[ APPLE ]
Processors
Apple M3
Overall Score
67/100
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]
Apple M3 is an engineering-tested processors achieving an overall rating of 67/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.
Benchmark Performance Scores
Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
Rating: Very Good
85/100
Performance
Rating: Very Good
87/100
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.75 GHz |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.05 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 |
| E-Threads | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 16MB (shared) |
| Multiplier | 40x |
| P-Cores | 4 |
| P-Threads | 4 |
| Total Cores | 8 |
| Total Threads | 8 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Background blur | 50.2 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 94.7 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 1260 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 264.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 313.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 114.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 297 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Codename | Apple M3 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M3 GPU |
| Released | October 30, 2023 |
| Successor | -Apple M5 (10-Core) |
| Type | Laptop |
| Vendor | Apple |
Memory Support
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| ECC Support | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 24 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 |
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5-6400 |
Misc
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 |
Package
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP (PL1) | 20 W |
| Transistors | 25 billions |
PassMark
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Data compression | 225 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | 11.5 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | 10B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 231M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | 48.3 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | 42.6 GOps/sec |
| Physics | 1867 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 27.3M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 8.02 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 35.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 590.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 953.3 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-06-16(darkknightSup) | GeekBench |
| 📘 2026-08-22(doannguyenmfs) | GeekBench |
iGPU
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Execution Units | 160 |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1380 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M3 GPU |
| ROPs | 40 |
| Shading Units | 1280 |
| TGP | 15 W |
| TMUs | 80 |
Strengths & Limitations
Key Advantages
- Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.
Key Considerations
- No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.
Direct Competitors & Alternatives
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Methodology, Provenance & Verification
Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).