601 Power Macintosh 6100
Performa 6110CD
Performa 6112CD
Performa 6115CD
Performa 6116CD
Performa 6117CD
Performa 6118CD
60–6630.0–33.316/16March 1994October 1995
Power Macintosh 7100 66–8033.3–40.016/16March 1994January 1996
Power Macintosh 8100 80–10033.3–40.016/16256March 1994July 1995
Workgroup Server 6150 60–6630.0–33.316/16April 1994April 1996
Workgroup Server 8150 80–11036.7–40.016/16256April 1994April 1996
Workgroup Server 9150 80–12040.016/16512–1024April 1994May 1996
Power Macintosh 7200 75–12037.5–40.016/16August 1995February 1997
Power Macintosh 7500 10050.016/16August 1995May 1996
Workgroup Server 7250 12040.016/16February 1996April 1997
Power Macintosh 8200 100–12040.016/16256April 1996July 1996
PowerPC 601v Power Macintosh 8100 11036.716/16256March 1994July 1995

PowerPC 603

A Motorola PowerPC 603 processor XPC603PRX200LC 01.jpg
A Motorola PowerPC 603 processor
ProcessorModel Clock speed
(MHz)
FSB speed
(MT/s)
L1 cache
(KB)
(data/
instr.)
L2 cache
(KB)
IntroducedDiscontinued
PowerPC 603 Power Macintosh 5200 LC
Performa 5200CD
Performa 5210CD
Performa 5215CD
Performa 5220CD
7537.58/8256April 1995April 1996
Power Macintosh 6200
Performa 6200CD
Performa 6205CD
Performa 6210CD
Performa 6214CD
Performa 6216CD
Performa 6218CD
Performa 6220CD
Performa 6230CD
7537.58/8256May 1995July 1997
PowerPC 603e Power Macintosh 5300 LC
Performa 5300CD (DE)
Performa 5320CD
100–12040.016/16256August 1995April 1996
PowerBook 5300c/ce/cs 100–11733.316/16August 1995August 1996
PowerBook Duo 2300c 10033.316/16August 1995February 1997
Power Macintosh 5260
Performa 5260CD
Performa 5270CD
Performa 5280CD
100–12040.016/16256April 1996March 1997
Performa 6260CD
Performa 6290CD
Performa 6300CD
Performa 6310CD
10040.016/16256May 1996July 1997
Power Macintosh 6300/120
Performa 6320
12040.016/16256May 1996July 1997
Power Macintosh 4400
Power Macintosh 7220
160–20040.016/16256November 1996February 1998
PowerBook 1400c/cs 117–13333.316/16November 1996May 1998
PowerPC 603ev Power Macintosh 5400
Performa 5400CD
Performa 5410CD
Performa 5420CD
Performa 5430CD
Performa 5440CD
120–20040.016/16256April 1996early 1998
Power Macintosh 6400
Performa 6400
Performa 6410
Performa 6420
180–20040.016/16256August 1996August 1997
Performa 6360 [lower-alpha 7] 16040.016/16October 1996October 1997
PowerBook 1400c/cs 16633.316/16128November 1996May 1998
Power Macintosh 5500 225–27550.016/16256February 1997early 1998
Power Macintosh 6500 225–30050.016/16256February 1997March 1998
PowerBook 3400 180–24040.016/16256February 1997November 1997
20th Anniversary Macintosh 25050.016/16128May 1997March 1998
PowerBook 2400 180–24040.016/16256May 1997May 1998

PowerPC 604

An IBM PowerPC 604e processor IBM PPC604e 200.jpg
An IBM PowerPC 604e processor

The PowerPC 604e was the first Mac processor available in a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) configuration.

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(MHz)
FSB speed
(MT/s)
L2 cache
(KB)
CPUsIntroducedDiscontinued
PowerPC 604 Power Macintosh 9500 [10] 120–15040–505121May 1995August 1996
Power Macintosh 8500 [10] 120–15040–502561August 1995September 1996
Network Server 500 [lower-alpha 8] 132445121February 1996April 1997
Workgroup Server 8550 132445121February 1996September 1996
Power Macintosh 7600 120–13240–442561April 1996August 1996
PowerPC 604e Power Macintosh 8500 180452561August 1996February 1997
Power Macintosh 9500 180–20045–505121–2August 1996February 1997
Power Macintosh 7600 200502561August 1996November 1997
Network Server 700 [lower-alpha 8] 150–2005010241September 1996April 1997
Workgroup Server 8550 200505121September 1996April 1997
Power Macintosh 7300 166–20045–502561February 1997November 1997
Power Macintosh 8600 200505121February 1997August 1997
Power Macintosh 9600 200–233505121–2February 1997August 1997
Workgroup Server 7350 180452561April 1997March 1998
Workgroup Server 9650 233505121April 1997August 1997
PowerPC 604ev Power Macintosh 8600 250–3005010241August 1997February 1998
Power Macintosh 9600 300–3505010241August 1997March 1998
Workgroup Server 9650 3505010241August 1997March 1998

