Apple M2 Ultra vs Apple M3
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2023
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Apple
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Apple M3
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)
Apple M3 GPU
Package
Transistor Count
134 billions
25 billions
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
60 W
20 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
4
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.05 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.75 GHz
Total Core Count
24
8
Total Thread Count
24
8
Multiplier
35x
40x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
64 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.05 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
2.57 GHz
L3 Cache
-
64 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
192 GB
24 GB
Max Memory Channels
16
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
-
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1600 MHz
Shader Units
-
1280
Texture Units
-
80
Raster Operation Units
-
40
Execution Units
-
160
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
4.0
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,729
1,920
Cinebench R23
28,910
10,448
Geekbench 6
2,790
3,009
Geekbench 5
1,956
-
Geekbench 6
21,217
11,805
Geekbench 5
27,945
-
Cinebench 2024
126
140
Cinebench 2024
1,918
707
Blender
505
168
Passmark CPU
4,137
4,850
Passmark CPU
48,776
19,597