Isn't it because it is a SoC? I found the following article enlightening: https://screenrant.com/apple-silicon-m1-mac-macbook-chip-soc-explained/ https://scre

Isn't it because it is a SoC? I found the following article enlightening: https://screenrant.com/apple-silicon-m1-mac-macbook-chip-soc-explained/ https://screenrant.com/apple-silicon-m1-mac-macbook-chip-soc... Edit: ignore that previous link, way better is the one mentioned by another poster: https://debugger.medium.com/why-is-apples-m1-chip-so-fast-3262b158cba2 https://debugger.medium.com/why-is-apples-m1-chip-so-fast-32...