PowerPC G3

An IBM PowerPC 750CXe ("G3") processor PPC750CXEHP55-3 01.jpg
An IBM PowerPC 750CXe ("G3") processor
ProcessorModel Clock speed
(MHz)
FSB speed
(MT/s)
L2 cache
(KB)
IntroducedDiscontinued
PowerPC 750 Power Macintosh G3 (Beige)233–33366512-1024November 1997January 1999
PowerBook G3 [11] 233–50050–100512–1024November 1997January 2001
Macintosh Server G3 (Beige)233–333661024March 1998December 1998
iMac G3 (original)
iMac G3 (Summer 2000)
iMac G3 (Winter 2001)
233–50066–100512August 1998July 2001
Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White)300–4501001024January 1999September 1999
Macintosh Server G3 (Blue & White)350–4501001024January 1999August 1999
iBook (original)
iBook (original SE)
300–36666512September 1999September 2000
PowerPC 750CX iMac G3 (Winter 2001)
iMac G3 (Summer 2001)
600100256September 2000May 2001
PowerPC 750CXe iBook (FireWire)
iBook (FireWire SE)
iBook G3 Dual USB ("Snow" Mid 2001)
iBook G3 Dual USB ("Snow" Late 2001)
366–50066–100256–512September 2000May 2002
iMac G3 (Summer 2001)500–700100256July 2001March 2003
PowerPC 755 iBook G3 Dual USB ("Snow" Late 2001)
iBook G3 Dual USB ("Snow" Early 2002)
600100256October 2001May 2002
PowerPC 750FX iBook G3 Dual USB ("Snow" Mid 2002)
iBook G3 Dual USB ("Snow" Late 2002)
iBook G3 Dual USB ("Snow" Early 2003)
600–900100512May 2002October 2003

PowerPC G4

A Motorola PowerPC 7400 ("G4") processor Motorola XPC7400RX400TK top.jpg
A Motorola PowerPC 7400 ("G4") processor

The PowerPC 7400 was the first Mac processor to include an AltiVec vector processing unit.

The PowerPC 7455 was the first Mac processor over 1 GHz.

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(MHz)
FSB speed
(MT/s)
L2 cache
(KB)
L3 cache
(MB)
CPUsIntroducedDiscontinued
PowerPC 7400 Power Mac G4 (Graphite)350–500100512–10241–2September 1999January 2001
Macintosh Server G4 (Graphite)350–500100512–10241–2January 2000January 2001
Power Mac G4 Cube 450–500100512–10241August 2000April 2001
PowerPC 7410 Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio)466–53313310241–2January 2001July 2001
PowerBook G4 (Mercury)400–50010010241January 2001October 2001
Macintosh Server G4 (Digital Audio)466–53313310241–2January 2001July 2001
Power Mac G4 Cube [lower-alpha 9] 450–50010010241April 2001July 2001
PowerPC 7441 eMac (2002)700–8001002561April 2002May 2003
PowerPC 7445 eMac (2003)800–10001332561May 2003April 2004
PowerPC 7450 Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio)
Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver)
667–867133256–10240–21–2January 2001January 2002
Macintosh Server G4 (Quicksilver)733–10001332560–21–2September 2001August 2002
PowerBook G4 (Onyx)550–667100–1332561October 2001July 2002
iMac G4 (2002)700–8001002561January 2002January 2003
PowerPC 7451 PowerBook G4 (Ivory)667–800133–1672561January 2002June 2004
PowerPC 7455 Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver)800–1420133–1672561–41–2January 2002June 2004
PowerBook G4 (Antimony)667–1000133–1672560–11April 2002September 2003
Xserve G41000–133313325621–2May 2002January 2004
Macintosh Server G4 (Quicksilver)1000–1250133–1672561–21–2August 2002January 2003
iMac G4 (2003)800–1250100–1672561February 2003July 2004
PowerPC 7457 iBook G4 (Original)800–10001332561October 2003April 2004
PowerPC 7447 PowerBook G4 (Aluminum)1000–1333133–1675121September 2003April 2004
PowerPC 7447a PowerBook G4 (Aluminum)1333–16671675121April 2004April 2006
iBook G4 (2004, 2005)1000–1420133–1425121April 2004May 2006
Mac mini G41250–15001675121January 2005February 2006
eMac (2004)12501675121April 2004May 2005
eMac (2005)14201675121May 2005July 2006

