Razer Blade 14 (Early 2016) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2017)

Razer Blade 14 (Early 2016) $2,000
MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2017) $2,399
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,399
CPU
Core i7-6700HQ
CPU
Core i7-7700HQ
GPU
GeForce GTX 970M
GPU
Radeon Pro 555
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
14" LCD IGZO 3200×1800 Touch
Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880×1800

GB6 Single-Core

  • 6% slower vs MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2017)
  • 6% faster vs Blade 14 (Early 2016)
Blade 14 (Early 2016) - GB6S 1,100
x1
MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2017) - GB6S 1,165
x1.06

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 5% slower vs MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2017)
  • 5% faster vs Blade 14 (Early 2016)
Blade 14 (Early 2016) - GB6M 3,440
x1
MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2017) - GB6M 3,605
x1.05

FP32

  • 94% faster vs MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2017)
  • 48% slower vs Blade 14 (Early 2016)
Blade 14 (Early 2016) - 2.54 TFLOPS FP32
x1.94
MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2017) - 1.31 TFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
Core i7-6700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-7700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.8GHz Clock
Core i7-6700HQ vs Core i7-7700HQ Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce GTX 970M
1280 Shaders
993MHz
3GB GDDR5
120GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
Radeon Pro 555
768 Shaders
850MHz
2GB GDDR5
81.6GB/s Bandwidth
2.54 TFLOPS FP32
5%
1.31 TFLOPS FP32
3%
GeForce GTX 970M vs Radeon Pro 555 Full Specs Comparison
16GB
DDR4-2133
16GB
LPDDR3-2133
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.6GB/s
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
14"
LCD IGZO
-
15.4"
LCD IPS
HDR
14"
15.4"
Area
83.8 in² (540.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
106.6 in² (687.7 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
300 Nits
Brightness
500 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
3200×1800
5.8 Million Pixels
262 PPI
Resolution
2880×1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
3200×1800
2880×1800
LED Backlight
350:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,500:1 Contrast
-
-
-
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
98% sRGB
-
75% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
-
-
-
Fully Laminated
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
-
Touch
Capacitive
-
-
3200×1800
2880×1800
720p
720p
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
2
3
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth 4.2
HM170
QMS180
Data
3x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
Data
-
4x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
Video
1x HDMI 2.0
-
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Power
DC 5.5x2.5mm
-
-
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
-
-
-
External
External
165W
19.80V
8.33A
87W
20.20V
4.30A
-
-
-
-
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
4.30A 20V (86W)
DC 5.5x2.5mm
-
-
1.5M (5 ft) Cable
-
USB-C
Removable Cable
-
71Wh
6400mAh
11.10V
Lithium-Ion
76Wh
6667mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
Up to 3.5 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
Windows
macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
macOS 13 Ventura (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
Cooler
2x Fans
Cooler
2x Fans
Height
17.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
345 mm (13.6 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.45 L
Height
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
349.3 mm (13.8 in)
Depth
240.7 mm (9.5 in)
Volume
1.30 L
Weight
1.89 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.47 kg (5.4 lb)
Weight
1.83 kg (4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.15 kg (4.7 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
-
-
RZ09-01652
A1707
EMC 3162
MacBookPro14,3
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