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: 10 Core GPU

Class: Desktop, Laptop

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

Other names: ARM Apple M3 8 Core 0 MHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2023

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank: 541

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

18869

Single Thread Rating: 4769
Samples: 32*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 8 Core

Integer Math	43,153 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	50,153 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	245 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	28,676 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,008 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	237,666 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,916 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,956 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,769 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 8 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2023.
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 M3 chip with 8‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage, Space Gray (Z1C80001F)	$1999.95 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2023 MacBook Air Laptop with M2 chip: 15.3-inch Liquid Retina Display, 8GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage, 1080p FaceTime HD Camera, Touch ID. Works with iPhone/iPad; Starlight	$1249.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 chip with 8‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage, Space Gray (Z1C80001D)	$1793.36 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2022 MacBook Air with M2 chip, 8 core CPU, 10 core GPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage - Midnight (Z1610005E)	$1558.42 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" with Liquid Retina XDR Display, M2 Max Chip with 12-Core CPU and 38-Core GPU, 96GB Memory, 8TB SSD, Space Gray, Early 2023	$6499.96 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop, Laptop CPUs
As of 11th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,530
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,138
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,760
Apple M3 8 Core		18,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,379
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,195
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,195
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,018
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,940
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		9,947

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.44
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.56
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.53
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.03
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.18
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.40
Apple M3 8 Core		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 8 Core		4,769
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,707
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,707
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,099
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,057
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,701
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,678
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,447

Last 5 Baselines for Apple M3 8 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5053556 - Dec 11 2023		19313
BL5053444 - Dec 09 2023		19390
BL5053301 - Dec 08 2023		19359
BL5053215 - Dec 06 2023		18755
BL5053181 - Dec 06 2023		19189

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

Popular comparisons for Apple M3 8 Core
As of 11th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 8 Core		18,869
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,405 (-18.4%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,115 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i7-1365U vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,497 (-17.9%)
Intel Core i5-1345U vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,337 (-18.7%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,273 (-19.1%)
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz vs Apple M3 8 Core		14,195 (-24.8%)
Intel Core i3-1220P vs Apple M3 8 Core		14,397 (-23.7%)
Intel Core i5-1240U vs Apple M3 8 Core		14,323 (-24.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS vs Apple M3 8 Core		23,306 (+23.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D vs Apple M3 8 Core		22,154 (+17.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Apple M3 8 Core		21,596 (+14.5%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Apple M3 8 Core		19,588 (+3.8%)

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