Apple M3 Pro 12 Core

Benchmarks for the Apple M3 Pro 12 Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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 Pro 12 Core

Description: 18 Core GPU

Class: Laptop

Socket:

Total Cores: 12 Cores, 12 Threads

Primary Cores: 6 Cores, 6 Threads, 4.0 GHz Base, NA Turbo

Secondary Cores: 6 Cores, 6 Threads, NA Base, NA Turbo

Typical TDP: 27 W

Other names: ARM Apple M3 Pro 12 Core 0 MHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2023

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
448th fastest in multithreading out of 4903 CPUs
32nd fastest in single threading out of 4903 CPUs
60th fastest in out of 1435 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

25656

Single Thread Rating

4479

Samples: 575*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core

Integer Math	58,351 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	67,557 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	252 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	37,923 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	15,635 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	312,584 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,178 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	14,914 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,479 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of December 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 with Apple M2 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU and 19‑core GPU: 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Silver	$1859.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" with Liquid Retina XDR Display, M3 Pro Chip with 12-Core CPU and 18-Core GPU, 36GB Memory, 1TB SSD, Space Black, Late 2023	$3049.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M2 Max chip with 12‑core CPU and 30‑core GPU: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 32GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Gray	$2599.95 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 14" MacBook Pro: Apple M3 Pro chip with 12?core CPU and 18?core GPU, 1TB SSD - Space Black	$2599.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen OLED Display, Snapdragon X Elite (12 Core), 32GB RAM, 1TB Storage, Platinum	$1589.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 13th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		25,656
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,093
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,999
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,406
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,471
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,578
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,018
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,826
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,796
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,726

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.66
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.47
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.25
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		4,479
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,072
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,674
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,652
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,611
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,441
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,420

Last 5 Baselines for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5081046 - Dec 10 2024		29249
BL5081019 - Dec 10 2024		29361
BL5080997 - Dec 09 2024		29138
BL5080946 - Dec 09 2024		27777
BL5080756 - Dec 06 2024		28808

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

Popular comparisons for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core
As of 13th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		25,656
Apple M3 Pro 11 Core vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		24,783 (-3.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		30,367 (+18.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		25,165 (-1.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		22,155 (-13.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		22,796 (-11.1%)
AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		22,366 (-12.8%)
Intel Core i5-12500H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		21,059 (-17.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		22,796 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i5-13500HX vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		30,490 (+18.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		29,752 (+16.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		29,421 (+14.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		28,918 (+12.7%)

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