PowerPC G5

An IBM PowerPC 970FX ("G5") processor PPC-970fx.jpg
An IBM PowerPC 970FX ("G5") processor

The PowerPC 970 ("G5") was the first 64-bit Mac processor.

The PowerPC 970MP was the first dual-core Mac processor and the first to be found in a quad-core configuration. It was also the first Mac processor with partitioning and virtualization capabilities.

Apple only used three variants of the G5, and soon moved entirely onto Intel architecture.

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(GHz)
FSB speed
(MT/s)
L2 cache
(KB)
CPUsCores per
CPU
IntroducedDiscontinued
PowerPC 970 Power Mac G5 (original) [13] 1.6–2.0800–10005121–21June 2003June 2004
PowerPC 970FX Xserve G5 [14] 2.0–2.31000–11505121–21January 2004August 2005
Power Mac G5 (Mid 2004, Early 2005) [15] 1.8–2.7900–13505121–21June 2004November 2005
iMac G5 1.6–2.1533–70051211August 2004January 2006
PowerPC 970MP Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) [16] 2.0–2.51000–12502×10241–22November 2005August 2006

Intel x86

Sources: Mac Benchmarks - Geekbench Browser , retrieved 2022-05-26 and Haslam, Karen, Which Mac processor? Apple processor comparison: M1 vs Intel , retrieved 2022-05-26

Overview

Processor
family
Process
(nm)
MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4.1 SSE4.2 AVX DBS/
EIST
XD bit VT-x AES Intel 64 Quick
Sync
TXT QPI HT ITB
Yonah 65 YesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Core
Penryn
65/45 YesYesYesYesSomeSomeNoNoYesYesYesNoYesNoSomeNoNoNo
Nehalem
Westmere
45/32 YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesSomeYesNoSomeSomeSomeSome
Sandy Bridge
Ivy Bridge
32/22 YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesSomeYesSomeSomeSomeSomeSome
Haswell
Broadwell
22/14 YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesSomeYesSomeSomeSomeSomeSome
Skylake
Kaby Lake
Coffee Lake
Cascade Lake
Comet Lake
Ice Lake
14/10 YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesSomeSomeSomeSome

P6

Yonah was the first Mac processor to support the IA-32 instruction set architecture, in addition to the MMX, SSE, SSE2, and SSE3 extension instruction sets.

The Core Solo was a Core Duo with one of the two cores disabled.

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(GHz)
FSB speed
(MT/s)
L2 cache
(MB)
CPUsCores per
CPU
IntroducedDiscontinued
Core Duo ("Yonah") iMac (Early 2006)
iMac (Mid 2006)
1.83–2.00667212January 2006September 2006
MacBook Pro (Early 2006)1.83–2.16667212February 2006October 2006
Mac mini (Early 2006)
Mac mini (Late 2006)
1.66–1.83667212February 2006August 2007
MacBook (Mid 2006)1.83–2.00667212May 2006November 2006
Core Solo ("Yonah") Mac mini (Early 2006)1.50667211February 2006September 2006
Pentium M ULV ("Crofton") Apple TV (1st generation) [lower-alpha 10] [lower-alpha 11] 1.00350211January 2007September 2010

Core

Woodcrest added support for the SSSE3 instruction set.

Merom was the first Mac processor to support the x86-64 instruction set, as well as the first 64-bit processor to appear in a Mac notebook.

Clovertown was the first quad-core Mac processor and the first to be found in an 8-core configuration.

