3015Ce vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core

Place in the ranking	378	2219
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Apple M3	AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Architecture codename	no data	Pollock (Zen) (2020)
Release date	30 October 2023 (less than a year ago)	4 August 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and 3015Ce basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	2.748 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.06 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	192 KB
L2 cache	no data	1 MB
L3 cache	no data	4 MB
Chip lithography	3 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	37000 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and 3015Ce compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Socket	no data	FT5
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and 3015Ce. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and 3015Ce. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 17.24
+1168%

3015Ce 1.36

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 26578
+1166%

3015Ce 2099

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	17.24	1.36
Recency	30 October 2023	4 August 2020
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	3 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	6 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has a 1167.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 500% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

3015Ce, on the other hand, has 350% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the 3015Ce in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and 3015Ce, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.