M3 Ultra (32C80G) vs M1 Ultra (20C48G)

M3 Ultra (32C80G)
M1 Ultra (20C48G)
32 Cores
32 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
20 Cores
20 Threads
3.23GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
80-Core M3 Ultra
28.63 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
48-Core M1 Ultra
15.85 TFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 34% faster vs M1 Ultra (20C48G)
  • 25% slower vs M3 Ultra (32C80G)
M3 Ultra (32C80G) - GB6S 3,220
x1.34
M1 Ultra (20C48G) - GB6S 2,400
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 49% faster vs M1 Ultra (20C48G)
  • 33% slower vs M3 Ultra (32C80G)
M3 Ultra (32C80G) - GB6M 27,750
x1.49
M1 Ultra (20C48G) - GB6M 18,650
x1
  • Same Performance vs M1 Ultra (20C48G)
  • Same Performance vs M3 Ultra (32C80G)
M3 Ultra (32C80G) - 819.2GB/s
x1
M1 Ultra (20C48G) - 819.2GB/s
x1
  • Same TDP vs M1 Ultra (20C48G)
  • Same TDP vs M3 Ultra (32C80G)
M3 Ultra (32C80G) - 180W
x1
M1 Ultra (20C48G) - 180W
x1
  • 81% faster vs M1 Ultra (20C48G)
  • 45% slower vs M3 Ultra (32C80G)
M3 Ultra (32C80G) - 28.63 TFLOPS FP32
x1.81
M1 Ultra (20C48G) - 15.85 TFLOPS FP32
x1
  • 64% faster vs M1 Ultra (20C48G)
  • 39% slower vs M3 Ultra (32C80G)
M3 Ultra (32C80G) - 36 TOPS FP16
x1.64
M1 Ultra (20C48G) - 22 TOPS FP16
x1
GB6S 3,220
79%
GB6S 2,400
59%
GB6M 27,750
104%
GB6M 18,650
70%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S 1,550
60%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M 23,520
55%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Silicon 13
Architecture
Apple Silicon 10
Family
M Series
Family
M Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
Palma
M3 Ultra
P-Core
AS13P
E-Core
AS13E
Codename
Jade-2C
M1 Ultra
P-Core
Firestorm
E-Core
Icestorm
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
3/5/2025
Release Date
3/8/2022
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Node
N3B
Node
N5
Die Size
1005 mm²
Die Size
864 mm²
Transistor Count
184 Billion
Transistor Count
114 Billion
Unknown
Unknown
32 Cores
24 P-Cores
8 E-Cores
20 Cores
16 P-Cores
4 E-Cores
32 Threads
24 P-Threads
8 E-Threads
20 Threads
16 P-Threads
4 E-Threads
P-Core
4.05GHz
P-Core
3.23GHz
E-Core
2.75GHz
E-Core
2.06GHz
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L2
64MB Shared
16-way set associative
4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
48MB Shared
12-way set associative
4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
96MB SLC Cache
96MB SLC Cache
Channels
8
Channels
8
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
1024Bit
Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
1024Bit
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth
819.2GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth
819.2GB/s
TDP
180W
TDP
180W
Temp
100°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
No PCIe
PCIe 4.0 x24 Lanes
80-Core M3 Ultra
10240 Shaders
1398MHz
28.63 TFLOPS FP32
48-Core M1 Ultra
6144 Shaders
1290MHz
15.85 TFLOPS FP32
32 Cores
32 Cores
36 TOPS FP16
22 TOPS FP16
No Cellular
No Cellular
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