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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.
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:
847th fastest in multithreading out of 5272 CPUs
14th fastest in single threading out of 5272 CPUs
284th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs
183rd fastest in out of 1498 Laptop CPUs
37th fastest in out of 1151 Mobile/Embedded CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
19187
Single Thread Rating
4741

Samples: 1150*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 8 Core

Integer Math42,290 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math48,654 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers235 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting27,576 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption11,521 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression227,662 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,862 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions10,043 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,741 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 8 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 9 Common Desktop, Laptop, Mobile/Embedded CPUs
As of 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
24,891
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
20,797
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
20,030
Apple M3 8 Core
19,187
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,702
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,149
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,149
Intel Core i5-1235U
12,914
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
10,678
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
9,515
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
229.63
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
50.71
Intel Core i5-1235U
41.79
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
30.79
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
11.12
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 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 8 Core
4,741
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
3,588
Intel Core i5-1235U
3,150
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
3,045
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
3,023
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
2,642
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
2,405
Last 5 Baselines for Apple M3 8 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5098668 - Jul 15 2025
19220
BL5098600 - Jul 15 2025
17778
BL5098590 - Jul 15 2025
20461
BL5098571 - Jul 14 2025
20398
BL5098288 - Jul 11 2025
20400
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 July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 8 Core
19,187
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Apple M3 8 Core
17,446 (-9.1%)
Apple M4 10 Core vs Apple M3 8 Core
23,960 (+24.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Apple M3 8 Core
17,426 (-9.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U vs Apple M3 8 Core
17,106 (-10.8%)
Intel Core 5 120U vs Apple M3 8 Core
16,960 (-11.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U vs Apple M3 8 Core
16,418 (-14.4%)
Intel Core 7 150U vs Apple M3 8 Core
15,264 (-20.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Apple M3 8 Core
17,426 (-9.2%)
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz vs Apple M3 8 Core
15,654 (-18.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs Apple M3 8 Core
21,122 (+10.1%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V vs Apple M3 8 Core
19,959 (+4.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V vs Apple M3 8 Core
19,125 (-0.3%)