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(GHz)
FSB speed
(MT/s)
L2 cache
(MB)
CPUsCores per
CPU
IntroducedDiscontinued
Xeon 5100 ("Woodcrest") Mac Pro (Mid 2006) [18] 2.00–3.001333422August 2006January 2008
Xserve (Late 2006)2.00–3.001333422October 2006January 2008
Core 2 Duo ("Merom") iMac (Late 2006)
iMac (Mid 2007) [19]
1.83–2.40667–8002–412September 2006April 2008
MacBook Pro (Late 2006)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2007)
MacBook Pro (Late 2007)
2.16–2.60667–800412October 2006February 2008
MacBook (Late 2006)
MacBook (Mid 2007)
MacBook (Late 2007)
1.83–2.20667–8002–412November 2006February 2008
Mac mini (Mid 2007)1.83–2.006672–412August 2007March 2009
MacBook Air (Unibody)1.60–1.80800412January 2008October 2008
Xeon 5300 ("Clovertown") Mac Pro (Mid 2006) [18] 3.0013332×424April 2007January 2008
Core 2 Extreme ("Merom XE") iMac (Mid 2007)2.80800412August 2007April 2008

Penryn

An Intel Wolfdale processor Core 2 Wolfdale.jpg
An Intel Wolfdale processor

Penryn added support for a subset for SSE4 (SSE4.1).

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(GHz)
FSB speed
(MT/s)
L2 cache
(MB)
CPUsCores per
CPU
IntroducedDiscontinued
Xeon 5400 ("Harpertown") Mac Pro (Early 2008)2.80–3.2016002×61–24January 2008March 2009
Xserve (Early 2008)2.80–3.0016002×61–24January 2008April 2009
Core 2 Duo ("Penryn") MacBook Pro (Early 2008)
MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
MacBook Pro (Early 2009)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2009)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2010)
2.26–3.0610663–612February 2008March 2011
MacBook (Early 2008)
MacBook (Late 2008)
MacBook (Early 2009)
MacBook (Mid 2009)
MacBook (Late 2009)
MacBook (Mid 2010)
2.00–2.401066312February 2008July 2011
iMac (Early 2008)
iMac (Early 2009)
iMac (Mid 2009)
2.40–3.061066612April 2008October 2009
MacBook Air (Unibody)
MacBook Air (Late 2010)
1.60–2.131066612October 2008July 2011
Mac mini (Early 2009)2.00–2.661066312March 2009July 2011
Mac mini Server (Late 2009)2.53–2.661066312October 2009July 2011
Core 2 Duo ("Wolfdale") iMac (Late 2009)3.06–3.331066–13333–612October 2009July 2010
Core 2 Duo CULV ("Penryn") MacBook Air (Late 2010)1.40–1.60800312October 2010July 2011

Nehalem

An Intel Bloomfield processor Intel Core i7-940 bottom.jpg
An Intel Bloomfield processor

Bloomfield and Gainestown introduced a number of notable features for the first time in any Mac processors:

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(GHz)
L2 cache
(KB)
L3 cache
(MB)
CPUsCores per
CPU
QPI HT ITB IntroducedDiscontinued
Xeon 3500 ("Bloomfield") Mac Pro (Early 2009)2.66–3.334×256814YesYesYesMarch 2009July 2010
Xeon 5500 ("Gainestown") Mac Pro (Early 2009)2.26–2.934×256824YesYesYesMarch 2009August 2010
Xserve (Early 2009)2.26–3.334×25681–24YesYesYesApril 2009January 2011
Core i5 ("Lynnfield") iMac (Late 2009)2.66–2.804×256814NoNoYesOctober 2009May 2011
Core i7 ("Lynnfield") iMac (Late 2009)2.80–2.934×256814NoYesYesOctober 2009May 2011

Westmere

Arrandale introduced Intel HD Graphics, an on-die integrated GPU.

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(GHz)
L2 cache
(KB)
L3 cache
(MB)
CPUsCores per
CPU
QPI HT ITB IntroducedDiscontinued
Core i5 ("Arrandale") MacBook Pro (Mid 2010)2.40–2.532×256312NoYesYesApril 2010March 2011
Core i7 ("Arrandale") MacBook Pro (Mid 2010)2.662×256412NoYesYesApril 2010March 2011
Core i3 ("Clarkdale") iMac (Mid 2010)3.06–3.202×256412NoYesNoJuly 2010May 2011
Core i5 ("Clarkdale") iMac (Mid 2010)3.602×256412NoYesYesJuly 2010May 2011
Xeon 3600 ("Gulftown") Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
3.336×2561216YesYesYesAugust 2010October 2013
Xeon 5600 ("Gulftown") Mac Pro (Mid 2010)2.40–3.064–6×2561224–6YesYesYesAugust 2010October 2013

Sandy Bridge

An Intel Core i7 2600K processor Intel CPU Core i7 2600K Sandy Bridge top.jpg
An Intel Core i7 2600K processor

Sandy Bridge added support for Intel Quick Sync Video, a dedicated on-die video encoding and decoding core. It was also the first quad-core processor to appear in a Mac notebook.

