M3 (8C9G-FL) vs A8X
M3 (8C9G-FL)
A8X
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8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
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3 Cores
3 Threads
1.5GHz 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
PowerVR GX6850 A8X
230 GFLOPS FP32
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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 3
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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
Capri
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A8X
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Typhoon
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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
10/22/2014
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Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
N3B
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Node
20nm
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Die Size
137 mm²
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Die Size
128 mm²
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Transistor Count
25 Billion
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Transistor Count
3 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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3 Cores
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8 Threads
4 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
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3 Threads
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P-Core
4.05GHz
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1.5GHz
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E-Core
2.75GHz
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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
64KB/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
64KB/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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2MB Shared
16-way set associative
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L3
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4MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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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
2GB
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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
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
102.4GB/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/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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PowerVR GX6850 A8X
256 Shaders
450MHz
230 GFLOPS FP32
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No NPU
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16 Cores
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18 TOPS FP16
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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