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Google Tensor vs Apple M3

Last updated: 2026-06-04

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 2 - 48 %

Google Tensor

Rank 1 - 100 %

Apple M3

Multi-core performance

Rank 2 - 29 %

Google Tensor

Rank 1 - 100 %

Apple M3

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz

1,494

8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz

3,125

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz

3,639

8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz

11,863

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz

1,043

8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz

2,150

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz

2,915

8C / 8T · 4.06 GHz

10,450

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

ARM Mali-G78 MP20

1,943

Apple M3 (10 Core)

3,550

AI performance (NPU)

8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz

1.6 TOPS

8C / 8T · 0.70 GHz

35.0 TOPS

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries

Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
90 entries

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
118 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries

AI performance (NPU)
218 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	Google Tensor	Apple M3
Family	Google Tensor (5)	Apple M series (38)
CPU group	Google Tensor (1)	Apple M3 (6)
Architecture	G1	M3
Technology	5 nm	3 nm
Segment	Smartphone / Tablet	Notebook
Socket
Predecessor		Apple M2
Successor	Google Tensor G2	Apple M4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	Google Tensor	Apple M3
CPU Cores / Threads	8 / 8	8 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT	✗	✗
Core architecture	hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	2x Cortex-X1 2.80 GHz	4x Ibiza P-Core 0.70 - 4.06 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	2x Cortex-A76 2.25 GHz	4x Ibiza E-Core 0.74 - 2.75 GHz
Core Cluster 3:	4x Cortex-A55 1.80 GHz
L2-Cache	8.00 MB	20.00 MB
L3-Cache
Overclocking	✗	✗

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	Google Tensor	Apple M3
GPU name	ARM Mali-G78 MP20	Apple M3 (10 Core)
GPU frequency	0.76 GHz	0.39 - 1.40 GHz
CUs / Shader	20 / 320	160 / 1280
Raytracing	✗	✓
Max. displays	1	2
Max. GPU Memory		24 GB
Technology	5 nm	3 nm
Release date	Q4/2021	Q4/2023

NPU AI performance

Wischen	Google Tensor	Apple M3
AI hardware	Google Tensor AI	Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications	Google Edge TPU @ 1.6 TOPS	16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	Google Tensor	Apple M3
Memory	LPDDR5-5500 (53.0 GB/s)	LPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s)
Max. Memory	12 GB	24 GB
Memory channels	2	2
ECC	No	No
PCIe		4.0
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

Wischen	Google Tensor	Apple M3
TDP	10 W	22 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down		15 W
T. junction max.		100 °C

Technical details

Wischen	Google Tensor	Apple M3
Chip design	Unknown	Monolithic
AES-NI	✗	✓
Operating systems	Android	macOS, iPadOS
Instruction set	Armv8-A (64 bit)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions		Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
Release date	Q4/2021	Q4/2023
Release price
Documents

User Reviews

Your rating

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Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

Google Tensor
8C / 8T · 2.80 GHz

★★★★★

Apple M3
8C / 8T · 0.70 - 4.06 GHz

★★★★★