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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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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), Unknown CPU (iPad15,6)

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2023

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
966th fastest in multithreading out of 5777 CPUs
23rd fastest in single threading out of 5777 CPUs
320th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs
205th fastest in out of 1609 Laptop CPUs
51st fastest in out of 1255 Mobile/Embedded CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

19107

Single Thread Rating

4718

Samples: 1418*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 8 Core

Integer Math	42,617 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	48,416 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	232 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	27,354 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,471 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	225,870 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,862 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,987 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,718 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 8 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 9 Common Desktop, Laptop, Mobile/Embedded CPUs
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		24,690
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,631
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,761
Apple M3 8 Core		19,107
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i5-1235U		12,679
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,599
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,396

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.59
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.03
Intel Core i5-1235U		41.03
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.41
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
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 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 8 Core		4,718
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		3,551
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i5-1235U		3,099
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,004
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,616
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,392

Last 5 Baselines for Apple M3 8 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5113127 - Feb 09 2026		20339
BL8112867 - Feb 09 2026		20726
BL5112984 - Feb 06 2026		20387
BL5112942 - Feb 05 2026		19682
BL5112900 - Feb 05 2026		20294

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

Popular comparisons for Apple M3 8 Core
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 8 Core		19,107
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,974 (-11.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,827 (-11.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,158 (-15.4%)
Apple M4 10 Core vs Apple M3 8 Core		23,699 (+24.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V vs Apple M3 8 Core		18,961 (-0.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,811 (-12.0%)
Intel Core 5 120U vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,905 (-16.8%)
Intel Core 7 150U vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,019 (-21.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,811 (-12.0%)
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,641 (-18.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Apple M3 8 Core		21,476 (+12.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs Apple M3 8 Core		20,651 (+8.1%)

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