Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) vs Apple M3
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro (12-Core), vs Apple M3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 71.7 GOps/s | 42.2 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 72.3 GOps/s | 48.6 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 465 M primes/s | 235 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 47.2 M strings/s | 27.6 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 19.8 GB/s | 11.5 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 415.7 MB/s | 228.1 MB/s |
| Physics | 4826 frames/s | 1866 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 222 M matrices/s | 10 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 2120 MB/s | 1260 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 165.8 KLines/s | 94.7 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 484.7 pages/s | 264.5 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 486.8 MP/sec | 313.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 368.5 pages/s | 297 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 84.2 frames/s | 50.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 189.3 frames/s | 114.8 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 25.9 MP/sec | 12.9 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 539.4 PPW | 590.8 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 872.2 PPW | 959.4 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 37.3 PPW | 35.6 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 8.02 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
| Announced | October, 29, 2024 | October, 30, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Apple M4 | Apple M3 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) | Apple M3 GPU |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Frequency | 4.52 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.59 GHz | 2.75 GHz |
| Cores count | 12 | 8 |
| Threads count | 12 | 8 |
| Multiplier | 45x | 40x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 16 KB/core | 16 KB/core |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 25 billion |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 38 W | 20 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X-8533 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max Size | 64 GB | 24 GB |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 273 GB | 102.4 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | n/a | 4.0 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 2
