What is the difference between Exploratory Desktop for Apple M1 and Intel?

[Kei_Saito]

There are 2 download links available for Exploratory Desktop for Mac, for Apple M1 CPU and Intel CPU.

The main difference between those 2 is the R runtime and packages for performance. The Desktop for Apple M1 uses R runtime and packages optimized for Apple M1, and the Desktop for Intel uses R runtime and packages optimized for Intel.

If you are not sure which one your Mac uses, you can check out how to tell whet whether your Mac is using Apple M1 CPU or not.

How to tell whether my Mac uses M1 CPU or not

There are 2 download links for Exploratory Desktop for Mac, one is for Intel CPU and one for Apple M1 CPU. Here is how to tell whet whether your Mac is using Apple M1 CPU or not. From the toolbar, click the apple icon and choose “About This Mac”. [image] It will open up a dialog. Check the “Chip” part. If your Mac uses Apple M1, it shows “Apple M1”. [image] If your Mac uses Intel, it shows something like the following. [image]