Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Pro 2023, 36GB, 512GB SSD, Space Black
CPU Apple M3 Pro
RAM 36 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 16"
GPU Apple M3 Pro 14-core GPU
OS macOS
Weight 2.1 kg
Battery 100 Wh
25 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong screen (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong ram (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average portability (17th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 11 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M3 Pro 14-core GPU |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 36 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1600 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.1 kg / 4.6 lbs |
| Battery | 100 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M3 Pro | 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) | 36 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Apple M3 Pro 14-core GPU | 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 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | - | 80 | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Pro | 48.2 | 6.3 | 76.7 | 59.7 | 85.2 | 17.2 | 35.8 | 98.1 | 0 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.8 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 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
- Overall25.1
- AI/LLM18.9
- Gaming6.9
- Portability19.9
- Creator14.2
- Student23.6
- Business27
- Developer33.6
- Entertainment27.7
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