Apple M3

Apple M3 Series
General information
LaunchedOctober 30, 2023 (2023-10-30)
DiscontinuedM3 Pro and Max: October 30, 2024 (2024-10-30)
Marketed byApple Inc.
Designed byApple Inc.
Common manufacturer
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate4.05 GHz (performance cores)[1]
Cache
L1 cachePerformance cores
192+128 KiB per core
Efficiency cores
128+64 KiB per core
L2 cachePerformance cores
M3 and M3 Pro: 16 MiB
M3 Max: 32 MiB
Efficiency cores
M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max: 4 MiB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationDesktop (iMac) and notebook (MacBook Air, MacBook Pro)
Technology node3 nm (N3B)
Instruction setARMv8.6-A[2]
Physical specifications
Transistors
  • 25–92 billion
Cores
  • 8–16 (4–12 high-performance and 4–6 high-efficiency)
Memory (RAM)
  • LPDDR5-6400 memory (8–128 GB)
GPUApple-designed integrated graphics (8–40 core)
Products, models, variants
Variant
History
PredecessorApple M2
SuccessorApple M4

Apple M3 is a series of ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc., part of the Apple silicon series, as a central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) for its Mac desktops and notebooks. Released in late 2023, it is the third generation of ARM architecture intended for Apple's Mac computers after switching from Intel Core to Apple silicon, succeeding the Apple M2.

  1. ^ "Apple M3 CPUs hit 4.05 GHz, challenge Raptor lake in Geekbench", Tom’s Hardware
  2. ^ "llvm-project/llvm/unittests/TargetParser/TargetParserTest.cpp at main · llvm/llvm-project". GitHub. September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Codenames", AsahiLinux Docs

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