Apple M3 Pro

Apple M3 Pro
  • Brand: Apple
  • Architecture: ARMv8
  • Codename: Apple M3
  • Form Factor: Laptop use
  • Announced: October, 30, 2023

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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Benchmark Tests

Performance comparison across tasks for Apple M3 Pro

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M3 Pro
1977
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M3 Pro
15106
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M3 Pro
143
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M3 Pro
1059
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M3 Pro
4318
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M3 Pro
24405
Integer Math56.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math65.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Search243 M primes/s
Random String Sort35.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption14.7 GB/s
Data Compression295.1 MB/s
Physics2076 frames/s
Extended Instructions142 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M3 Pro
3158
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M3 Pro
15070
File Compression1550 MB/s
Clang Compilation124.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser363.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering390.6 MP/sec
Text Processing304.6 pages/s
Background Blur59.9 frames/s
Photo Processing142 frames/s
Ray Tracing18.4 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M3 Pro
228.7

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 502.3 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 813.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 35.3 PPW
Blender / W 7.62 PPW

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Apple
Announced October, 30, 2023
Type Laptop use
Architecture ARMv8
Codename Apple M3
Integrated GPU Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6
Threads 6
Frequency 4.05 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores6
Threads6
Frequency2.75 GHz
General
Cores count12
Threads count12
Multiplier40x
L1 cache192 KB/core
L2 cache16 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNo

Package

Transistor count 37 billion
Process tech. 3 nm
Power (TDP) 30 W
Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5-6400
Max Size 36 GB
Channels 3
ECC support No
Max memory bandwidth 153.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0

User Rating

3.5 out 5 Points (4 Votes)

Comments (1)

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Does this really matterApril 19, 2025 pm30 17:30
Apple has improved a lot, but Windows is still better.
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