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: 593

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

19654

Single Thread Rating: 4859
Samples: 160*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 8 Core

Integer Math	43,045 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	50,172 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	245 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	28,578 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,820 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	237,467 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,944 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,942 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,859 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 8 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of May 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 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; Midnight	$1599.00 (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	$1249.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 chip with 8‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 8GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage; Space Gray with AppleCare+ (3 Years)	$1728.00 (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)
	Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" with M3 Max Chip (Late 2023) - Space Black, 16-Core / 40-Core, 128GB, 1TB SSD	$4999.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop, Laptop CPUs
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,321
Intel Core i7-12700H		26,242
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,078
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,613
Apple M3 8 Core		19,654
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,765
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,918
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,875

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.49
Intel Core i9-13900K		118.64
Intel Core i7-12700H		57.42
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.18
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.87
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.76
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 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 8 Core		4,859
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,593
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,086
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,688
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
BL5064258 - May 15 2024		20554
BL5064251 - May 15 2024		20012
BL5064228 - May 15 2024		17486
BL5064194 - May 15 2024		19930
BL5064189 - May 15 2024		20216

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

Popular comparisons for Apple M3 8 Core
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 8 Core		19,654
Apple M3 Pro 11 Core vs Apple M3 8 Core		24,427 (+24.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Apple M3 8 Core		18,922 (-3.7%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U vs Apple M3 8 Core		18,230 (-7.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,535 (-10.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,294 (-17.1%)
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,469 (-21.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Apple M3 8 Core		18,922 (-3.7%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,535 (-10.8%)
Intel Core 7 150U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,184 (-12.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,246 (-17.3%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,171 (-17.7%)
Intel Core i5-1345U vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,410 (-21.6%)

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