Apple MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3) Review – Nearing Perfection but we Have Some Remarks
Performance: CPU, GPU, Storage
CPU performance
Here, we evaluate the CPU's performance using a real-world 3D rendering task, assessing its ability to handle complex computations and rendering workloads efficiently.
Results are from the Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core test (higher is better)
| Laptop Model | CPU | Geekbench 6: Single / Multi score |
|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 15 (Mid-2023) | Apple M2 CPU | 2631 / 10087 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023) | Apple M3 CPU | 3181 (+21%) / 12055 (+20%) |
GPU performance
The results are from 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited. Higher is better.
| GPU Benchmarks | GFXBench Manhattan 3.0 (1080p offscreen) | GFXBench Manhattan 3.1 (1080p offscreen) | GFXBench Aztec Ruins OpenGL (1080p offscreen) | GeekBench 5 Compute OpenCL | GeekBench 5 Compute Metal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 (М3, Late 2023) | 561 fps | 390 fps | 321 fps | – | – |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 (M2, Mid-2023) | 533 fps | 370 fps | 289 fps | 27856 (Geekbench 6) | 46025 (Geekbench 6) |
| Apple MacBook Air (M2, 2022) | 478 fps | 319 fps | 247 fps | 23824 | 26182 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M2, 2022) | 552 fps | 370 fps | 296 fps | 35262 | 38692 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M1 Pro, 8C/14C) | 818 fps | 496 fps | 394 fps | 35262 | 38692 |
| Apple MacBook Air (M1) | 404 fps | 273 fps | 214 fps | – | – |
| Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1) | 407 fps | 274 fps | 215 fps | – | – |
Storage
The base variant of the laptop is equipped with 512GB of storage. The SSD reaches speeds of ~3258 MB/s during writing, and ~3017 MB/s during reading. The results are good but nothing spectacular. Actually, the 2021 variant was faster, due to the double SSD configuration.
Now, you get faster storage only if you buy the 1TB or 2TB variant.
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
Author: eng. Kroum NikolovHead of Engineering at LaptopMedia.com, inventor and innovator with 40+ years of experience in electronics and high technology.
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