This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon M3 Max chip. Name: M3 Max Chip Released: November 7th, 2023 Codename: APL1204 Part Number: T6034 / T6031 Fabrication Process: TSMC’s 3-Nanometer-B Transistor Count: 92 billion CPU ISA: ARMv8.6-A . . Memory Bus Width: 384-Bit or 512-Bit Total channels: 3 or 4 […]
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This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon M3 Pro chip. Name: M3 Pro Chip Released: November 7th, 2023 Codename: APL1203 Part Number: T6030 Fabrication Process: TSMC’s 3-Nanometer-B Transistor Count: 37-Billion CPU ISA: ARMv8.6-A . . Memory Bus Width: 192-Bit Total channels: 3 Bit per channel: 64-Bit Memory Type: LPDDR5-6400 (3200 […]
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon M3 chip. Name: M3 Chip Released: November 7th, 2023 Codename: APL1201 Part Number: T8122 Fabrication Process: TSMC’s 3-Nanometer-B Transistor Count: 25-Billion CPU ISA: ARMv8.6-A . . Memory Bus Width: 128-Bit Total channels: 2 Bit per channel: 64-Bit Memory Type: LPDDR5-6400 (3200 MHz) ~Bandwidth: […]
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon M2 Ultra chip. Name: M2 Ultra Chip Released: June 13th, 2023 Codename: APL1W12 Part Number: T6022 Fabrication Process: TSMC’s 5-Nanometer-P Transistor Count: 134-Billion CPU ISA: ARMv8.6-A . . Memory Bus Width: 1024-Bit Total channels: 8 Bit per channel: 128-Bit Memory Type: LPDDR5-6400 (3200 […]
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon M2 Max chip. Name: M2 Max Chip Released: January 24th, 2023 Codename: APL1111 Part Number: T6021 Fabrication Process: TSMC’s 5-Nanometer-P Transistor Count: 67-Billion CPU ISA: ARMv8.6-A . . Memory Bus Width: 512-Bit Total channels: 4 Bit per channel: 64-Bit Memory Type: LPDDR5-6400 […]
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon M2 Pro chip. Name: M2 Pro Chip Released: January 24th, 2023 Codename: APL1113 Part Number: T6020 Fabrication Process: TSMC’s 5-Nanometer-P Transistor Count: 40-Billion CPU ISA: ARMv8.6-A . . Memory Bus Width: 256-Bit Total channels: 4 Bit per channel: 64-Bit Memory Type: LPDDR5-6400 (3200 […]
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon M2 chip. Name: M2 Chip Released: June 24th, 2022 Codename: APL1109 Part Number: T8112 Fabrication Process: TSMC’s 5-Nanometer-P Transistor Count: 20-Billion CPU ISA: ARMv8.6-A . . Memory Bus Width: 128-Bit Total channels: 2 Bit per channel: 64-Bit Memory Type: LPDDR5-6400 (3200 MHz) ~Bandwidth: […]
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon M1 Ultra chip. Name: M1 Ultra Chip Released: March 18th, 2022 Codename: APL1W06 Part Number: T6002 Fabrication Process: TSMC’s 5-Nanometer Transistor Count: 114-Billion CPU ISA: ARMv8.5-A . . Memory Bus Width: 1024-Bit Total channels: 8 Bit per channel: 128-Bit Memory Type: LPDDR5-6400 (3200 […]
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon M1 Max chip. Name: M1 Max Chip Released: October 26th, 2021 Codename: APL1105 Part Number: T6001 Fabrication Process: TSMC’s 5-Nanometer Transistor Count: 57-Billion CPU ISA: ARMv8.5-A . . Memory Bus Width: 512-Bit Total channels: 4 Bit per channel: 128-Bit Memory Type: LPDDR5-6400 (3200 […]
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon M1 Pro chip. Name: M1 Pro Chip Released: October 26th, 2021 Codename: APL1103 Part Number: T6000 Fabrication Process: TSMC’s 5-Nanometer Transistor Count: 33.7-Billion CPU ISA: ARMv8.5-A . . Memory Bus Width: 256-Bit Total channels: 2 Bit per channel: 128-Bit Memory Type: LPDDR5-6400 (3200 […]
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon M1 chip. Name: M1 Chip Released: November 17th, 2020 Codename: APL1102 Part Number: T8103 Fabrication Process: TSMC’s 5-Nanometer Transistor Count: 16-Billion CPU ISA: ARMv8.5-A . . Memory Bus Width: 128-Bit Total channels: 2 Bit per channel: 64-Bit Memory Type: LPDDR4X-4266 (2133 MHz) ~Bandwidth: […]
You take the 10th-gen iPad from 2022, give it some iPhone 14 Pro parts, and bam – new iPad. No Apple Intelligence on this model due to system constraints, although it gains an extra 2 GB of RAM from the previous generation like how other Apple devices received a RAM upgrade across the line. Considering […]
During the 16th annual conference hosted by Apple at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Apple announced the transition to the Intel platform as well as the release of a developer transition kit (DTK). These were the first-ever released Intel computers by Apple, although the commercial debut for the first Intel Mac is at least […]
Back in 2021 roughly half a year after Apple Silicon was released to the consumer market, we got our first iteration of an iPad with a desktop-class CPU in it – the M1 iPad Pro. They chucked an M1 into an iPad Air a year later, and fast forward to 2025 – we now have […]
Imagine this: an alternate earth, with alternate economics, influences, design teams, and whatnot. In this alternate universe, Apple unveiled the Mac Studio in 2006, alongside the first generation of Intel Macs. The Mac Studio was released as an answer for a more powerful small form factor/ITX workstation, a step up from the Mac mini. In […]
Being the latest yet smallest of the bunch, the iPhone 16e is the spiritual successor to the SE and mini series of iPhones released prior. Intended as an entry level device, it still manages to rock out with the latest hardware specs however it’s hardware redesign poised for a bumped MSRP. This isn’t a budget […]
To the surprise of the Mac community, Apple announced the third generation Mac Studio on 2025.03.05 and started shipping it the following week on 2025.03.12. The $1999 MS ships with a 14-core 4.5 GHz M4 Max chip and a 32-core GPU, and the $2499 has the 16-core CPU with a 40-core GPU. For those clamoring […]
With the new 13″ and 15″ form factors finally sporting the latest M4 Apple Silicon chip, the new MacBook Air enters slightly more powerful territory – joining the likes of the Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and the M4 iMac. This latest chip features faster clock speeds on both performance and efficiency cores over the base […]
The 2020 5K Intel iMac was the very end of the line for any and all Intel iMacs, and was the third-to-last Intel Mac to be discontinued – selling until March 8th, 2022. This final model iMac receives some upgrades over the 5K 2019 model, as well as the notorious addition of the T2 security […]
The SuperMac Spectrum/8 LC video card is an accelerated 8-bit video card for the LC PDS (Processor Direct Slot). It originally retailed at US$799 and was MacUser’s third choice video card/19″ display option in the February 1992 roundup of LC PDS solutions.
