Apple M3 8 Core

Benchmarks for the Apple M3 8 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.
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Apple M3 8 Core

Description: 8, 9,10 Core GPU

Class: Desktop, Laptop, Mobile/Embedded

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

Typical TDP: 20 W

Other names: ARM Apple M3 8 Core 0 MHz, Unknown CPU (iPad15,4), Unknown CPU (iPad15,5), Unknown CPU (iPad15,3)

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2023

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
765th fastest in multithreading out of 5035 CPUs
11th fastest in single threading out of 5035 CPUs
263rd fastest in out of 1420 Desktop CPUs
154th fastest in out of 1453 Laptop CPUs
35th fastest in out of 1083 Mobile/Embedded CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

19173

Single Thread Rating

4742

Samples: 985*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 8 Core

Integer Math	42,115 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	48,602 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	235 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	27,603 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,525 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	227,994 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,866 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,021 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,742 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 8 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of March 2025.
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 MacBook Air 13.6" with Liquid Retina Display, M3 Chip with 8-Core CPU and 10-Core GPU, 16GB Memory, 256GB SSD, Starlight, Early 2024	$1279.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2024 MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop with M3 chip: Built for Apple Intelligence, 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, Touch ID; Silver	$849.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2024 MacBook Air 15-inch Laptop with M3 chip: Built for Apple Intelligence, 15.3-inch Liquid Retina Display, 24GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage; Starlight with AppleCare+ (3 Years)	$1578.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" with M3 Max Chip (Late 2023) - Space Black, 16-Core / 40-Core, 128GB, 4TB SSD	$5999.00 (www.amazon.com)
	A1534 Logic Board for 2017 12-inch MacBook Core m3 1.1GHz 8GB 256GB 661-04728, 820-00244	$295.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 9 Common Desktop, Laptop, Mobile/Embedded CPUs
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		25,152
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,925
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,165
Apple M3 8 Core		19,173
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,718
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i5-1235U		13,081
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,728
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,631

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		224.28
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.05
Intel Core i5-1235U		42.33
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.17
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.18
Apple M3 8 Core		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 8 Core		4,742
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		3,602
Intel Core i5-1235U		3,171
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,036
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,660
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411

Last 5 Baselines for Apple M3 8 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5090515 - Mar 29 2025		20100
BL5090512 - Mar 29 2025		20161
BL5090494 - Mar 28 2025		16300
BL5090474 - Mar 28 2025		17776
BL5090468 - Mar 28 2025		19100

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

Popular comparisons for Apple M3 8 Core
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 8 Core		19,173
Intel Core 5 120U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,568 (-8.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,489 (-8.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,483 (-8.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,133 (-10.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,542 (-13.7%)
Intel Core 7 150U vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,461 (-19.4%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Apple M3 8 Core		14,538 (-24.2%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Apple M3 8 Core		14,461 (-24.6%)
Intel Core 3 100U vs Apple M3 8 Core		14,457 (-24.6%)
Intel Core 5 120U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,568 (-8.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,483 (-8.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,133 (-10.6%)

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