Apple silicon CPU rankings by chip bin

CPU leader on this list: M3 Ultra 32-core at 325 (about 3.25× the MacDiff baseline). Below are 17 desktop chip bins sorted by MacDiff CPU index — the same bins that power MacBook, mini, Studio, and iMac configs in the catalog.

Each bar spans the row; length is relative to the top score on this list. The scale is MacDiff’s own: entry-level M1 Air = 100, not a raw benchmark point.

  1. 1
    M3 Ultra · 32 coresleader
    32 cores · M3 Ultra
    325
  2. 2
    M3 Ultra · 28 cores
    28 cores · M3 Ultra
    300
  3. 3
    M4 Max · 16 cores
    16 cores · M4 Max
    293
  4. 4
    M4 Max · 14 cores
    14 cores · M4 Max
    255
  5. 5
    M4 Pro · 14 cores
    14 cores · M4 Pro
    255
  6. 6
    M2 Ultra · 24 cores
    24 cores · M2 Ultra
    242
  7. 7
    M4 Pro · 12 cores
    12 cores · M4 Pro
    230
  8. 8
    M2 Max · 12 cores
    12 cores · M2 Max
    168
  9. 9
    M4 · 10 cores
    10 cores · M4 Base
    167
  10. 10
    M2 Pro · 12 cores
    12 cores · M2 Pro
    163
  11. 11
    M4 · 8 cores
    8 cores · M4 Base
    149
  12. 12
    M1 Ultra · 20 cores
    20 cores · M1 Ultra
    148
  13. 13
    M1 Max · 10 cores
    10 cores · M1 Max
    141
  14. 14
    M2 Pro · 10 cores
    10 cores · M2 Pro
    139
  15. 15
    M3 · 8 cores
    8 cores · M3 Base
    137
  16. 16
    M2 · 8 cores
    8 cores · M2 Base
    114
  17. 17
    M1 · 8 cores
    8 cores · M1 Base
    100

How to read this list

Each row is a chip bin (exact CPU-core / GPU-core combo), not a marketing name alone. Open a row to filter /models by that chip name. Filter notebook vs desktop when you only care about one chassis class. Looking for a finished Mac config? Use /models or /compare — this page is bins only.

Scale reminder (shared with the rest of the atlas): entry-level MacBook Air M1 = 100, and these integers are not Geekbench.

Chip families

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FAQ

Is this Geekbench?

No. These are MacDiff CPU indices (M1 Air = 100). Methodology: /legal/disclaimer.

Why 28 bins on /cpu but more chip-bin IDs elsewhere?

/cpu lists bins that have a MacDiff CPU ranking entry. /gpu lists GPU-ranked bins. Catalog unique bin IDs can be higher. Same atlas, different slices — details on /legal/disclaimer.

Where is my MacBook model?

Open /models for configurations. This list is chip bins only; each row filters the catalog by that chip name.