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Apple M3 Pro

Processor

Rendering performance

Median score · higher is better

Three-scene Blender rendering throughput. Versions, operating systems and rendering backends remain separate. This is not a gaming score.

Blender 5.1.1 / macOS / CPU
Apple M3 Pro 248.45 samples/min 8 complete runs · Middle 50%: 232.91 - 252.46 · 12 core / 12 thread · Latest: 2026-07-15

Community submissions; cooling, power limits and system configuration can affect results.

Recorded results

Only the same benchmark, version, workload, scenario and unit share a row. Missing results are not zero. System results include the full submitted hardware and software configuration.

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

57.31 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1

48.65 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

248.45 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
232.91422614498
75th percentile
252.45794607268

214.22 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
151.9417993792
75th percentile
218.60901935415
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

81.98 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1

70.68 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

109.92 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1

94.90 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 5.1.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

48.08 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 5.1.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

207.98 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
198.62491183858
75th percentile
220.78791441002
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 5.1.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

68.97 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 5.1.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

92.02 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

54.76 samples/min

23 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1

49.30 samples/min

21 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

250.34 samples/min

23 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
220.8336170456
75th percentile
259.1880743173

223.42 samples/min

21 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
190.11946962983
75th percentile
226.35607061982
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

76.97 samples/min

23 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1

68.45 samples/min

21 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

119.64 samples/min

23 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1

105.86 samples/min

21 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

48.25 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1

54.31 samples/min

13 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

217.77 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
205.65614157924
75th percentile
220.19625501438

251.40 samples/min

13 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
248.1923006006
75th percentile
254.60057784484
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

66.47 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1

77.23 samples/min

13 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

102.31 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1

120.86 samples/min

13 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

53.62 samples/min

27 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1

47.70 samples/min

24 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

248.54 samples/min

27 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
217.17952553644
75th percentile
252.43264126393

219.98 samples/min

24 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
212.15116983594
75th percentile
223.10749501242
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

75.46 samples/min

27 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1

67.81 samples/min

24 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

120.11 samples/min

27 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1

105.05 samples/min

24 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

46.92 samples/min

24 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1

53.09 samples/min

17 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

46.29 samples/min

18 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1

52.88 samples/min

9 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

220.63 samples/min

24 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
213.39292392015
75th percentile
221.35626443734

248.58 samples/min

17 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
243.99738180086
75th percentile
252.25139806647
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

216.12 samples/min

18 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
208.38634135532
75th percentile
218.90218060154

249.08 samples/min

9 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
246.58315977702
75th percentile
250.36752319721
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

68.91 samples/min

24 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1

77.58 samples/min

17 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

67.48 samples/min

18 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1

75.96 samples/min

9 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

104.33 samples/min

24 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1

119.63 samples/min

17 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

102.70 samples/min

18 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1

119.73 samples/min

9 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.1.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

48.74 samples/min

25 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1

55.37 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.1.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

224.53 samples/min

25 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
220.96720410273
75th percentile
226.08262059348

255.16 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
251.49550798606
75th percentile
259.62955597568
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.1.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

68.91 samples/min

25 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1

77.78 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.1.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

107.41 samples/min

25 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1

122.27 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

56.99 samples/min

59 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1

49.82 samples/min

32 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

256.46 samples/min

59 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
250.76813002686
75th percentile
259.3263801637

225.55 samples/min

32 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
220.21610478461
75th percentile
227.16733275719
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

76.94 samples/min

59 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1

68.64 samples/min

32 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

122.89 samples/min

59 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1

107.45 samples/min

32 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

48.36 samples/min

15 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1

54.95 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

226.15 samples/min

15 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
214.34558119998
75th percentile
228.2644154321

256.80 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
246.40289220094
75th percentile
258.56895713387
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

67.50 samples/min

15 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1

75.65 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Pro

110.23 samples/min

15 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
11
CPU threads
11
CPU sockets
1

126.10 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
12
CPU threads
12
CPU sockets
1

Processing & platform

Efficiency cores
6*
CPU core options
11 / 12*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications · 2 fields
CPU core configurations
  • CPU cores
    11*
    Performance cores
    5*
    Efficiency cores
    6*
  • CPU cores
    12*
    Performance cores
    6*
    Efficiency cores
    6*
SoC family
Apple M3 Pro*

* Provisional data