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:
1102nd fastest in multithreading out of 6040 CPUs
34th fastest in single threading out of 6040 CPUs
348th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs
229th fastest in out of 1652 Laptop CPUs
63rd fastest in out of 1323 Mobile/Embedded CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

19057

Single Thread Rating

4706

Samples: 1600*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 8 Core

Integer Math	42,622 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	48,222 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	231 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	27,244 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,445 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	224,789 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,870 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,989 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,706 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 8 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of September 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of September 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 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		24,579
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,450
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,567
Apple M3 8 Core		19,057
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
Intel Core i5-1235U		12,409
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,541
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,289

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.54
Intel Core i5-1235U		40.16
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.06
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10.98
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 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 8 Core		4,706
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme		3,525
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i5-1235U		3,045
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,004
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		2,986
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,593
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,382

Last 5 Baselines for Apple M3 8 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5126709 - Oct 02 2026		16960
BL5126620 - Sep 30 2026		19444
BL5126565 - Sep 29 2026		19972
BL5126428 - Sep 26 2026		20078
BL5126427 - Sep 26 2026		20189

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

Popular comparisons for Apple M3 8 Core
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 8 Core		19,057
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,675 (-12.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,630 (-12.7%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,616 (-12.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,128 (-15.4%)
Intel Core 5 120U vs Apple M3 8 Core		14,877 (-21.9%)
Intel Core 7 150U vs Apple M3 8 Core		14,643 (-23.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Apple M3 8 Core		16,630 (-12.7%)
Apple M4 10 Core vs Apple M3 8 Core		23,573 (+23.7%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V vs Apple M3 8 Core		18,871 (-1.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 268V vs Apple M3 8 Core		19,297 (+1.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U vs Apple M3 8 Core		17,343 (-9.0%)
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz vs Apple M3 8 Core		15,650 (-17.9%)

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