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Apple M3 vs Google Tensor G4
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple M3
100 %
8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz
Google Tensor G4
62 %
8C / 8T · 3.10 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple M3
100 %
8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz
Google Tensor G4
38 %
8C / 8T · 3.10 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple M3
100 %
Apple M3 (10 Core)
Google Tensor G4
0 %
ARM Immortalis-G715 MP10
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple M3 | Google Tensor G4 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple M series (38) | Google Tensor (5) |
| CPU group | Apple M3 (6) | Google Tensor G4 (1) |
| Architecture | M3 | G4 |
| Technology | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | ||
| Predecessor | Apple M2 | Google Tensor |
| Successor | Apple M4 | Google Tensor G5 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple M3 | Google Tensor G4 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 4x Ibiza P-Core 0.70 - 4.06 GHz |
1x Cortex-X4 3.10 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Ibiza E-Core 0.74 - 2.75 GHz |
3x Cortex-A720 2.60 GHz |
| Core Cluster 3: | 4x Cortex-A520 1.95 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 20.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | ||
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
|
Wischen
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Apple M3 | Google Tensor G4 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple M3 (10 Core) | ARM Immortalis-G715 MP10 |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.40 GHz | 0.89 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 160 / 1280 | 10 / |
| Raytracing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | 2 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 24 GB | |
| Technology | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2023 | Q4/2022 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Apple M3 | Google Tensor G4 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | Google Tensor AI |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS | Google Edge TPU |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Apple M3 | Google Tensor G4 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) | LPDDR5-6400 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Apple M3 | Google Tensor G4 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 22 W | 10 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 15 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple M3 | Google Tensor G4 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | macOS, iPadOS | Android |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) | Armv8.7-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation | |
| Release date | Q4/2023 | Q4/2024 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents |
User Reviews
Your rating
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2
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3
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4
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
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Apple M3
8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz
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Google Tensor G4
8C / 8T · 0.00 GHz
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