This was nearing the end of the line for the Intel iMacs altogether, and perhaps you’re thinking: doesn’t this have a T2 security chip since it’s from 2019? Rest assured, it doesn’t. The appeal of the 2019 model 5K iMac is precisely about the jump-up to Intel Coffee lake, combined with the lack of a […]
Certain older Macs are able to take advantage of adding an external graphics card through modification. This is article is broken up into 3 parts, as it contains a lot of information and pictures. Please refer to part 1 of the article for hardware/parts prerequisites. Sections 1 through 5 are contained in part 1, Sections […]
This 5K 2017 iMac has a socketed CPU, a SATA 3.0 port, Four memory slots for PC4-19200s DDR4-2400T RAM, an NVME style PCIe x4 SSD blade slot, and an AirPort card slot which appears to also be of a PCIe interface. This iMac also uses slightly faster DDR4 over its 1080p 21.5″ counterpart, at 2400 […]
This version of the Early 2013/Late 2013 iMac is stripped back and only available to educational institutions; it is not available for sale to individuals. To cut $200 and make this a $1099 computer, Apple scaled back from a 2.7 GHz quad-core i5 CPU to a 3.3 GHz dual-core i3, reduced hard drive storage capacity, […]
This was the end of the line for the smaller Intel iMacs altogether, and perhaps you’re thinking: doesn’t this have a T2 security chip since it’s from 2019? Rest assured, it doesn’t. There were no 2020 or 2018 4K iMacs, and this model came with Intel’s 8th gen coffee lake processors, the same generation used […]
Although only $200 separated the purchase price of the base model Mid-2017 1080p iMac versus the 4K Mid-2017 iMac, the differences inside couldn’t be more drastic. On the surface and on the outside they look to be the very same machine.. until you start tearing one apart and realize how much more upgradeable the 4K […]
This iMac is basically a giant 13″ 2017 MacBook Pro but with replaceable RAM and no battery. Kaby Lake was the end of the line for the non-retina iMacs with only a single CPU option, and remained available for purchase all the way through October 29th 2021. The i5-7360U was soldered onto the logic board […]
Certain older Macs are able to take advantage of adding an external graphics card through modification. This is article is broken up into 3 parts, as it contains a lot of information and pictures. Please refer to part 1 of the article for hardware/parts prerequisites. Sections 1 through 5 are contained in part 1, Sections […]
Certain older Macs are able to take advantage of adding an external graphics card through modification. This usually requires external power, the corresponding adapters, can be done via the mini-PCIe slot or MXM slot, and come with case-by-case caveats as most of this was never intended to be a thing. Once installed and properly connected, […]
The butterfly keyboard is no more – the 2020 retina MacBook Air has a new-to-it scissor style keyboard. This model also makes the leap over to 10th-gen Intel Ice Lake CPUs, which are also found in the 2020 13″ MacBook Pro with 4 Thunderbolt ports. The 2020 ‘Air and 4-TBP ‘Pro are the only Macs […]
Between the Late 2018 model and this one, there are almost no discernible differences – one could be forgiven for thinking it’s just a new model in name. In fact, the differences are so minuscule, it may as well be a late 2018 MacBook Air. You get a 49.9 watt-hour battery versus the 50.3 watt-hour […]
This was the first major design overhaul of the MacBook Air since the original. While there were some iterative changes after the 2008 and 2011 MacBook Air, they largely looked the same, especially to anyone in the market for one. The Late 2018 MacBook Air was the last ‘Book to gain a Retina display, as […]
Just like the 2019 model year, the 2020 intel model year is differentiated in name by its amount of thunderbolt ports. The awkward naming scheme caused confusion to some, when in reality it was separating the low/higher end 13″ models, like the non-TouchBar models that came before it. The 2020 model year 13″ MacBook Pro […]
The 2019 13″ MacBook Pro saw a slight bifurcation in the way the product was sold. They added a TouchBar to the 2x Thunderbolt Port Model, and started differentiating them in name by their amount of… thunderbolt ports. The 13″ model stuck around with 8th gen CPUs whilst the 15″/16″ made the leap to 9th […]
This was the very last and final A1466 ‘Book, a design dating back to Mid-2012 with the release of the Ivy Bridge Intel CPUs. The base’s i5 was bumped from 1.6 to 1.8 Ghz, and the i7 option remains the same as what was available in 2015. The ’17 ‘Air comes with 8 GB of […]
