14 DAY TRIAL // Apple is betting all-in on the Apple Silicon push, and as far as the iMac lineup is concerned, it looks like the company is winning big.
According to research published by Digitimes and also based on information obtained from the supply chain, Apple is expected to become the number one all-in-one provider in the industry thanks to the debut of the new models powered by the M1 chip.
And the reason is as simple as it could be: companies selling cheap AIOs are hit harder by the global health issue, whereas premium brands, such as Apple, are barely impacted.
The iMac production “remains unaffected,” Digitimes reports, with the same source adding that Apple shipped no less than 860,000 AIOs in the fourth quarter of 2020, whereas leader HP sold a total of 925,000 computers.
And the debut of the M1-powered iMacs, which started shipping on May 21, is expected to generate a huge increase for Apple, so it’s believed it’s all just a matter of time until Cupertino secures the leading spot.
Full focus on performance improvements
According to Apple’s very own figures, the M1-powered iMac is some 85 percent faster than a standard 21.5-inch model, while also providing up to 2x faster GPU performance for certain apps.
“The powerful 8-core CPU in M1 features the fastest CPU core in low-power silicon. And the 8-core GPU features the fastest integrated graphics in a personal computer. When combined with its high efficiency, unified memory architecture, and the 16-core Apple Neural Engine, the new iMac delivers powerful performance when compared to standard models of the 21.5-inch iMac,” the company said.
In addition, an iMac running on Apple Silicon is capable of editing up to five streams of 4K footage without any frame drops in Final Cut Pro, Apple promises.