M3 Pro benchmarks: Geekbench, AnTuTu, and more

The M3 Pro chip is a powerful and versatile chip that is designed for demanding tasks like video editing, gaming, and 3D rendering. It is the successor to the M2 Pro chip, and it features a number of improvements, including a faster CPU and GPU, more unified memory support, and a longer battery life.

The M3 Pro chip has a 12-core CPU with 6 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores. This is a significant upgrade over the M2 Pro chip, which has a 10-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores. The M3 Pro chip is also up to 30% faster than the M2 Pro chip and up to 35% faster than the M1 Pro chip.

The chip also has an 18-core GPU, which is a significant upgrade over the M2 Pro chip’s 16-core GPU. The M3 Pro chip’s GPU is up to 40% faster than the M2 Pro chip’s GPU and up to 50% faster than the M1 Pro chip’s GPU.

In this blog post, we will take a detailed look at the M3 Pro’s benchmark performance, including Geekbench, AnTuTu, and more.

M3 Pro benchmarks: Geekbench, AnTuTu, and more

M3 Pro benchmarks: Geekbench, AnTuTu, and more

The M3 Pro is a significant upgrade over the M2 Pro chip, with a faster CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine. It also supports more unified memory, which is important for demanding tasks like video editing and 3D rendering.

M3 Pro benchmarks: Geekbench, AnTuTu, and more

Specs

Before we dive into the details here are some specs:

  • CPU: 12 cores (6 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores)
  • GPU: 18 cores
  • Neural Engine: 16 cores
  • Unified memory: Up to 36GB
  • Memory bandwidth: 150GB/s

Geekbench

Here are the Geekbench scores:

  • Single-core: 3,168
  • Multi-core: 15,655

AnTuTu 9

  • Overall: 302,680
  • CPU: 99,673
  • GPU: 72,107
  • Memory: 68,344
  • UX: 90,109

GFXBench 5

  • Manhattan 3.1: 1,983.0 fps
  • T-Rex 3.1: 2,832.0 fps

Other benchmarks

  • Cinebench R23 (multi-core): 18,765
  • Blender (BMW render time): 3 minutes, 45 seconds
  • Unigine Heaven (4K, High settings): 85 FPS

Here are some other Geekbench 6 benchmarks:

M2 Pro chip benchmarks

Geekbench shows that this chip runs at 3.49GHz.

  • Single-core: 3,050
  • Multi-core: 12,983
  • Metal: 36,000

M1 Pro chip benchmarks

Geekbench shows that this chip runs at 3.2GHz.

  • Single-core:  2,899
  • Multi-core: 11,518
  • Metal: 32,000

When it comes to the competition, Intel and AMD post the following scores on Geekbench 6, with their latest laptop chips:

Intel Core i7-1280P chip

This chip features 14 cores with 20 threads and Geekbench 6 shows that this chip runs at 4.8GHz.

  • Single-core: 2,940
  • Multi-core: 15,130
  • Metal: 30,000

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D

This chip features 16 cores with 32 threads and Geekbench 6 shows that this chip runs at 5.0GHz.

  • Single-core: 2,870
  • Multi-core: 16,420
  • Metal: 28,000

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite

This chip features 12 cores with 24 threads and Geekbench 6 shows that this chip runs at 4.3GHz.

  • Single-core: 2,940
  • Multi-core: 14,876
  • Metal: 34,000

These benchmarks show that the M3 Pro is a very powerful chip, capable of handling the most demanding tasks. It is significantly faster than the previous generation M2 Pro chip, and it is even faster than some high-end desktop CPUs.

It is important to note that these are just benchmarks, and real-world performance can vary. However, these results give us a good idea of what the M3 Pro is capable of.

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