Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" 2012, Core i5-3210M, 4GB, 500GB HDD, Silver
CPU Intel Core i5-3210M
RAM 4 GB
Storage 500 GB
Screen 13.3" 1280x800
GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
OS macOS
Weight 2 kg
35 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong portability (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average screen (2nd percentile)
- Below average ram (2nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (4th percentile)
- Below average port selection (10th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3210M |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 13.3" |
| Resolution | 1280x800 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.0 kg / 4.5 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3210M | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 13.3" 1280x800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 80 | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" | 4.1 | 13.9 | 2.3 | 9.9 | 2.2 | 87.9 | 27.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.6 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 14.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall34.8
- AI/LLM9.4
- Gaming3.2
- Portability61.9
- Creator10.1
- Student76.6
- Business46.1
- Developer26
- Entertainment24.7
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