Apple M3 Pro 12 Core

Price and performance details for the Apple M3 Pro 12 Core can be found below. 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 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

Other names: ARM Apple M3 Pro 12 Core 0 MHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2023

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank: 338

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

27482

Single Thread Rating: 4811
Samples: 122*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core

Integer Math	63,057 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	73,728 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	274 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	41,732 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	17,368 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	343,915 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,349 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	14,169 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,811 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of April 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	$2359.00 (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; Silver	$2199.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" with M3 Pro Chip (Late 2023) - Space Black, 12-Core / 18-Core, 18GB, 1TB SSD	$2584.36 (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	$2989.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro 14.2-inch Laptop M3 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU, 18‑core GPU, 36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage, Space Black - Z1AU0029V	$2759.32 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		27,482
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,086
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,629
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,579
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,445
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,065
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,926
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,881
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,826

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.22
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.80
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.33
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 April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		4,811
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,930
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,087
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,690
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,663
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,617
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,442
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,434

Last 5 Baselines for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5062603 - Apr 25 2024		28769
BL5062513 - Apr 24 2024		28974
BL5062437 - Apr 24 2024		29139
BL5062203 - Apr 21 2024		27924
BL5062115 - Apr 21 2024		28750

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 April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		27,482
Apple M3 Pro 11 Core vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		24,240 (-11.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		21,572 (-21.5%)
Intel Core i5-12500H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		21,324 (-22.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		30,520 (+11.1%)
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		29,238 (+6.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		28,201 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		27,474 (0.0%)
Intel Core i5-13450HX vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		25,391 (-7.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		24,845 (-9.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		23,765 (-13.5%)
Intel Core i5-13500H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		22,984 (-16.4%)
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		22,021 (-19.9%)

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