Apple M3 (8C10G-FL) vs Apple M4 Pro (12C16G) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 4.05GHz	12 Cores(8P+4E) 12 Threads(8P+4E) 4.51GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 60W
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 273.1GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 10-Core M3-FL	iGPU 16-Core M4 Pro
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.42 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 6.46 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M3 (8C10G-FL)3,130

x1

M4 Pro (12C16G)3,925

x1.25

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Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E	12 Cores 8P 4E
8 Threads 4P 4E	12 Threads 8P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.05GHz	Base Clock 4.51GHz
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 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 24MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache 24MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 24GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 4
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 256-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 8533MT/s
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth 273.1GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate8533MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 273.1GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W	TDP 60W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 10-Core M3-FL	iGPU 16-Core M4 Pro
Shaders 1280	Shaders 2048
Boost Clock 1.34GHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.42 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 6.46 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Themis	NPU Model H16 Aether
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance 18 TOPSFP16	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Ibiza M3Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Brava-Chop M4 ProVariant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Oct 30, 2023	Release Date Oct 29, 2024

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3B	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size 153mm²	Die Size 325mm²
Transistor Count 25 Billion	Transistor Count 55 Billion
Transistor Density 164 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 169 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Air 13(M3, Early 2024)MacBook Air 15(M3, Early 2024)	Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M4 Pro, Late 2024)
Desktops -	Desktops Mac mini(M4 Pro, Late 2024)

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