M3 (8C9G-FL) vs A12Z Bionic
M3 (8C9G-FL)
A12Z Bionic
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8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
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8 Cores
8 Threads
2.49GHz Clock
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Socket
Unknown
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Socket
Unknown
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iGPU
9-Core M3-FL
3.22 TFLOPS FP32
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iGPU
8-Core A12Z
1.15 TFLOPS FP32
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GB6S 3,130
77%
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GB6S 1,345
33%
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GB6M 9,510
36%
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GB6M 4,785
18%
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CB23S 1,900
73%
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CB23S N/A
0%
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CB23M 8,885
21%
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CB23M N/A
0%
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Manufacturer
Apple
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Manufacturer
Apple
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Architecture
Apple Silicon 13
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Architecture
Apple Silicon 8
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Family
M Series
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Family
A Series
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Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
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Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
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Codename
Ibiza
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M3
P-Core
Everest
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E-Core
Sawtooth
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Codename
Aruba
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A12Z
P-Core
Vortex
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E-Core
Tempest
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Market Segment
Tablet
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Market Segment
Tablet
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Release Date
3/4/2025
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Release Date
3/25/2020
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Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
N3B
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Node
N7
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Die Size
137 mm²
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Die Size
135 mm²
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Transistor Count
25 Billion
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Transistor Count
10 Billion
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Unknown
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Unknown
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8 Cores
4 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
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8 Cores
4 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
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8 Threads
4 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
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8 Threads
4 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
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P-Core
4.05GHz
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P-Core
2.49GHz
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E-Core
2.75GHz
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E-Core
1.59GHz
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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
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L1 Instruction
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
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L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L2
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16MB Shared
16-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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L2
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8MB Shared
16-way set associative
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2MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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8MB SLC Cache
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8MB SLC Cache
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Channels
2
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Channels
2
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Max Memory
24GB
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Max Memory
6GB
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ECC
Not Supported
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ECC
Not Supported
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
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Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
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Clock
2133MHz
Transfer Rate
4266MT/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
102.4GB/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
34.1GB/s
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
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TDP
15W
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TDP
8W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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No PCIe
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No PCIe
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9-Core M3-FL
1152 Shaders
1398MHz
3.22 TFLOPS FP32
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8-Core A12Z
512 Shaders
1125MHz
1.15 TFLOPS FP32
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16 Cores
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8 Cores
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18 TOPS FP16
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5 TOPS FP16
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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