Apple M3 (8C9G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 4.05GHz

TDP 15W

Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5

iGPU 9-Core M3-FL

Peak·FP32·FP16 3.08 TFLOPSFP16

Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E

8 Threads 4P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.05GHz

Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E

L1d 128KB P 64KB E

L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared

SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5

Max Memory 24GB

ECC No

Channels 2

Bus Width 128-bit

Speed 6400MT/s

Bandwidth 102.4GB/s

Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 102.4GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W

Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 9-Core M3-FL

Shaders 1152

Boost Clock 1.34GHz

Peak·FP32·FP16 3.08 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Themis

NPU Cores 16

NPU Clock 2.36GHz

Performance 18 TOPSFP16

Chip

Manufacturer Apple

ISA AArch64

Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A

Family M Series

Branding

Codename Ibiza M3Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core

Market Segment Tablet

Release Date Mar 4, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC

Fabrication Node N3B

Die Size 153mm²

Transistor Count 25 Billion

Transistor Density 164 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Tablets iPad Air 11" Gen 2(M3, Early 2025)iPad Air 13" Gen 2(M3, Early 2025)

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