What’s the difference between 'gcc -g' and 'gcc -g3'?

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According with the documentation:

-glevel

Request debugging information and also use level to specify how  much information. The default level is 2.

Where level 3 means:

Level 3 includes extra information, such as all the macro definitions present in the program. Some debuggers support macro expansion when you use -g3.

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