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.
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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)

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 Math	42,290 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	48,654 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	235 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	27,576 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,521 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	227,662 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,862 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,043 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,741 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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	Apple 2024 MacBook Air 15-inch Laptop with M3 chip: Built for Apple Intelligence, 15.3-inch Liquid Retina Display, 24GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, Touch ID; Silver	$1299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple Apple MacBook Air 13", Apple M3 chip with 8 core CPU, 10 core GPU, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 35W Dual USB-C (Midnight)	$999.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2024 MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop with M3 chip: Built for Apple Intelligence, 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, Touch ID; Starlight	$1099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	A1534 Logic Board for 2017 12-inch MacBook Core m3 1.1GHz 8GB 256GB 661-04728, 820-00244	$175.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" with M3 Max Chip (Late 2023) - Space Black, 16-Core / 40-Core, 128GB, 2TB SSD	$3499.00 (www.amazon.com)

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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%)

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