M3 (8C8G-FL) vs M2 Pro (10C16G)

M3 (8C8G-FL)
M2 Pro (10C16G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.5GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
8-Core M3-FL
2.86 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
16-Core M2 Pro
5.73 TFLOPS FP32
GB6S 3,130
77%
GB6S 2,680
66%
GB6M 9,510
36%
GB6M 12,340
46%
CB23S 1,900
73%
CB23S 1,695
65%
CB23M 8,885
21%
CB23M 12,125
28%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Silicon 13
Architecture
Apple Silicon 11
Family
M Series
Family
M Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
Ibiza
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M3
P-Core
AS13P
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E-Core
AS13E
Codename
Rhodes-Chop
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M2 Pro
P-Core
Avalanche
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E-Core
Blizzard
Market Segment
Tablet
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
10/30/2023
Release Date
1/17/2023
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
N3B
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Node
N5P
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Die Size
137 mm²
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Die Size
285 mm²
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Transistor Count
25 Billion
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Transistor Count
40 Billion
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Unknown
Unknown
8 Cores
4 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
10 Cores
6 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
8 Threads
4 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
10 Threads
6 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
P-Core
4.05GHz
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P-Core
3.5GHz
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E-Core
2.75GHz
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E-Core
2.42GHz
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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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24MB Shared
16-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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8MB SLC Cache
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24MB SLC Cache
Channels
2
Channels
4
Max Memory
24GB
Max Memory
32GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
204.8GB/s
TDP
15W
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TDP
60W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
No PCIe
No PCIe
8-Core M3-FL
1024 Shaders
1398MHz
2.86 TFLOPS FP32
16-Core M2 Pro
2048 Shaders
1398MHz
5.73 TFLOPS FP32
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16 Cores
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16 Cores
18 TOPS FP16
15.8 TOPS FP16
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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