Apple M3 Pro

Cores: 12
TDP: 30 W
Transistor size: 3 nm

M3 Pro - laptop processor produced by Apple for socket Apple M-Socket that has 12 cores and 12 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 4050 MHz. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core).

Review

Single-Core Performance

87

Multi-Core Performance

46

Power Efficiency

82

Integrated Graphics

99

NanoReview Final Score

72

Compare Apple M3 Pro with other CPUs

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

143

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

1059

Cinebench Scores - 141st place

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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

3163

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

15512

File compression	1560 MB/sec
Clang compilation	132.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	382.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	393.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	301 pages/sec
Background blur	61.4 images/sec
Photo processing	144.1 images/sec
Ray tracing	19.7 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1] – 991 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

4247

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

24046

Integer math	55.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math	64.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	240M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	35.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption	14.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression	288.5 MBytes/sec
Physics	2060 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	14.1B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3] – 1204 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)

Blender CPU

228.7

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	35.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	517.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	801.5 PPW
Blender / Watt	7.62 PPW

These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2026-01-25 (Kirich)	Geekbench 6 CPU	3198 / 14601
📘 2026-01-25 (Kirich)	Cinebench 2024	150 / 946

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General

Vendor	Apple
Released	October 30, 2023
Type	Laptop
Instruction Set	ARMv8
Codename	Apple M3
Integrated GPU	Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)
Successor	- Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	6
P-Threads	6
Base Frequency (P)	4.05 GHz

Efficient Cores
E-Cores	6
E-Threads	6
Base Frequency (E)	2.75 GHz

Total
Total Cores	12
Total Threads	12
Multiplier	40x
L1 Cache	192K (per core)
L2 Cache	16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No

Package

Transistors	37 billions
Fabrication Process	3 nm
TDP (PL1)	30 W
Socket	Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature	100°C

Laptop processors ranking - 44th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)
GPU Base Clock	500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	1380 MHz
Shading Units	2304
TMUs	144
ROPs	72
Execution Units	288
TGP	30 W

iGPU FLOPS

6.4 TFLOPS

See also: Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) – integrated graphics of this CPU

Memory Support

Memory Types	- LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size	36 GB
Memory Channels	12
Max. Memory Bandwidth	153.6 GB/s
ECC Support	No

Misc

PCI Express Version

4.0

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