Apple M3 Pro
Apple M3 Pro vs Apple M4 10 Cores
CPU Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M3 Pro and Apple M4 10 Cores processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
Apple
Launch Date
October 2023
May 2024
Platform
Laptop
Laptop
CPU Name
Apple M3 Pro
Apple M4
Model Name
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The Intel processor number is just one of several factors - along with processor brand, system configurations, and system-level benchmarks - to be considered when choosing the right processor for your computing needs.
Apple M3 Pro
Apple M4 10-Core
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Generation
Apple M3 series
M4
CPU Specifications
Performance Cores
6
-
Efficient-cores
6
6
Performance-cores
-
4
Total Cores
?
Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).
12
10
Total Threads
?
Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.
12
10
CPU Architecture
Apple M3 performance cores + efficiency cores
Apple custom ARM architecture
Max Turbo Frequency
?
Max Turbo Frequency is the maximum single-core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and, if present, Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 and Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.
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4.46 GHz
Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency
?
Maximum E-core turbo frequency derived from Intel® Turbo Boost Technology.
2.75 GHz
2.89 GHz
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency
?
Maximum P-core turbo frequency derived from Intel® Turbo Boost Technology.
4.06 GHz
4.46 GHz
L1 Cache
3 MB total L1 cache
-
L2 Cache
20 MB L2 cache
-
L3 Cache
12 MB system level cache
-
Technology
?
Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.
3 nm
Second-generation 3 nm
Instruction Set
?
The instruction set is a hard program stored inside the CPU that guides and optimizes CPU operations. With these instruction sets, the CPU can run more efficiently. There are many manufacturers that design CPUs, which results in different instruction sets, such as the 8086 instruction set for the Intel camp and the RISC instruction set for the ARM camp. x86, ARM v8, and MIPS are all codes for instruction sets. Instruction sets can be extended; for example, x86 added 64-bit support to create x86-64. Manufacturers developing CPUs that are compatible with a certain instruction set need authorization from the instruction set patent holder. A typical example is Intel authorizing AMD, enabling the latter to develop CPUs compatible with the x86 instruction set.
ARMv8-A
-
Extended Instruction Set
ARMv8-A, NEON
-
Instruction Set Extensions
NEON
-
Transistor Count
37 billion
28 billion
Memory Specifications
Memory Type
?
Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.
Unified LPDDR5-6400
LPDDR5X unified memory
LPDDR5 Speed
LPDDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
?
Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.
36 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
?
Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).
150 GB/s
120 GB/s
Maximum Memory Speed
6400 MT/s
7500 MT/s
Memory Bus Width
192-bit
-
GPU Specifications
External Display Standard
Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1
Thunderbolt / DisplayPort 1.4 over USB-C; HDMI
GPU Name
Apple M3 Pro GPU
Apple M4 10-core GPU
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
-
Supported
Max External Display Resolution
Up to two 6K 60Hz displays over Thunderbolt; or one 6K 60Hz display plus one 4K 144Hz display over HDMI; HDMI up to 8K 60Hz or 4K 240Hz
Up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz
Video Concurrency
Multiple streams of 4K and 8K ProRes video; AV1 decode
-
Video Decode
H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, AV1 decode
H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, AV1; hardware-accelerated; frame rate not disclosed
Video Encode
H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW
H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW; hardware-accelerated; frame rate not disclosed
Video Processing Unit
Apple media engine with ProRes acceleration and AV1 decode
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1296 MHz
-
Graphics Core Count
18
10
Max Resolution
-
Up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz
Number of Displays Supported
Up to 2 external displays
-
GPU APIs
Metal, OpenCL
Metal
Graphics Performance
Up to 4.6 TFLOPS FP32
-
Media Engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, and AV1 decode
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW; AV1 decode
Video Decode Engines
1
1
Video Encode Engines
1
1
ProRes Encode/Decode Engines
1
1
OpenCL Support
?
OpenCL (Open Computing Language) is a multi-platform API (Application Programming Interface) for heterogeneous parallel programming.
Yes
-
AI Specifications
NPU Name
Apple Neural Engine
16-core Neural Engine
NPU Performance
18 TOPS
38 TOPS
AI Engine
16-core Apple Neural Engine
Apple Neural Engine with next-generation ML accelerators
Neural Engine Core Count
16
16
Connectivity
Bluetooth Support
Yes
Supported
Bluetooth Version
Bluetooth 5.3
5.3
Wi-Fi Standard
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Interfaces and Ports
Thunderbolt Support
Yes, Thunderbolt 4 up to 40 Gb/s
Thunderbolt 4
USB Version
USB4
USB 4 up to 40Gb/s
USB4 Support
Yes, USB4 up to 40 Gb/s
USB4
Miscellaneous
Hardware-Verified Secure Boot
Yes, Apple silicon secure boot chain of trust
-
Runtime Anti-Exploitation
Kernel Integrity Protection, Pointer Authentication Codes, Fast Permission Restrictions
-
Advantages
Apple M3 Pro
- More Total Cores: 12 (12 vs 10)
Apple M4 10 Cores
- Higher Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency: 4.46 GHz (4.06 GHz vs 4.46 GHz)
- Newer Launch Date: May 2024 (October 2023 vs May 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple M3 Pro
3106
Apple M4 10 Cores
+22%
3790
Multi Core
Apple M3 Pro
14507
Apple M4 10 Cores
+0%
14579
Performance
Apple M4 10 Cores
Single Core
Multi Core
Passmark CPU
Single Core
Apple M3 Pro
+1%
4513
Apple M4 10 Cores
4471
Multi Core
Apple M3 Pro
+3%
25889
Apple M4 10 Cores
25085
Performance
Integer Math
Multi Core
59 GOps/Sec
72.2 GOps/Sec
Floating Point Math
Multi Core
68.3 GOps/Sec
50.7 GOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers
Multi Core
254 M Primes/Sec
252 M Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting
Multi Core
38.3 M Strings/Sec
35.5 M Strings/Sec
Data Encryption
Multi Core
15.8 GB/Sec
15.4 GB/Sec
Data Compression
Multi Core
315.5 MB/Sec
275 MB/Sec
Physics
Multi Core
2188 Frames/Sec
2644 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions
Multi Core
15 B Matrices/Sec
13.8 B Matrices/Sec
Single Thread
Multi Core
4.5 GOps/Sec
4.5 GOps/Sec
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Cinebench R23
Single Core
Apple M3 Pro
1928
Apple M4 10 Cores
+14%
2202
Multi Core
Apple M3 Pro
+13%
15061
Apple M4 10 Cores
13338
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Apple M3 Pro
2314
Apple M4 10 Cores
+17%
2704
Multi Core
Apple M3 Pro
+18%
15235
Apple M4 10 Cores
12944
Cinebench 2024
Single Core
Apple M3 Pro
142
Apple M4 10 Cores
+23%
174
Multi Core
Apple M3 Pro
+15%
1059
Apple M4 10 Cores
921
Cinebench 2024 GPU
Apple M3 Pro
+48%
5961
Apple M4 10 Cores
4023
Blender
Apple M3 Pro
226
Apple M4 10 Cores
+76%
397
SiliconCat Rating
47
Ranks 47 among Laptop CPU on our website
217
Ranks 217 among all CPU on our website
46
Ranks 46 among Laptop CPU on our website
214
Ranks 214 among all CPU on our website
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