Apple MacBook Pro 14" M3 Max Silver 2023
The M3 Max chip’s 16-core CPU and 40-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing drive extreme performance for rendering intricate 3D content, complemented by a 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display with 1000 nits sustained brightness. This Geek Squad Certified Refurbished model offers a premium build and up to 18 hours of battery life at a reduced price point. It’s best for developers compiling massive codebases or 3D artists working with complex, multi-billion-parameter models.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong screen (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong cpu (91st percentile) 91st
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 14 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M3 Max 30-core |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Unified |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 36 GB |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 3024x1964 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.6 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 14" M3 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | M3 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 36 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Apple M3 Max 30-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 71 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" M3 Max | 91.1 | 79.3 | 78.3 | 99.4 | 97.5 | 73.2 | 62.2 | 97.2 | 80.5 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.8 | 90.4 | 92 | 90.9 | 96.3 | 74.6 | 89.4 | 59.7 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 91.2 | 98.8 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 80.4 | 85.7 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 96.3 | 73.2 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.1 | 63.5 | 81 | 63.9 | 95.8 | 87.2 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 97.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 63.5 | 81 | 80.8 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.6 | 59.7 | 85.8 |
Usage Scores
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