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Apple M3 Ultra

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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 4.5.0 / macOS / CPU
Apple M3 Ultra 713.31 samples/min 19 complete runs · Middle 50%: 707.22 - 716.62 · 28 core / 28 thread · Latest: 2026-02-16

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 · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Ultra

155.64 samples/min

19 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
28
CPU threads
28
CPU sockets
1

182.50 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
32
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Ultra

713.31 samples/min

19 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
28
CPU threads
28
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
707.21668991436
75th percentile
716.61912743227

831.52 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
32
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
821.94021200962
75th percentile
836.22136983442
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Ultra

213.78 samples/min

19 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
28
CPU threads
28
CPU sockets
1

249.33 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
32
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Ultra

343.54 samples/min

19 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
28
CPU threads
28
CPU sockets
1

398.58 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
32
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Ultra

179.80 samples/min

9 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
32
CPU sockets
1

151.62 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
28
CPU threads
28
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Ultra

828.65 samples/min

9 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
32
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
824.14120203677
75th percentile
830.57289238101

701.70 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
28
CPU threads
28
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
690.27947741189
75th percentile
707.57360939012
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Ultra

252.63 samples/min

9 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
32
CPU sockets
1

213.00 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
28
CPU threads
28
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Ultra

395.78 samples/min

9 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
32
CPU threads
32
CPU sockets
1

336.65 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
28
CPU threads
28
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Ultra

145.78 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
28
CPU threads
28
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Ultra

682.34 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
28
CPU threads
28
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
673.35029415952
75th percentile
688.83510996923
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Ultra

206.59 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
28
CPU threads
28
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Darwin · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Apple M3 Ultra

329.96 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Darwin
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
28
CPU threads
28
CPU sockets
1

Processing & platform

Efficiency cores
8*
CPU core options
28 / 32*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications · 2 fields
CPU core configurations
  • CPU cores
    28*
    Performance cores
    20*
    Efficiency cores
    8*
  • CPU cores
    32*
    Performance cores
    24*
    Efficiency cores
    8*
SoC family
Apple M3 Ultra*

* Provisional data