Apple M1 macOS 11.0.1 Big Sur Benchmarks
Mac benchmarks for a future article.
Core i7-8700B Mac Mini
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700B @ 3.20GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Memory: 2 x 4 GB DDR4-2667MHz, Disk: 234GB, Graphics: Intel UHD 630 2GB, Monitor: ASUS VP28U
OS: macOS 11.0.1, Kernel: 20.1.0 (x86_64), OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 (Oct 29 2020 19:50:08), Compiler: GCC 4.2.1 + Clang 11.0.0, File-System: APFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Environment Notes: XPC_FLAGS=0x0
Processor Notes: CPU Microcode: 214
Java Notes: Please visit java for information on installing Java.
Python Notes: Python 2.7.16 + Python 3.8.3
M1 Mac Mini - Rosetta
Processor: VirtualApple @ 2.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Memory: 8GB, Disk: 229GB, Graphics: Apple M1, Monitor: ASUS VP28U
OS: macOS 11.0, Kernel: 20.1.0 (x86_64), OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 (Oct 18 2020 13:43:44), Compiler: GCC 12.0.0 + Clang 12.0.0 + Xcode 12.2, File-System: APFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
M1 Mac Mini
Processor: Apple M1 (8 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Memory: 8GB, Disk: 229GB, Graphics: Apple M1, Monitor: ASUS VP28U
OS: macOS 11.0, Kernel: 20.1.0 (arm64), OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 (Oct 18 2020 13:43:44), Compiler: GCC 12.0.0 + Clang 12.0.0 + Xcode 12.2, File-System: APFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Environment Notes: XPC_FLAGS=0x0
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 15.0.1+9-18)
Python Notes: Python 2.7.16 + Python 3.9.0
M1 Mac Mini macOS 11.0.1
OS: macOS 11.0.1, Kernel: 20.1.0 (arm64), OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 (Oct 29 2020 19:50:08), Compiler: GCC 12.0.0 + Clang 12.0.0 + Xcode 12.2, File-System: APFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Environment Notes: XPC_FLAGS=0x0
Java Notes: Please visit java for information on installing Java.
Python Notes: Python 2.7.16 + Python 3.9.0
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Tachyon
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Fhourstones
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OSPray
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