M3 MacBook Air benchmarks match base MacBook Pro, as expected

The primary claimed M3 MacBook Air benchmarks have appeared on Geekbench. Unsurprisingly, given each machines have the identical M3 chip, efficiency is near-identical to the bottom mannequin 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro.

The benchmarks are for a machine labelled Mac15,13, which is according to a 15-inch MacBook Air …

M3 MacBook Air benchmarks

Though Apple solely introduced the machine yesterday, and it isn’t obtainable till Friday, it’s probably that evaluation items have been despatched to chose journalists, and that a number of of them have put it via its paces on Geekbench.

MySmartPrice noticed the entry, which noticed the next outcomes:

• Single core: 3,157
• Multi-core: 12,020

In comparison with base M3 MacBook Professional

As we saw with the M2 MacBook Air again in 2022, the scores are identical to the MacBook Pro powered by the identical chip, throughout the normal margin of error for test-to-test variances.

Nevertheless, it ought to be famous that the MacBook Professional has lively cooling, which suggests will probably be in a position to maintain peak efficiency for longer durations of time than the passively-cooled MacBook Air.

In comparison with the M2 MacBook Air

In comparison with the M2 mannequin, the M3 chip offers round a 20% improve within the single-core rating, and 18% in multi-core.

Apple didn’t make direct comparisons between the 2 generations, as a substitute opting to match it to earlier fashions – each the M1 MacBook Air, and the final Intel model.

Constructed utilizing industry-leading 3-nanometer know-how, the M3 chip brings even quicker efficiency and extra capabilities to MacBook Air. That includes a strong 8-core CPU, as much as a 10-core GPU, and assist for as much as 24GB of unified reminiscence, the brand new MacBook Air is as much as 60 p.c quicker than the mannequin with M1 and as much as 13x quicker than the quickest Intel-based MacBook Air.

Whereas barely cheeky, it might be argued that the comparability is truthful sufficient in real-life phrases, as few M2 homeowners can be contemplating an improve. The extra probably improve paths are from a 13-inch MacBook Air powered by both M1 or Intel chips.

Try additionally our breakdown of all the other differences between M2 and M3 MacBook air fashions.

Picture: 9to5Mac composite from Geekbench and background by Maxim Tajer on Unsplash