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:
444th fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
27th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
60th fastest in out of 1434 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

25727

Single Thread Rating

4490

Samples: 552*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core

Integer Math	58,564 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	67,796 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	253 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	38,057 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	15,687 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	313,472 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,182 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	14,937 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,490 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of November 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: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Gray	$1799.95 (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 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)	$1678.00 (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)
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M2 Max chip with 12‑core CPU and 38‑core GPU: 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 32GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Gray	$2999.95 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		25,727
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,077
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,419
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,485
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,156
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,016
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,837
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,805
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,735

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.50
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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		4,490
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,835
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,073
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,676
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,613
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,421

Last 5 Baselines for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5079170 - Nov 20 2024		18332
BL5079076 - Nov 19 2024		12186
BL5078981 - Nov 18 2024		16291
BL5078900 - Nov 17 2024		17423
BL5078779 - Nov 16 2024		18219

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

Popular comparisons for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		25,727
Apple M3 Pro 11 Core vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		24,756 (-3.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		30,391 (+18.1%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		25,067 (-2.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		22,268 (-13.4%)
AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		22,919 (-10.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		22,888 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i5-12500H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		21,072 (-18.1%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		22,888 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i5-13500HX vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		30,425 (+18.3%)
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		29,712 (+15.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		29,293 (+13.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		28,902 (+12.3%)

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