- Brand: Apple
- Architecture: ARMv8
- Codename: Apple M3
- Form Factor: Laptop use
- Announced: October, 30, 2023
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Benchmark Tests
Performance comparison across tasks for Apple M3
Benchmarks
CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer Math | 42.2 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 48.6 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 235 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 27.6 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 11.5 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 228.1 MB/s |
| Physics | 1866 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 10 M matrices/s |
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
| File Compression | 1260 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 94.7 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 264.5 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 313.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 297 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 50.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 114.8 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 12.9 MP/sec |
Blender
Real-world 3D modeling test
Performance/Watt
Points per watt of PL1 TDP
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W |
590.8 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W |
959.4 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W |
35.6 PPW |
| Blender / W |
8.02 PPW |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparison
| Manufacturer |
Apple |
| Announced |
October, 30, 2023 |
| Type |
Laptop use |
| Architecture |
ARMv8 |
| Codename |
Apple M3 |
| Integrated GPU |
Apple M3 GPU |
| Cores |
4 |
| Threads |
4 |
| Frequency |
4.05 GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Threads | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.75 GHz |
| Cores count | 8 |
| Threads count | 8 |
| Multiplier | 40x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 16 KB/core |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
| Transistor count |
25 billion |
| Process tech. |
3 nm |
| Power (TDP) |
20 W |
| Socket |
Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. |
100 °C |
| Memory Type |
LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max Size |
24 GB |
| Channels |
2 |
| ECC support |
No |
| Max memory bandwidth |
102.4 GB |
3.4 out 5 Points (5 Votes)
