Apple M3 (8C9G-FL) vs Apple M5 (10C10G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 4.05GHz	10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads(4P+6E) 4.46GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 9-Core M3-FL	iGPU 10-Core M5-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.08 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 8.08 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

M5 (10C10G-FL)4,175

x1.33

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Core Config

8 Cores 4P 4E	10 Cores 4P 6E
8 Threads 4P 4E	10 Threads 4P 6E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.05GHz	Base Clock 4.46GHz
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 1MB P 16MB P shared 6MB E shared
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 24GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 9600MT/s
Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 102.4GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 153.6GB/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 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 9-Core M3-FL	iGPU 10-Core M5-FL
Shaders 1152	Shaders 1280
Boost Clock 1.34GHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.08 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 8.08 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Themis	NPU Model H17 Theia
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock 2.45GHz
Performance 18 TOPSFP16	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Ibiza M3Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Hidra M5Variant AS15PP-Core AS15EE-Core
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Mar 4, 2025	Release Date Oct 15, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3B	Fabrication Node N3P
Die Size 153mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 25 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 164 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Laptops -	Laptops MacBook Air 13(M5, Early 2026)MacBook Air 15(M5, Early 2026)
Tablets iPad Air 11" Gen 2(M3, Early 2025)iPad Air 13" Gen 2(M3, Early 2025)	Tablets iPad Pro 11" Gen 6(M5, Late 2025)iPad Pro 13" Gen 8(M5, Late 2025)

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