Deeper Dive on Apple Silicon

What does a performance core (p core) do?

• Helps the user store more data on the device

• Allows a user to complete tasks that require more performance and/or speed while using much more energy

• They help with background tasks while consuming much less energy

• Helps the user reach faster than normal internet speeds

What does an efficiency core (e core) primarily do?

• Allows a user to complete tasks that require more performance and/or speed while using much more energy

• Converts information in to a secret code that hides the information's true meaning

• Helps to encrypt user data and masks the IP address

• They help with background tasks while consuming much less energy thus improving battery life

Who requires more performance cores?

• A programmer that will be writing code for app development

• A college student that will be typing up documents and requires all-day battery life

• A mom that wants to primarily web search and write emails

• Son that will be steaming movies and tv shows

Who requires more efficiency cores?

• A college student that will be typing up documents and requires all-day battery life

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  A programmer that will be writing code for app development

• An employee that has projects that require 3D rendering

• A cinematographer that will be using many filters and requires more power

What is a System on Chip (SoC)?

• Cores that execute machine/artificial intelligence functions quickly and efficiently

• A design on a chip that combines different elements of an electronic device onto a single chip

• Temporarily stores and accesses data immediately

• An area where data is permanently kept on the computer

Name one component of a System on Chip (SoC) on Apple Silicon Chips.

Answer explanation

-Performance Cores

-Efficiency Cores

-GPU

-Neural Engine

-Media Engines

-Unified Memory

What is the media engine used for on Apple Silicon chips?

• It helps Apple Music process lossless audio.

• It helps the Mac wake instantly from sleep.

• It increases the memory available when processing music.

• It accelerates video processing while maximizing battery life.

Name one thing that the neural engine on Apple Silicon chips can help with.

Answer explanation

-Natural language processing (voice recognition)

-Computer vision (finding objects like landmarks, pets, plants, etc.)

• -Augmented reality (motion tracking in AR apps)

-Video analysis (detection of faces and objects on video within apps like Final Cut Pro)

-Camera effects (automatic cropping with Center stage, blurring background, etc.)