Apple M3 (8C9G-FL) vs Apple M2 (8C9G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 4.05GHz	8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 3.49GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU 9-Core M3-FL	iGPU 9-Core M2-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.08 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.22 TFLOPSFP16

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

x1.25

M2 (8C9G-FL)2,500

x1

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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 4.05GHz	Base Clock 3.49GHz
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 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

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

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W	TDP 15W
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 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 9-Core M3-FL	iGPU 9-Core M2-FL
Shaders 1152	Shaders 1152
Boost Clock 1.34GHz	Boost Clock 1.4GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.08 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.22 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Themis	NPU Model H14 Bia
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock 2.1GHz
Performance 18 TOPSFP16	Performance 15.8 TOPSFP16

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 11ARMv8.5-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Ibiza M3Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Staten M2Variant AvalancheP-Core BlizzardE-Core
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Mar 4, 2025	Release Date May 7, 2024

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3B	Fabrication Node N5P
Die Size 153mm²	Die Size 153mm²
Transistor Count 25 Billion	Transistor Count 20.1 Billion
Transistor Density 164 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 131 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 Air 11" Gen 1(M2, Mid 2024)iPad Air 13" Gen 1(M2, Mid 2024)

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