Apple M3 (8C9G-FL) vs Apple A14 Bionic (iPad) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 4.05GHz	6 Cores(2P+4E) 6 Threads(2P+4E) 3GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 5W
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 34.1GB/s LPDDR4X
iGPU 9-Core M3-FL	iGPU 4-Core A14+
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.08 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 654.3 GFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M3 (8C9G-FL)3,130

x1.51

A14 Bionic (iPad)2,077

x1

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Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E	6 Cores 2P 4E
8 Threads 4P 4E	6 Threads 2P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.05GHz	Base Clock 3GHz
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 8MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache 16MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR4X
Max Memory 24GB	Max Memory 6GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 1
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 64-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 4266MT/s
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth 34.1GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4266MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 34.1GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W	TDP 5W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 9-Core M3-FL	iGPU 4-Core A14+
Shaders 1152	Shaders 256
Boost Clock 1.34GHz	Boost Clock 1.28GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.08 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 654.3 GFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Themis	NPU Model H13 Styx
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock 1.43GHz
Performance 18 TOPSFP16	Performance 11 TOPSFP16

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A
Family M Series	Family A Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Ibiza M3Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Sicily A14Variant FirestormP-Core IcestormE-Core
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Smartphone
Release Date Mar 4, 2025	Release Date Oct 23, 2020

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3B	Fabrication Node N5
Die Size 153mm²	Die Size 88mm²
Transistor Count 25 Billion	Transistor Count 11.8 Billion
Transistor Density 164 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 134 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)

Tablets iPad 10(A14, Late 2022)iPad Air 4(A14, Late 2020)

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