Apple M3

Apple M3

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General information
Marketed by	Apple
Announced	October 2023
Manufactured by	TSMC N3B ("3 nm")
Specifications
Transistors	25 billion
CPU(s)	8 4x Apple Everest @ 4.05 GHz 4x Apple Sawtooth @ 2.75 GHz
GPU	proprietary (octa or deca-core)
NPU	16x "Neural Engine"
RAM	LPDDR5-6400
Modem	not available
Architecture and classification
Application	Personal computers
Process node	3 nm
Architecture	ARM
Instruction set	ARMv8.6-A (64-bit)
Cache
Cache L1	P-core: 192 KB (instruction) 128 KB (data) E-core: 128 KB (instruction) 64 KB (data)
Cache L2	16 MB (P-core), 4 MB (E-core)
Last level cache	8 MB
Identification
Product code(s)	APL1201
Model(s)	T8122
Variant(s)	Apple A17 Pro Apple M3 Pro Apple M3 Max
Core name(s)	Apple Everest Apple Sawtooth
History
Predecessor	Apple M2
Successor	Apple M4

Apple M3 is a PC processor from Apple, announced on October 30, 2023.

Devices

• MacBook Pro (2023)
• MacBook Air (2024)
• iMac (2023)

Apple processors [e]
Mobile	Apple A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 Pro A18 (A18 Pro)
PC	Apple M1 (Pro, Max, Ultra) Apple M2 (Pro, Max, Ultra) Apple M3 (Pro, Max) Apple M4
Tablet	Apple A5X A6X A8X A9X A10X A12X/A12Z
Latest processors
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 (2024/Oct) Apple A18 Pro (2024/Sep) Apple A18 (2024/Sep) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (2024/Mar) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite gen 1 (2023/Oct) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (2023/Oct) Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (2023/Oct) Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (2023/Sep) Apple A17 (2023/Sep) HiSilicon Kirin 9000s (2023/Aug) Apple M2 Ultra (2023/Jun) MediaTek Dimensity 7050 (2023/May) Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 (2023/Mar) Samsung Exynos 1380 (2023/Feb) Samsung Exynos 1330 (2023/Feb) MediaTek Dimensity 7200 (2023/Feb) Apple M2 Pro (2023/Jan) Apple M2 Max (2023/Jan) MediaTek Dimensity 8200 (2022/Dec) Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G (2022/Nov) [e]