LKBEN11594: Which Mac has Apple silicon?


Symptom

You need to know which Mac has an Apple ARM chip in it.

Cause

Apple silicon for Macs is a recent technology.

Solution

The following Mac computers are delivered with Apple silicon:

(from older to newer)

  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)
  • MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
  • Mac mini (M1, 2020)
  • iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021)
  • MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
  • MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)
  • Mac Studio (2022)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022)
  • MacBook Air (M2, 2022)
  • Mac Studio (2022)
  • Mac Pro (2023)

If you go to the menu and select "About This Mac" you will find the name of the chip next to "Chip".

 

Have fun.

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About the Author

Author: Wim Peeters - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG

Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.

Latest update: 30.04.2024