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: 8 and 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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2023

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
629th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
2nd fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
213th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs
124th fastest in out of 1413 Laptop CPUs
25th fastest in out of 994 Mobile/Embedded CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

19578

Single Thread Rating

4845

Samples: 317*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 8 Core

Integer Math	42,654 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	49,725 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	243 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	28,285 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,737 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	234,900 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,928 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,169 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,845 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 8 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 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 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; Midnight	$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; Silver	$1589.00 (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 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	$1272.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" with M3 Max Chip (Late 2023) - Space Black, 16-Core / 40-Core, 128GB, 2TB SSD	$5346.74 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 9 Common Desktop, Laptop, Mobile/Embedded CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		25,207
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,044
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,530
Apple M3 8 Core		19,578
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
Intel Core i5-1235U		13,417
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,847
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,793

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.97
Intel Core i5-1235U		43.42
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.69
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.30
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 8 Core		4,845
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		3,622
Intel Core i5-1235U		3,222
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,080
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,047
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,686
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,429

Last 5 Baselines for Apple M3 8 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5068496 - Jul 13 2024		20400
BL5068485 - Jul 13 2024		20370
BL5068480 - Jul 13 2024		20376
BL5068460 - Jul 12 2024		20575
BL5068410 - Jul 12 2024		20328

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

Popular comparisons for Apple M3 8 Core
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 8 Core		19,578
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,810 (-9.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,796 (-9.1%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,659 (-9.8%)
Intel Core 5 120U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,182 (-12.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,635 (-15.0%)
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,537 (-20.6%)
Intel Core 7 150U vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,356 (-21.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,810 (-9.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,796 (-9.1%)
Intel Core 5 120U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,182 (-12.2%)
Intel Core i5-1345U vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,360 (-21.5%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,033 (-23.2%)

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