Apple M1 (8C8G) vs Apple M3 (8C8G) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3.2GHz	8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 4.05GHz
TDP 20W	TDP 30W
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR4X	Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU 8-Core M1	iGPU 8-Core M3
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.62 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.74 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M1 (8C8G)2,380

x1

M3 (8C8G)3,138

x1.32

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Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E	8 Cores 4P 4E
8 Threads 4P 4E	8 Threads 4P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.2GHz	Base Clock 4.05GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 12MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR4X	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 16GB	Max Memory 24GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 4266MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth 102.4GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4266MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 102.4GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 20W	TDP 30W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 8-Core M1	iGPU 8-Core M3
Shaders 1024	Shaders 1024
Boost Clock 1.28GHz	Boost Clock 1.34GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.62 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.74 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H13 Styx	NPU Model H15 Themis
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 1.46GHz	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance 11 TOPSFP16	Performance 18 TOPSFP16

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Tonga M1Variant FirestormP-Core IcestormE-Core	Codename Ibiza M3Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Nov 10, 2020	Release Date Oct 30, 2023

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N5	Fabrication Node N3B
Die Size 123mm²	Die Size 153mm²
Transistor Count 16 Billion	Transistor Count 25 Billion
Transistor Density 130 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 164 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 13(M1, Late 2020)	Laptops -
Desktops Mac mini(M1, Late 2020)	Desktops -
All-in-Ones iMac 24(M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021)	All-in-Ones iMac 24(M3, Two Ports, Late 2023)

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