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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

Performance Core Threads

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.05 GHz

Efficiency Cores

Efficiency Core Threads

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.75 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

2.57 GHz

Total Core Count

Total Thread Count

Multiplier

40x

L1 Cache

192K per core

L2 Cache

16MB shared

L3 Cache

64MB shared

Unlocked Multiplier

Memory Parameters

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Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

Max Memory Size

24GB

Max Memory Channels

Max Memory Bandwidth

102.4 GB/s

ECC Memory Support

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

Raster Operation Units

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

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

1908

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

1908

Intel Core i7 1360P 12C 16T @ 2.2 GHz

1908

Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.05 GHz

1906

Intel Core 7 150U 10C 12T @ 1.8 GHz

1904

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.2 GHz

1891

Intel Core i7 13650HX 14C 20T @ 2.6 GHz

1886

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS 8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz

10546

Intel Core i7 11600H 6C 12T @ 2.5-2.9 GHz

10540

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

10530

Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.05 GHz

10489

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

10487

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

10480

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

10453

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 14700K 20C 28T @ 3.4 GHz

3019

Intel Core i9 14900T 24C 32T @ 1.1 GHz

3019

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

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 7645HX 6C 12T @ 4.0 GHz

11906

Intel Xeon w5 3425 12C 24T @ 3.2 GHz

11861

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

11813

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 i9 14900KS 24C 32T @ 3.2 GHz

146

Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.05 GHz

140

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

136

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

135

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

135

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite 12C 12T @ 3.8 GHz

133

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz

736

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8C 16T @ 3.9 GHz

734

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8C 16T @ 3.9 GHz

712

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 5600X 6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz

668

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

AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 4750G 8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz

178

AMD Ryzen 5 7640U 6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz

177

Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.05 GHz

175

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

175

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

174

AMD Ryzen 7 4700G 8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz

174

Intel Core i9 9980HK 8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz

174

Passmark CPU Single Core

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

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

4722

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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