
Now with the MacBook Pro, Apple is thinking that pro users are going to bias workflows that put slightly more emphasis on powerful time-saving functionality over battery life. Balanced symmetrically between performance and energy efficiency, the M1 made sense for the types of Mac computers Apple had targetted the chip for. The M1 is an incredibly powerful chip for its cost and it divides its 8 CPU cores into 4 Firestorm and 4 Ice-Storm cores. I don’t want readers to misunderstand that last sentence, however. Where the M1 falls down is in multi-core performance.” Fixing the Multi-Core Issue


When we published our extensive two-part review of the M1-powered Mac mini last spring with a particular CAD/3D focus, we ended by saying that “Apple’s Firestorm cores in the M1 are unmatched.
