Apple · ARM64
Apple M3: specs, benchmarks and comparison
Apple Silicon system on a chip. CPU: 8 cores. Integrated graphics: 8 / 10 cores. Unified memory: up to 24 GB.
- 8 cores
- Render rank
- 83 of 89
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 18% of the leader
- Release
- 2023
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.
Blender Benchmark 4.5.0
CPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom
126 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 83 of 89 tested18% of the leader
126
0200400600800
Nearest models in this benchmark
Median of 49 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (11)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 144 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 128 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 155 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 156 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 155 samples/min | 62 of 72 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 161 samples/min | 65 of 80 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 134 samples/min | 78 of 84 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.1.0 | 163 samples/min | 42 of 52 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 169 samples/min | 52 of 65 |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 130 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.4.0 | 161 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Cores and clocks
- Cores
- 8 (4P + 4E)
Platform
- Process node
- 3 nm
Memory and interfaces
- Memory type
- Unified memory
- Max memory capacity
- 24 GB
- Integrated graphics
- Apple M3 (8 / 10-core GPU)
CPU variants: 8 cores. The median for the line includes different CPU configurations if the chip has several variants. Memory capacity depends on the Mac configuration.
Specifications: Apple, checked November 14, 2026.