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(GHz)
L2 cache
(KB)
L3 cache
(MB)
Cores per
CPU
HT ITB IntroducedDiscontinued
Core i5 (2-core) MacBook Pro (Early 2011)
MacBook Pro (Late 2011)
2.32×25632YesYesMarch 2011June 2012
Mac mini (Mid 2011)2.3–2.52×25632YesYesJuly 2011October 2012
Core i7 (2-core) MacBook Pro (Early 2011)
MacBook Pro (Late 2011)
2.7–2.82×25642YesYesMarch 2011June 2012
Mac mini (Mid 2011)2.72×25642YesYesJuly 2011October 2012
Core i7 (4-core) MacBook Pro (Early 2011)
MacBook Pro (Late 2011)
2.0–2.54×2566–84YesYesMarch 2011June 2012
iMac (Mid 2011)2.8–3.44×25684YesYesMay 2011October 2012
Mac mini Server (Mid 2011)2.04×25664YesYesJuly 2011October 2012
Core i3 (2-core) iMac (Late 2011 education only)3.12×25632YesYesFebruary 2011 ?
Core i5 (4-core) iMac (Mid 2011)2.5–3.14×25664NoYesMay 2011October 2012
Core i5 CULV (2-core) MacBook Air (Mid 2011)1.6–1.72×25632YesYesJuly 2011June 2012
Core i7 CULV (2-core) MacBook Air (Mid 2011)1.82×25642YesYesJuly 2011June 2012

Ivy Bridge

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(GHz)
L2 cache
(KB)
L3 cache
(MB)
Cores per
CPU
HT ITB IntroducedDiscontinued
Core i5 (2-core) MacBook Pro (Mid 2012)2.52×25632YesYesJune 2012October 2016
Mac mini (Late 2012)2.52×25632YesYesOctober 2012October 2014
Core i5 (4-core) MacBook Pro (Mid 2012)2.34×25634YesYesJune 2012October 2013
iMac (Late 2012)2.7–3.22×25664YesYesOctober 2012September 2013
Core i7 (2-core) MacBook Pro (Mid 2012)2.9–3.02×25642YesYesJune 2012October 2016
Core i7 (4-core) MacBook Pro (Mid 2012)2.3–2.84×2566–84YesYesJune 2012October 2013
iMac (Late 2012)3.1–3.44×25684YesYesOctober 2012September 2013
Mac mini (Late 2012)2.74×25664YesYesOctober 2012October 2014
Core i5 CULV (2-core) MacBook Air (Mid 2012)1.7–1.82×25632YesYesJune 2012June 2013
Core i7 CULV (2-core) MacBook Air (Mid 2012)2.02×25642YesYesJune 2012June 2013
Core i3 (2-core) iMac (Early 2013 education-only)3.32×25632YesNoMarch 2013June 2014
Xeon E5 v2 Mac Pro (Late 2013)3.74×256104YesYesDecember 2013April 2017
3.56×256126YesYesDecember 2013December 2019
3.08×256258YesYesDecember 2013December 2019
2.712×2563012YesYesDecember 2013December 2019

Haswell

The Crystal Well variant used in some MacBook Pros contains an on-package L4 cache shared between the CPU and integrated graphics.

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(GHz)
L2 cache
(KB)
L3 cache
(MB)
L4 cache
(MB)
Cores per
CPU
HT ITB IntroducedDiscontinued
Core i5 ULT (2-core) MacBook Air (Mid 2013)
MacBook Air (Early 2014)
1.3–1.42×25632YesYesJune 2013March 2015
iMac (Late 2013)1.42×25632YesYesJune 2014October 2015
Mac mini (Late 2014)1.4–2.82×25632YesYesOctober 2014October 2018
Core i7 ULT (2-core) MacBook Air (Mid 2013)
MacBook Air (Early 2014)
1.72×25642YesYesJune 2013March 2015
Mac mini (Late 2014)3.02×25642YesYesOctober 2014October 2018
Core i5 (4-core) iMac (Late 2013)2.7–3.54×2564–64NoYesSeptember 2013October 2015
Core i7 (4-core) iMac (Late 2013)3.1–4.04×25684YesYesSeptember 2013October 2015
MacBook Pro (Late 2013)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2014)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2015)
2.0–2.84×25661284YesYesOctober 2013July 2018
Core i5 (2-core) MacBook Pro (Late 2013)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2014)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2015)
2.4–2.82×25632YesYesOctober 2013March 2015
Core i7 (2-core) MacBook Pro (Late 2013)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2014)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2015)
2.8–3.02×25642YesYesOctober 2013March 2015

