Apple M3
The Apple M3 is a laptop-class CPU manufactured by Apple, built on Apple's officially announced 3 nm process technology, released in October 2023. This processor features a 8-core 8-thread architecture design, with a base clock of 500 MHz and a maximum boost clock reaching up to 2.57 GHz, equipped with 64 MB shared of L3 cache, utilizing the Apple M-Socket socket. Overall specifications are targeted at laptop application scenarios.
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Performance Core Threads
4
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
Power Consumption
20 W
L1 Cache
192 K per core
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Max Memory Size
24 GB
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
Shader Units
1280
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Apple
Type
Laptop
Instruction Set
i
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Integrated Graphics
i
Apple M3 GPU
Package
Transistor Count
25 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
20 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
Performance Core Threads
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
Total Core Count
8
Total Thread Count
8
Multiplier
40x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
24 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
Shader Units
i
1280
Texture Units
i
80
Raster Operation Units
i
40
Execution Units
160
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
i
4.0