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A CPU is one part of a wider computing system. Apple’s M1 brings several processing functions together in a system on a chip. This introduction explains why calling the whole package just a CPU misses part of the design.
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Original recording: TikTok, 2020-12-03.
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Apple's M1 chip is not a CPU. This is a popular misconception, but it's actually what we call a system on a chip or SOC for short. So in a nutshell, guys, the M1 is one whole computer on a chip. This chip contains a CPU, a GPU, memory, input and output controllers, and many more things making up one whole computer on a chip.