Broadwell

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(GHz)
L2 cache
(KB)
L3 cache
(MB)
Cores per
CPU
HT ITB IntroducedDiscontinued
Core M MacBook (Early 2015)1.1–1.32×25642YesYesApril 2015April 2016
Core i5 ULT (2-core) iMac (Late 2015)1.62×25632YesYesOctober 2015June 2017
MacBook Air (Early 2015)1.62×25632YesYesMarch 2015June 2017
MacBook Air (2017)1.82×25632YesYesJune 2017July 2019
Core i5 (2-core) MacBook Pro (Early 2015)2.7–2.92×25632YesYesMarch 2015June 2017
Core i7 ULT (2-core) MacBook Air (Early 2015)
MacBook Air (2017)
2.22×25642YesYesMarch 2015July 2019
Core i7 (2-core) MacBook Pro (Early 2015)3.12×25642YesYesMarch 2015June 2017
Core i5 (4-core) iMac (Late 2015)2.8–3.14×25644YesYesOctober 2015June 2017
Core i7 (4-core) iMac (Late 2015)3.34×25664YesYesOctober 2015June 2017

Skylake

An Intel Core i7 6700K processor Intel CPU Core i7 6700K Skylake perspective.jpg
An Intel Core i7 6700K processor
ProcessorModel Clock speed
(GHz)
L2 cache
(KB)
L3 cache
(MB)
Cores per
CPU
HT ITB IntroducedDiscontinued
Core m3, m5, m7 MacBook (Early 2016)1.1–1.32×25642YesYesApril 2016June 2017
Core i5 (2-core) MacBook Pro (2016)2.02×25642YesYesOctober 2016June 2017
2.9–3.1November 2016
Core i7 (2-core) MacBook Pro (2016)2.42×25642YesYesOctober 2016June 2017
3.3November 2016
Core i5 (4-core) iMac (Late 2015)3.2–3.34×25664NoYesOctober 2015June 2017
Core i7 (4-core) iMac (Late 2015)4.04×25684YesYesOctober 2015June 2017
MacBook Pro (2016)2.6–2.96–8November 2016
Xeon W iMac Pro (2017)2.318×102424.7518YesYesDecember 2017March 2021
2.514×102419.2514
3.010×102413.7510
3.28×1024118

Kaby Lake

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(GHz)
L2 cache
(KB)
L3 cache
(MB)
TDP
(W)
Cores per
CPU
HT ITB IntroducedDiscontinued
Core m3 MacBook (2017)1.22×25644.52YesYesJune 2017July 2019
Core i5 (2-core) MacBook (2017) [lower-alpha 12] 1.32×25644.52YesYesJune 2017July 2019
MacBook Air (2018)
MacBook Air (2019)
1.67October 2018July 2019
iMac (2017)2.315June 2017October 2021
MacBook Pro (2017)July 2019
3.1–3.328July 2018
Core i7 (2-core) MacBook (2017) [lower-alpha 12] 1.42×25644.52YesYesJune 2017July 2019
MacBook Pro (2017)2.515
3.528July 2018
Core i5 (4-core) iMac (2017)3.0–3.84×256665–914NoYesJune 2017March 2019
Core i7 (4-core) iMac (2017)3.6–4.24×256865–914YesYesJune 2017March 2019
MacBook Pro (2017)2.8–2.96–845July 2018

Coffee Lake

Coffee Lake was the first 6-core processor to appear in a Mac notebook.

