Apple M3

This is a processor manufactured by Apple using the 3nm fabrication process, designed for Laptop platform, released on Oct 2023. It features a design of 4 big cores and 4 small cores to achieve 8 cores and 8 threads, with specification. The base frequency is 4.05GHz, with a maximum turbo boost frequency of 4.05GHz,TDP of 20W,L3 cache high up to 64MB.with integrated Apple M3 GPU graphics.It uses the Apple M-Socket socket.

General Parameters

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Release Date

Oct 2023

Manufacturer

Apple

Type

Laptop

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Core Architecture

Apple M3

Integrated Graphics

Apple M3 GPU

Package

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Transistor Count

25 billions

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

Socket

Apple M-Socket

Power Consumption

20 W

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

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Performance Cores

4

Performance Core Threads

4

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.05 GHz

Efficiency Cores

4

Efficiency Core Threads

4

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.75 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

2.57 GHz

Total Core Count

8

Total Thread Count

8

Multiplier

40x

L1 Cache

192 K per core

L2 Cache

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

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Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

Max Memory Size

24 GB

Max Memory Channels

2

Max Memory Bandwidth

102.4 GB/s

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

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Integrated Graphics

true

GPU Base Frequency

500 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1600 MHz

Shader Units

1280

Texture Units

80

Raster Operation Units

40

Execution Units

160

Graphics Performance

4.1 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

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PCIe Version

4.0

Rankings

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Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX 96C 192T @ 2.5 GHz

1927

Intel Core i7 1370P 14C 20T @ 1.9 GHz

1923

Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.05 GHz

1920

Intel Core i7 14650HX 16C 24T @ 2.2 GHz

1917

Intel Core Ultra 9 285H 16C 16T @ 3.7 GHz

1909

Intel Core i5 12600KF 10C 16T @ 3.7 GHz

1908

Intel Core i5 12600K 10C 16T @ 3.7 GHz

1908

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10980HK 8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz

10535

Intel Core i5 10600KF 6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz

10477

AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C 16T @ 2.8 GHz

10457

Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.05 GHz

10448

Intel Core i7 10700 8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz

10429

AMD Ryzen 5 8540U 6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz

10405

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 2.7 GHz

10400

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 14901KE 8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz

3018

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 4.2 GHz

3012

Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.05 GHz

3009

Intel Core i9 13900 24C 32T @ 2.0 GHz

3006

Intel Processor 300 2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz

2998

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz

2995

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite 12C 12T @ 3.8 GHz

2980

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon Gold 6434H 8C 16T @ 3.7 GHz

11816

AMD Ryzen 7 7840H 8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz

11813

Intel Core i7 13700T 16C 24T @ 1.4 GHz

11810

Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.05 GHz

11805

Intel Core Ultra 5 135H 14C 18T @ 1.7 GHz

11796

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz

11715

AMD EPYC 7502 32C 64T @ 2.5 GHz

11663

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Apple M3 Max 16C 16T @ 4.05 GHz

148

Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 3.9 GHz

144

Intel Core i9 14900KS 24C 32T @ 3.2 GHz

142

Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.05 GHz

140

Intel Core i9 14900KF 24C 32T @ 3.2 GHz

139

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E 00 1DE 12C 12T @ 3.8 GHz

139

Intel Core i9 14900K 24C 32T @ 3.2 GHz

136

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8C 16T @ 4.0 GHz

721

Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.05 GHz

707

AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS 6C 12T @ 4.3 GHz

702

Intel Core i5 12400 6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz

701

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS 6C 12T @ 4.3 GHz

701

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz

668

Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz

657

Apple M1 Ultra 20C 20T @ 3.2 GHz

6631

Apple M2 Max 12C 12T @ 3.5 GHz

5851

Apple M1 Max 10C 10T @ 2.0 GHz

4425

Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.05 GHz

3014

Apple M2 8C 8T @ 3.5 GHz

1775

Blender

Intel Core i7 10700F 8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz

169

Intel Core i7 12800HX 16C 24T @ 2.0 GHz

169

Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.05 GHz

168

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS 8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz

168

AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS 8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz

166

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz

165

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz

164

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 24C 24T @ 3.7 GHz

5190

Intel Core i9 14900KS 24C 32T @ 3.2 GHz

4990

Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.05 GHz

4850

Apple M3 Max 16C 16T @ 4.05 GHz

4793

Apple M3 Pro 12C 12T @ 4.05 GHz

4790

Intel Core i9 14900K 24C 32T @ 3.2 GHz

4770

Intel Core i9 13900KS 24C 32T @ 3.2 GHz

4759

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 11700 8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz

19865

Intel Core i5 12500 6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz

19747

Intel Core i5 11600K 6C 12T @ 3.9 GHz

19635

Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.05 GHz

19597

Intel Core i5 11600KF 6C 12T @ 3.9 GHz

19553

Intel Core i5 12400F 6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz

19551

Intel Core i5 12400 6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz

19439

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