Apple M3 vs Apple M2 Ultra
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 with 8 cores 4.05GHz and Apple M2 Ultra with 24 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 3.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Lower TDP (20W vs 60W)
Apple M2 Ultra 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M3
+11%
1920
Apple M2 Ultra
1729
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M3
10448
Apple M2 Ultra
+176%
28910
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3
+7%
3009
Apple M2 Ultra
2790
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3
11805
Apple M2 Ultra
+79%
21217
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M3
+11%
140
Apple M2 Ultra
126
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M3
707
Apple M2 Ultra
+171%
1918
Apple M3
3014
Apple M2 Ultra
+187%
8668
Blender
Apple M3
168
Apple M2 Ultra
+200%
505
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M3
+17%
4850
Apple M2 Ultra
4137
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M3
19597
Apple M2 Ultra
+148%
48776
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
May 2023
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M3 GPU
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)
Package
25 billions
Transistor Count
134 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
20 W
Power Consumption
60 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
16
4
Performance Core Threads
16
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
8
Total Core Count
24
8
Total Thread Count
24
40x
Multiplier
35x
192 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
64 MB shared
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
24 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
16
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1280
Shader Units
-
80
Texture Units
-
40
Raster Operation Units
-
160
Execution Units
-
4.1 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
4.0