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(GHz)
L2 cache
(KB)
L3 cache
(MB)
L4 cache
(MB)
TDP
(W)
Cores per
CPU
HT ITB IntroducedDiscontinued
Core i3 (4-core) Mac Mini (2018)3.64×2566654YesYesNovember 2018November 2020
iMac (2019)March 2019April 2021
Core i5 (4-core) MacBook Pro (2018)
MacBook Pro (2019)
2.3–2.412828July 2018May 2020
MacBook Pro (2019)
MacBook Pro (2020)
1.415July 2019November 2020
Core i7 (4-core) MacBook Pro (2018)
MacBook Pro (2019)
2.7–2.8828July 2018May 2020
MacBook Pro (2019)
MacBook Pro (2020)
1.715July 2019November 2020
Core i5 (6-core) Mac Mini (2018)3.06×2569656November 2018January 2023
iMac (2019)3.0–3.1March 2019April 2021
3.795August 2020
Core i7 (6-core) MacBook Pro (2018)2.2–2.645July 2018May 2019
MacBook Pro (2019)
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
2.612May 2019October 2021
Mac Mini (2018)3.265November 2018January 2023
iMac (2019)March 2019April 2021
Core i9 (6-core) MacBook Pro (2018)2.945July 2018May 2019
Core i9 (8-core) MacBook Pro (2019)
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
2.3–2.48×256168May 2019October 2021
iMac (2019)3.695March 2019August 2020

Cascade Lake

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(GHz)
L2 cache
(KB)
L3 cache
(MB)
TDP
(W)
Cores per
CPU
HT ITB IntroducedDiscontinued
Xeon W Mac Pro (2019)2.528×102438.520528YesYesDecember 2019June 2023
2.724×10243324
3.216×10242216
3.312×102419.2518012
3.58×102416.51608

Comet Lake

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(GHz)
L2 cache
(KB)
L3 cache
(MB)
TDP
(W)
Cores per
CPU
HT ITB IntroducedDiscontinued
Core i5 (6-core) iMac (2020)3.1–3.36×25612656YesYesAugust 2020March 2022
Core i7 (8-core)3.88×256161258
Core i9 (10-core)3.610×2562010

Ice Lake

Ice Lake (Sunny Cove) is a 10th generation chip.

ProcessorModel Clock speed
(GHz)
L2 cache
(KB)
L3 cache
(MB)
TDP
(W)
Cores per
CPU
HT ITB IntroducedDiscontinued
Core i3 (2-core) MacBook Air (2020)1.12×512492YesYesMarch 2020November 2020
Core i5 (4-core) MacBook Air (2020)4×5126104
MacBook Pro (2020)2.028May 2020October 2021
Core i7 (4-core) MacBook Air (2020)1.2810March 2020November 2020
MacBook Pro (2020)2.328May 2020October 2021

Apple silicon

Source: Haslam, Karen, Which Mac processor? Apple processor comparison: M1 vs Intel , retrieved 2022-05-26

M1

An Apple M1 processor Apple M1.jpg
An Apple M1 processor

The M1 is a system on a chip fabricated by TSMC on the 5 nm process and contains 16 billion transistors. Its CPU cores are the first to be used in a Mac processor designed by Apple and the first to use the ARM instruction set architecture. It has 8 CPU cores (4 performance and 4 efficiency), up to 8 GPU cores, and a 16-core Neural Engine, as well as LPDDR4X memory with a bandwidth of 68 GB/s. The M1 Pro and M1 Max SoCs are fabricated by TSMC on the 5 nm process and contain 33.7 and 57 billion transistors respectively. Both have 10 CPU cores (8 performance and 2 efficiency) and a 16-core Neural Engine.

The M1 Pro and M1 Max have a 16-core and 32-core GPU, and a 256-bit and 512-bit LPDDR5 memory bus supporting 200 and 400 GB/s bandwidth respectively. [20] Both chips were first introduced in the MacBook Pro in October 2021. [21] [22]

On March 8, 2022, the M1 Ultra, a processor combining two M1 Max chips in one package, [23] was announced. It is initially available exclusively in the highest-end variants of the Mac Studio and was released simultaneously with on March 18, 2022. All parameters of the M1 Max processors are doubled in M1 Ultra processors, as they are essentially two M1 Max chips operating in parallel; they are, however, packed as one processor package (in size being bigger than Socket AM4 AMD Ryzen processor) [23] and seen as one M1 Ultra processor in macOS.

