M3 Pro vs M2 Pro MacBook Pro 14” base models benchmarked

[DaveEcc]

A goto statement. How fantastic! None of this new-fangled structured programming nonsense.

(A comefrom statement at line 0 might also have worked.)

The comefrom statement might only work if you say please.

 

[Dav1d_B]

By the way, maybe it’s just the way the picture was taken, but it seems like the M2 Pro screen (left) is actually whiter and more uniform than the new M3 Pro screen (right) which seems to have a yellowish area towards the left edge and a reddish/pinkish area towards the right edge. Is that true in real life?

That was indeed just this particular picture, screen of the M3 Pro is fantastic and also a bit brighter than the M2 Pro (all as expected).

 

[Populus]

That was indeed just this particular picture, screen of the M3 Pro is fantastic and also a bit brighter than the M2 Pro (all as expected).

I’m glad it is that way and you’re happy with the device!

I’m a bit obsessed with the white uniformity of screens on expensive devices such as Apple products, and I also hate when a screen looks yellowish. I like the screens to be pretty white, better if they are cool white, although my SE 3 has a warmer/reddish screen and I love it as well, because in a small 4.7” screen I honestly don’t mind.

I wanted to reiterate to you one more time that those benchmarks between your two machines are very useful for people wondering which one to get, especially on the M3 Pro models where they have less performance cores but higher battery life. Not only for the future MacBook Pro buyers, but also for those like me who are considering a future refreshed Mac mini. So, thanks again!

 

[Dom1234]

You’d be surprised if you did some rasterization benchmarks. The base M3 pro is not by much but consistently slower than the base M2 Pro. My work machine the base m2 pro is getting replaced with the base m3 pro and i had a bit of time to play around with benchmarks, I was very surprised to say the least. I saw as big as 40% slower but let’s chalk that up to new drivers. But this wasn’t the case when M2 machines launched, day one performance on my M2 Pro is basically the exact same as now

 

[quinnr]

Good idea - here you go: M3 Pro reading speeds considerably (!) faster across the board.

This is because the Macbook Pro for M3 added the 2 SSD chips, while for the Macbook Pro M2 lineup, you need to upgrade to the 1TB version. If you, or someone, could benchmark the M2 Pro 1TB SSD version with the M3 Pro, they should be pretty much identical.

 

[Populus]

This is because the Macbook Pro for M3 added the 2 SSD chips, while for the Macbook Pro M2 lineup, you need to upgrade to the 1TB version. If you, or someone, could benchmark the M2 Pro 1TB SSD version with the M3 Pro, they should be pretty much identical.

I thought the only model with just one NAND chip was the entry level 256GB M2.

 

[MayaUser]

Its impressive what Apple has done with the M3 pro. Here they show what the new SoC can do compared to the last gen and the new node
To take away some performance cores but be better performing while having even better battery life...
With M3 Max..they add ...but with the M3 Pro they removed and still better

 

[mrskill]

14” MacBook Pro with Apple M2 Pro
16GB Unified Memory
10-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU
512 GB SSD Storage

Cinebench 2024:
M2 Pro CPU Test: 801 (Multi-Core), 121 (Single-Core)

M2 Pro GPU Test: 2876

Thank so much for the results! May I ask how much battery Cinebench 2024 consumed while doing Multicore test on the M2 Pro? Mine consumed about 10% per 10 minutes (1 run) I have 100% battery health. Thanks again!

 

[Sydde]

That’s what you get when you have an MBA running the company

I mean, as good as the Air can be, I do not think I would want one running my business. Not all on its own, anyway.