Apple M1 vs Apple M3
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Apple M3 with 8 cores 4.05GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M1 Advantages
Lower TDP (14W vs 20W)
Apple M3 Advantages
Released 2 years and 11 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4266)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 68.25GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M1
1513
Apple M3
+26%
1920
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M1
7782
Apple M3
+34%
10448
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M1
2231
Apple M3
+34%
3009
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M1
8035
Apple M3
+46%
11805
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M1
113
Apple M3
+23%
140
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M1
509
Apple M3
+38%
707
Blender
Apple M1
130
Apple M3
+29%
168
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M1
3717
Apple M3
+30%
4850
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M1
14218
Apple M3
+37%
19597
General Parameters
Nov 2020
Release Date
Oct 2023
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Icestorm and Firestorm
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M1 GPU
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
Package
16 billions
Transistor Count
25 billions
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 W
Power Consumption
20 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.2 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
8
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
8
-
Multiplier
40x
192 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
-
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR4X-4266
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
16 GB
Max Memory Size
24 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
68.25 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1278 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
1024
Shader Units
1280
64
Texture Units
80
32
Raster Operation Units
40
128
Execution Units
160
15 W
Power Consumption
-
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
2.6 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
4.1 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
4.0
