Apple's M3-series of chips have started to enter PassMark's CPU benchmark database and continued tradition of their predecessors of being ahead of all rivals in single-thread workloads. Unfortunately for Apple, its M3 Max processor does not stand a chance against flagship offerings from Intel and AMD, which are, of course, more power hungry, in multi-thread workloads.
For now, Apple's 11-core M3 Pro leads in PassMark's single-thread CPU benchmark with 4,910 points — about 1.2% faster than Intel's Core i9-14900KF with 4,852 points. Apple's M3 Pro features an eight-wide execution, a 150 GB/s memory subsystem, and a 4.05 GHz frequency, while Intel's Core i9-14900KF boasts a six-wide execution, an 89.6 GB/s memory subsystem (though most i9-based systems feature higher bandwidth as they are used with enthusiast-grade memory), and a 6.0 GHz boost clock. Apple's win seems even more impressive given that the M3 Pro is a laptop system-on-chip (SoC) with a moderate power consumption.
