An apparatus and method for workload, power, and performance-aware dynamic core frequency ramp rate. For example, one embodiment of a processor comprises: A processor comprising: a plurality of cores, a first core of the plurality of cores to execute an application comprising one or more workloads; and dynamic ramp rate selection circuitry to determine a core frequency ramp rate to be used to increase a frequency of the first core based, at least in part, on a workload type of a first workload of the one or more workloads.