Apple M3 Pro 12 Core

Benchmarks for the Apple M3 Pro 12 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 Pro 12 Core

Description: 18 Core GPU

Class: Laptop

Socket:

Total Cores: 12 Cores, 12 Threads

Primary Cores: 6 Cores, 6 Threads, 4.0 GHz Base, NA Turbo

Secondary Cores: 6 Cores, 6 Threads, NA Base, NA Turbo

Typical TDP: 27 W

Other names: ARM Apple M3 Pro 12 Core 0 MHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2023

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
398th fastest in multithreading out of 4842 CPUs
13th fastest in single threading out of 4842 CPUs
47th fastest in out of 1418 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

26675

Single Thread Rating

4609

Samples: 294*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core

Integer Math	60,566 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	70,397 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	264 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	39,711 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	16,412 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	327,198 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,258 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	15,068 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,609 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of September 2024.
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 MacBook Pro 16.2" with Liquid Retina XDR Display, M3 Pro Chip with 12-Core CPU and 18-Core GPU, 36GB Memory, 1TB SSD, Space Black, Late 2023	$3019.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 chip with 8‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU: Built for Apple Intelligence, 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 8GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage; Space Gray	$1299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M2 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU and 19‑core GPU: 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Silver	$2149.95 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M2 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU and 19‑core GPU: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Gray	$1799.95 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" with M3 Pro Chip (Late 2023) - Silver, 12-Core / 18-Core, 18GB, 1TB SSD	$2589.62 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 15th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		26,675
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,868
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,029
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,474
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,528
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,168
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,014
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,867
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,820
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,767

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.83
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.61
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.27
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		4,609
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,910
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,077
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,045
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,683
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,657
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,615
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,439
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,425

Last 5 Baselines for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5073322 - Sep 14 2024		27718
BL5073268 - Sep 14 2024		29124
BL5073170 - Sep 13 2024		29271
BL5073063 - Sep 12 2024		26371
BL5073023 - Sep 11 2024		28742

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

Popular comparisons for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core
As of 15th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		26,675
Apple M3 Pro 11 Core vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		24,759 (-7.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		30,380 (+13.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		22,408 (-16.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		23,231 (-12.9%)
Intel Core i5-12500H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		21,134 (-20.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		23,231 (-12.9%)
Intel Core i5-13500HX vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		30,578 (+14.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		29,414 (+10.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		29,390 (+10.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		28,906 (+8.4%)
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		28,874 (+8.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		28,749 (+7.8%)

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