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.
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

Other names: ARM Apple M3 Pro 12 Core 0 MHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2023

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank: 336

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

27592

Single Thread Rating: 4818
Samples: 137*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core

Integer Math	63,045 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	73,706 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	274 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	41,712 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	17,346 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	344,320 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,348 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	14,512 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,818 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of May 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: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 18GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Black	$2244.00 (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, 18GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Black	$2334.00 (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 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)	$3097.39 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		27,592
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,026
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,083
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,620
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,575
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		17,040
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,920
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,876
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,816

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.20
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.77
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 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		4,818
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,087
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,950
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,688
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,663
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,616
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,433

Last 5 Baselines for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5063782 - May 09 2024		25088
BL5063780 - May 09 2024		28250
BL5063666 - May 08 2024		28586
BL5063573 - May 07 2024		29300
BL5063493 - May 06 2024		28543

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

Popular comparisons for Apple M3 Pro 12 Core
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		27,592
Apple M3 Pro 11 Core vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		24,354 (-11.7%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		21,646 (-21.5%)
Intel Core i5-12500H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		21,293 (-22.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		30,521 (+10.6%)
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		29,238 (+6.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		28,507 (+3.3%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		27,455 (-0.5%)
Intel Core i5-13450HX vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		25,514 (-7.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		24,947 (-9.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		23,765 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i5-13500H vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		22,916 (-16.9%)
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz vs Apple M3 Pro 12 Core		22,026 (-20.2%)

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