Apple M3 Pro vs Apple M3
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Apple
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Apple M3
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
Apple M3 GPU
Package
Transistor Count
37 billions
25 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
3 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
30 W
20 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
6
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.05 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
4
Efficiency Core Threads
6
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
2.57 GHz
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
12
8
Multiplier
40
40x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
L3 Cache
—
64 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
36 GB
24 GB
Max Memory Channels
3
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
1600 MHz
Shader Units
2304
1280
Texture Units
144
80
Raster Operation Units
72
40
Execution Units
288
160
Power Consumption
30
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
4.0
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,978
1,920
Cinebench R23
15,098
10,448
Geekbench 6
3,160
3,009
Geekbench 6
15,083
11,805
Cinebench 2024
143
140
Cinebench 2024
1,058
707
Passmark CPU
4,401
4,850
Passmark CPU
25,201
19,597
Blender
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168
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.