When Apple announced the M3 series of chips in October 2023 it showed us the base model M3 alongside the M3 Pro and M3 Max chips. All three of them are available in Apple's latest and greatest Macs, but it's that M3 that props up the lineup and is, arguably, the company's most important Mac silicon.
There's a lot to like about Apple's new chips, especially if you're coming from an older Mac running the M1 or even an Intel chip. That's why Apple's unveiling video compared the M3 to those rather than the M2, but that begs the question — how does the M3 compare to the M2 that you already own? If you're buying afresh, should you spend the extra to get a new M3 machine or choose a slightly older, likely cheaper, M2?
