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> Considering the fact that the RAM won’t be upgradeable (it’s part of the SoC) While I agree that RAM won't be upgradeable (as it hasn't been in all new model
by Dunedan 6y ago
> Considering the fact that the RAM won’t be upgradeable (it’s part of the SoC)
While I agree that RAM won't be upgradeable (as it hasn't been in all new models the past few years), are you sure that the RAM is part of the SoC? I believe what they labelled with "DRAM" in the M1 schmatics is very likely the L3 cache instead.
Adding RAM to the SoC would make little sense from a cost and yield perspective. I also believe that 16GB of DDR4 memory are much larger than the "DRAM" part of the SoC.
- wmf 6y agoIt's on the SoC package not the die, just like in phones.
- Dunedan 6y agoThanks for pointing out. My bad. Here is a picture of the SoC with the 16GB of DDR4 RAM: https://www.apple.com/v/mac/m1/a/images/overview/chip__fffqz3ljssi2_large.jpg https://www.apple.com/v/mac/m1/a/images/overview/chip__fffqz... And here is the picture which confused by and tricked me into thinking the OP talked about the RAM integrated into the CPU (although upon closer inspection that picture also seems to cover the whole SoC package): https://www.apple.com/v/mac/m1/a/images/overview/chip_memory__dnhm4hh2i7ma_large.jpg https://www.apple.com/v/mac/m1/a/images/overview/chip_memory...