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Apple M3 Ultra
FOLDING@HOME PPD PERFORMANCE

CPU profile

Performance snapshot

Current output, per-thread efficiency, ranks, sample depth, and data freshness.

CPU family Apple / 32 logical processors
New / volatile
Most recent sample Apr 9, 2026 Most recent update seen for this CPU profile.
PPD-PLP average
65,271
Per logical processor
Estimated total PPD
2,088,672
All logical processors enabled
Logical processors
32
Available to the CPU fold slot
Data samples
573
Recorded CPU work units
Overall rank
#5
795 CPUs tracked
Brand rank
#1
15 Apple CPUs
Planning guidance and number variabilityOpen guide
Reading the averages

Why your PPD may differ

PPD is a guide, not a fixed result. Daily output changes with the work-unit mix, including project, points, atom count, and deadline, as well as system conditions such as OS, drivers, clocks, thermals, and power limits.

CPU allocation planning

CPU allocation at a glance

Use the estimate range, full-chip result, and processor ceiling to orient your setup, then compare allocations in the table.

View allocation table
How to read this

The logical-processor table below provides the detailed split guidance.

  • Leave enough CPU headroom for any GPUs folding on the same machine.
  • Compare split strategies in the allocation table instead of treating the full-chip estimate as a universal recommendation.
Current estimate range
65,271 to 2,088,672 PPD
Best full-chip estimate
2,088,672 PPD
Allocation ceiling
32 logical processors available

CPU PPD ESTIMATES BY LOGICAL PROCESSORS USED BETA

The following data for the Apple M3 Ultra is estimated using the average PPD for each logical CPU processor, multiplied by different counts of those logical processors.

PPD data for CPUs is presented this way because folders can optimize their setup by folding on any number of the available logical processors on a project work unit.

The suggested number of logical processors for best results depends on how many GPUs are also folding, so enough CPU bandwidth remains available for GPU folding.

The maximum number of logical processors available on a CPU should only be used on a system dedicated solely to CPU folding with very little other overhead.

CPU Folding
Usage Percentage		Logical Procs
Enabled		AVG PPD
Estimated		WUs Day
Average		WU Time
Average		CPU & GPU Folding
LC MAX Suggested
100.0%
322,088,67237.50 hrs 38 mins
96.9%
312,023,40136.30 hrs 40 mins1 GPUs
93.8%
301,958,13035.10 hrs 41 mins2 GPUs
90.6%
291,892,85934.00 hrs 42 mins3 GPUs
87.5%
281,827,58832.80 hrs 44 mins4 GPUs
84.4%
271,762,31731.60 hrs 46 mins5 GPUs
81.3%
261,697,04630.40 hrs 47 mins6 GPUs
78.1%
251,631,77529.30 hrs 49 mins7 GPUs
75.0%
241,566,50428.10 hrs 51 mins8 GPUs
71.9%
231,501,23326.90 hrs 53 mins
68.8%
221,435,96225.80 hrs 56 mins
65.6%
211,370,69124.60 hrs 59 mins
62.5%
201,305,42023.41 hrs 1 mins
59.4%
191,240,14922.31 hrs 5 mins
56.3%
181,174,87821.11 hrs 8 mins
53.1%
171,109,60719.91 hrs 12 mins
50.0%
161,044,33618.71 hrs 17 mins
46.9%
15979,06517.61 hrs 22 mins
43.8%
14913,79416.41 hrs 28 mins
40.6%
13848,52315.21 hrs 35 mins
37.5%
12783,25214.11 hrs 42 mins
34.4%
11717,98112.91 hrs 52 mins
31.3%
10652,71011.72 hrs 3 mins
28.1%
9587,43910.52 hrs 17 mins
25.0%
8522,1689.42 hrs 34 mins
21.9%
7456,8978.22 hrs 56 mins
18.8%
6391,6267.03 hrs 25 mins
15.6%
5326,3555.94 hrs 6 mins
12.5%
4261,0844.75 hrs 7 mins
9.4%
3195,8133.56 hrs 50 mins
6.3%
2130,5422.310 hrs 15 mins
3.1%
165,2711.220 hrs 30 mins

ACTIVE CPU RESEARCH PROJECTS BETA

The following data is the average PPD values for Apple M3 Ultra project work units based on multiple samples collected via the use of our Folding@Home dark mode web client.

PPD-PLP
Rank		Project
ID		Cause
Research		PPD-PLP
AVG PPD per 1 LP		ALL LP-PPD
Estimated @ 32 LP		PPD RANK %
Of Best PPD
112479cancer82,8702,651,840
100.0%
212477cancer72,2052,310,560
87.1%
312475cancer68,1782,181,696
82.3%
412476cancer67,0062,144,192
80.9%
518240Force-Field-Protein-Dynamics66,6652,133,280
80.4%
612478cancer57,9641,854,848
69.9%
712486alzheimers54,6971,750,304
66.0%
812485alzheimers44,6821,429,824
53.9%
Track this hardware live

Profile your Apple M3 Ultra in our V8 Web Client

Launch the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client to monitor live work-unit activity, compare your machine with community benchmarks, and contribute real samples that keep public rankings and hardware insights current for the Folding@Home community.

Sample Folder Team Platform Seen
Most recent WU sample Amir Default (No team specified) macOS CPU 3 months ago
First seen JIANGJINGZHE Team MacOS X macOS CPU 12 months ago
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