Apple M3 8 Core

Price and performance details for the Apple M3 8 Core can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Apple M3 8 Core

Description: 10 Core GPU

Class: Desktop, Laptop

Socket:

Total Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads

Primary Cores: 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 4.0 GHz Base, NA Turbo

Secondary Cores: 4 Cores, 4 Threads, NA Base, NA Turbo

Other names: ARM Apple M3 8 Core 0 MHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2023

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank: 588

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

19564

Single Thread Rating: 4849
Samples: 121*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 8 Core

Integer Math	43,012 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	50,162 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	245 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	28,594 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,836 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	237,766 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,944 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,717 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,849 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 8 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 chip with 8‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Silver	$1849.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2024 MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop with M3 chip: 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 8GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, 1080p FaceTime HD Camera, Touch ID; Starlight	$1199.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2024 MacBook Air 15-inch Laptop with M3 chip: 15.3-inch Liquid Retina Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, 1080p FaceTime HD Camera, Touch ID; Starlight	$1649.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU, 18‑core GPU: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 18GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Black	$2319.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 chip with 8‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage, Space Gray (Z1C80001F)	$1989.96 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop, Laptop CPUs
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,328
Intel Core i7-12700H		26,253
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,086
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,629
Apple M3 8 Core		19,564
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,322
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,767
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,926
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,881

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.80
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.09
Intel Core i7-12700H		57.45
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.22
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.80
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.33
Apple M3 8 Core		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 8 Core		4,849
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,635
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,593
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,087
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,690
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for Apple M3 8 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5062684 - Apr 26 2024		20190
BL5062661 - Apr 26 2024		20433
BL5062586 - Apr 25 2024		20196
BL5062337 - Apr 23 2024		20314
BL5062323 - Apr 23 2024		20182

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Apple M3 8 Core
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 8 Core		19,564
Apple M3 Pro 11 Core vs Apple M3 8 Core		24,240 (+23.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Apple M3 8 Core		19,351 (-1.1%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U vs Apple M3 8 Core		18,123 (-7.4%)
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,445 (-21.1%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Apple M3 8 Core		19,351 (-1.1%)
Intel Core 7 150U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,757 (-9.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,413 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,270 (-16.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,206 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i5-1345U vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,405 (-21.3%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,191 (-22.4%)
Intel Core i7-1365U vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,110 (-22.8%)

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