ProcessorModelCPU CoresGPU Cores Neural Engine CoresIntroducedDiscontinued
Apple M1 iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021)87–816May 2021October 2023
Mac mini (M1, 2020)8November 2020January 2023
MacBook Air (M1, 2020)7–8March 2024
MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)8June 2022
Apple M1 Pro MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)8–1014–16October 2021January 2023
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)1016
Apple M1 Max MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
24–32
Mac Studio (2022)March 2022June 2023
Apple M1 Ultra Mac Studio (2022)2048–6432

M2

The M2 is a system on a chip fabricated by TSMC on an enhanced 5 nm process, containing 20 billion transistors. It has 8 CPU cores (4 performance and 4 efficiency), up to 10 GPU cores, and a 16 core Neural Engine, as well as LPDDR5 memory with a bandwidth of 100 GB/s. The M2 Pro and M2 Max SoCs are fabricated by TSMC on an enhanced 5 nm process and contain 40 and 67 billion transistors respectively. Both have 12 CPU cores (8 performance and 4 efficiency) and a 16-core Neural Engine.

The M2 Pro and M2 Max have a 19-core and 38-core GPU, and a 256-bit and 512-bit LPDDR5 memory bus supporting 200 and 400 GB/s bandwidth respectively. Both chips were first introduced in the MacBook Pro in January 2023. [24]

The M2 Ultra is a processor combining two M2 Max dies in one package. It is available in the highest-end variants of the Mac Studio as well as the Mac Pro, both released on June 13, 2023. [25]

ProcessorModelCPU CoresGPU Cores Neural Engine CoresIntroducedDiscontinued
Apple M2 MacBook Air (13-inch, M2, 2022)88–1016July 2022current
MacBook Air (15-inch, M2, 2023)10June 2023March 2024
MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022)June 2022October 2023
Mac mini (2023)January 2023current
Apple M2 Pro Mac mini (2023)10–1216–19
MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Pro, 2023)October 2023
MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Pro, 2023)1219
Apple M2 Max MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023)
MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Max, 2023)
30–38
Mac Studio (2023)June 2023current
Apple M2 Ultra Mac Studio (2023)2460–7632
Mac Pro (2023)

M3

The M3 is a system on a chip fabricated by TSMC on the 3 nm process, containing 25 billion transistors. It has 8 CPU cores (4 performance and 4 efficiency), up to 10 GPU cores, and a 16 core Neural Engine, as well as LPDDR5 memory with a bandwidth of 100 GB/s. The M3 Pro and M3 Max SoCs are fabricated by TSMC on the 3 nm process and contain 37 and 92 billion transistors respectively. The M3 Pro has 12 CPU cores (6 performance and 6 efficiency), while the M3 Max has 16 CPU cores (12 performance and 4 efficiency); both have a 16-core Neural Engine.

The M3 Pro and M3 Max have an 18-core and 40-core GPU, and a 192-bit and 512-bit LPDDR5 memory bus supporting 150 and 400 GB/s bandwidth respectively. Both chips were first introduced in the MacBook Pro in October 2023. [26]

ProcessorModelCPU CoresGPU Cores Neural Engine CoresIntroducedDiscontinued
Apple M3 iMac (24-inch, M3, 2023)88–1016November 2023current
MacBook Air (13-inch, M3, 2024)March 2024
MacBook Air (15-inch, M3, 2024)10
MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, 2023)November 2023
Apple M3 Pro MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3 Pro, 2023)11–1214–18November 2023
MacBook Pro (16-inch, M3 Pro, 2023)1218
Apple M3 Max MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3 Max, 2023)
MacBook Pro (16-inch, M3 Max, 2023)
14–1630–40

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Included due to its compatibility with Macintosh software and common use as an early Macintosh development platform.
  2. Retroactively named the "Macintosh 128K" after the release of the Macintosh 512K.
  3. An Apple Lisa modified with MacWorks XL to run Mac software.
  4. Sold in educational markets as the "Macintosh Plus ED."
  5. Sold in educational markets as the "Macintosh ED."
  6. Shipped with A/UX operating system but capable of running Mac OS.
  7. Sold in Europe and Asia as the "Power Macintosh 6300/160."
  8. 1 2 Shipped with AIX operating system and incapable of running Mac OS.
  9. User reports indicate that the Power Mac G4 Cube began shipping with the more power efficient PowerPC 7410 in April 2001. [12]
  10. Ran a modified version of Mac OS X with the Front Row user interface.
  11. Teardowns indicate that it used an under clocked Dothan-based Pentium M ULV processor,[ citation needed ] called "Crofton" by Intel. [17]
  12. 1 2 Uses an ultra low-voltage processor previously branded as Core M.

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