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“M3 has an 8-core CPU, with four performance cores and four efficiency cores, that is up to 35 percent faster than M1 for CPU performance.”
Compares CPU with the M1 in the MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1).
M3 announcement, October 2023, Apple Newsroom, M3 announcement, October 2023
CPU
Claimed up to +35%
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“The CPU performance cores and efficiency cores are 30 percent and 50 percent faster than those in M1, respectively, and the Neural Engine is 60 percent faster than the Neural Engine in the M1 family of chips.”
Compares CPU single-core and Neural Engine with the M1 in the MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1).
M3 announcement, October 2023, Apple Newsroom, M3 announcement, October 2023
Single-core
Claimed +30%
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Not measurable with Geekbench. Efficiency cores alone; Geekbench does not score them separately.
Not measurable with Geekbench. Neural Engine; Geekbench 6 does not test it.
“It has a 10-core GPU featuring the next-generation architecture that is 65 percent faster than M1 for graphics performance.”
Compares GPU (Metal) with the M1 in the MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1).
M3 announcement, October 2023, Apple Newsroom, M3 announcement, October 2023
GPU
Claimed +65%
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“The 14‑inch MacBook Pro with M3 is up to 60 percent faster than the 13‑inch MacBook Pro with M1, and with its advanced thermal system, it unleashes the full potential of M3 for sustained performance.”
Whole-system figure with no CPU or GPU named; the same release attributes it to app workloads.
MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3) announcement, October 2023, Apple Newsroom, MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3) announcement, October 2023
| Device | Single-core | Change over the previous generation |
|---|---|---|
| MacBook Pro 15-inch (Mid 2007) | No data | First in this line |
| MacBook Pro 13-inch (Mid 2009) | No data | |
| MacBook Pro 13-inch (Early 2011) | No data | |
| MacBook Pro 13-inch (Mid 2012) | No data | |
| MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) | No data | |
| MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) | No data | |
| MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) | No data | |
| MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) | No data | |
| MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) | No data | |
| MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1), 2020 | No data | |
| MacBook Pro 13-inch (M2), 2022 | No data | |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3), 2023, this device | No data | |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4), 2024 | No data | |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5), 2025 | No data | |
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M6), 2026 | No data |
The MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3) has no scores to compare.