Apple M3

CPUs

Buying advice

Released in 2023, this is a fantastic all-rounder for students and professionals, offering snappy performance for daily office work and enough power for creative hobbies like photo and light video editing. It’s especially great for users who want a fast, quiet computer that stays cool and lasts a long time on a single charge.

Specifications

LAUNCH

Parameters for Apple M3
ParameterApple M3
Released2023

CPU BENCHMARKS

Tests and capabilities for Apple M3
ParameterApple M3
Geekbench 6 SingleConditions unconfirmed3,009
Test conditions & details

Test: Geekbench 6 Single

Score unit: points

Version not recorded

Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.

Geekbench 6 MultiConditions unconfirmed11,815
Test conditions & details

Test: Geekbench 6 Multi

Score unit: points

Version not recorded

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iGPU 3DMark TSConditions unconfirmed3,250
Test conditions & details

Test: 3DMark Time Spy

Score unit: points

Version not recorded

Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.

ARCHITECTURE & CORES

Parameters for Apple M3
ParameterApple M3
ArchitectureARMv8
Process3 nm
Show all 5 parameters in ARCHITECTURE & CORES
Parameters for Apple M3
ParameterApple M3
Cores / Threads
Meaning & limits

Physical cores and available threads are separate counts. Hybrid core types and unknown thread counts retain their stated limits.

8C/8T
Core Topology · 1performance cores · 4 coresApple M3, 8-CPU/10-GPU bin
Core Topology · 2efficiency cores · 4 coresApple M3, 8-CPU/10-GPU bin

CLOCK & CACHE

Parameters for Apple M3
ParameterApple M3
Clock Speed4.05 / 4.05 GHz
Cache
Meaning & limits

Cache can be total, per core, private or shared. Read the stated topology; total cache is not automatically L3.

16 MB

POWER & BATTERY

Parameters for Apple M3
ParameterApple M3
Power rating / limit
Meaning & limits

Stored power rating or limit. Default TDP, processor base power and maximum turbo power describe different conditions; neither larger nor smaller is automatically better.

20 W

MEMORY & STORAGE

Parameters for Apple M3
ParameterApple M3
Maximum Memory Bandwidth100 GB/sApple M3, 8-CPU/10-GPU bin

PLATFORM & HARDWARE

Parameters for Apple M3
ParameterApple M3
PlatformApple Silicon
SocketApple M-Socket
Show all 4 parameters in PLATFORM & HARDWARE
Parameters for Apple M3
ParameterApple M3
iGPUApple M3 GPU
iGPU FP32 TFLOPS
Meaning & limits

FP32 describes floating-point capability or a published reference, not a measured application result. Method and clock conditions affect interpretation.

Conditions unconfirmed3.5
Test conditions & details

Test: FP32

Score unit: TFLOPS

Version not recorded

Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.

BODY & DIMENSIONS

Parameters for Apple M3
ParameterApple M3
Package Size (L × W)-

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS

Parameters for Apple M3
ParameterApple M3
ManufacturerApple

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