3015Ce vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
Aggregate performance score
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms 3015Ce by a whopping 1127% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and 3015Ce processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 407 | 2252 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M3 | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 56.75 | 20.82 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Pollock (Zen) (2020) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (1 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 Compare | Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 600 MHz) |
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.
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
WebXPRT 3
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.19 | 1.32 |
| 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 1126.5% 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.
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