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:
376th fastest in multithreading out of 4770 CPUs
10th fastest in single threading out of 4770 CPUs
46th fastest in out of 1414 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

26838

Single Thread Rating

4628

Samples: 235*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core

Integer Math	61,025 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	71,071 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	267 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	40,128 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	16,614 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	330,625 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,269 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	14,910 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,628 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of July 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 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU, 18‑core GPU: 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 18GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Black	$2249.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU, 18‑core GPU: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 18GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Black	$2234.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" with M3 Pro Chip (Late 2023) - Space Black, 12-Core / 18-Core, 18GB, 1TB SSD	$2549.99 (www.amazon.com)
	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	$3034.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU, 18‑core GPU: 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage, Space Black (Z1AF0019Y)	$2929.91 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		26,838
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,050
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,042
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,521
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,539
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,172
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,038
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,884
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,841
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,787

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.95
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.67
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.29
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 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 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		4,628
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,919
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,695
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,079
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,047
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,685
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,659
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,616
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,441
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,428

Last 5 Baselines for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5069554 - Jul 26 2024		29087
BL5069430 - Jul 24 2024		27572
BL5069429 - Jul 24 2024		29148
BL5069411 - Jul 24 2024		16367
BL5069404 - Jul 24 2024		22981

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

Popular comparisons for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		26,838
Apple M3 Pro 11 Core vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		24,626 (-8.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		22,742 (-15.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		23,152 (-13.7%)
Intel Core i5-12500H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		21,217 (-20.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		23,152 (-13.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		30,409 (+13.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		29,020 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		28,992 (+8.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		28,937 (+7.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		28,637 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		27,347 (+1.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		26,356 (-1.8%)

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