All Macs with a Core m3 Processor (CPU): EveryMac.com

Apple Specs > By Processor > Core m3 Processor

Update Published December 13, 2025

Every Apple Mac that uses a Core m3 processor -- also called a Core m3 CPU (Central Processing Unit) -- is listed below. Note that this processor should not be confused with the similarly named Apple M3 processor which was introduced in 2023.

Apple first released Macs that use the Core m3 processor in 2016 and continued to sell Macs that use this processor until 2019.

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1 Apple Mac Processor Type MacBook "Core m3" 1.1 12" (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz Core m3 (M3-6Y30)

Intro.	April 19, 2016	Disc.	June 5, 2017
Order	MLHA2LL/A*	Model	A1534 (EMC 2991)
Family	Early 2016	ID	MacBook9,1
RAM	8 GB	VRAM	1.5 GB*
Storage	256 GB SSD	Optical	None*
Complete MacBook "Core m3" 1.1 12" (Early 2016) Specs

MacBook "Core m3" 1.2 12" (Mid-2017) 1.2 GHz Core m3 (M3-7Y32)

Intro.	June 5, 2017*	Disc.	July 9, 2019*
Order	MNYF2LL/A*	Model	A1534 (EMC 3099)
Family	Mid-2017	ID	MacBook10,1
RAM	8 GB	VRAM	N/A*
Storage	256 GB SSD	Optical	None*
Complete MacBook "Core m3" 1.2 12" (Mid-2017) Specs

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