A18 Pro (Neo) vs M3 Max (14C30G)

A18 Pro (Neo)
M3 Max (14C30G)
6 Cores
6 Threads
4.04GHz Clock
14 Cores
14 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
5-Core A18 Pro
1.88 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
30-Core M3 Max
10.6 TFLOPS FP32
GB6S 3,410
84%
GB6S 3,180
78%
GB6M 8,490
32%
GB6M 19,515
73%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S 1,995
77%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M 22,195
51%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Silicon 14
Architecture
Apple Silicon 13
Family
A Series
Family
M Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
Tahiti
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A18 Pro
P-Core
AS14P
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E-Core
AS14E
Codename
Palma-M
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M3 Max
P-Core
Everest
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E-Core
Sawtooth
Market Segment
Smartphone
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
3/4/2026
Release Date
10/30/2023
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
N3E
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Node
N3B
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Die Size
110 mm²
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Die Size
477 mm²
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Transistor Count
18.4 Billion
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Transistor Count
92 Billion
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Unknown
Unknown
6 Cores
2 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
14 Cores
10 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
6 Threads
2 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
14 Threads
10 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
P-Core
4.04GHz
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P-Core
4.05GHz
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E-Core
2.42GHz
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E-Core
2.57GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L2
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16MB Shared
16-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
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32MB Shared
16-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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24MB SLC Cache
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48MB SLC Cache
Channels
1
Channels
3
Max Memory
8GB
Max Memory
96GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
384Bit
Clock
3750MHz
Transfer Rate
7500MT/s
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
60.0GB/s
Bandwidth
60.0GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth
307.2GB/s
TDP
5W
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12W Peak
TDP
140W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 4.0 x6 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x16 Lanes
5-Core A18 Pro
640 Shaders
1470MHz
1.88 TFLOPS FP32
30-Core M3 Max
3840 Shaders
1380MHz
10.6 TFLOPS FP32
H17 Theia
H15 Erebus
2172.0MHz
16 Cores
2364.0MHz
16 Cores
35 TOPS INT8
18 TOPS FP16
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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