Blade 14 (Early 2022) vs MacBook Pro 14" (M3)

Blade 14 (Early 2022) $2,000
MacBook Pro 14" (M3) $1,599
Base Price
$2,000
Base Price
$1,599
CPU
Ryzen 9 6900HX
CPU
M3 8C10G
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 100W
GPU
10-Core M3
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
512GB
Display
14" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Display
14.2" LCD IPS 3024x1964 -
Ryzen 9 6900HX
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
M3 8C10G
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
GB6S 2,010
53%
GB6M 9,600
40%
GB6S 3,140
83%
GB6M 11,890
50%
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 100W
3840 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1605MHz
10-Core M3
1280 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
1080p 85 FPS
71%
FP32 12.33 TFLOPS
25%
N/A
0%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
16GB
DDR5-4800
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 7GB/s Read
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 4.6GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14"
LCD IPS
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14.2"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
144Hz
Variable
120Hz
Variable
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
157 PPI
3024x1964
5.9 Million Pixels
254 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Mini-LED Backlight
2,010 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
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RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.3
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
3-hole Oval Shape
Power
MagSafe 3
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
230W
19.50V
11.80A
70W
20.00V
3.50A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.50A 20V (70W)
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3-hole Oval Shape
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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61.6Wh
4000mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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70Wh
6110mAh
11.46V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 9 Hours
Up to 13.5 Hours
Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 90 min
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Windows
macOS 14 Sonoma
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.9mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
Height
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Width
319.7 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
220 mm (8.7 in)
Volume
1.18 L
Height
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
312.6 mm (12.3 in)
Depth
221.2 mm (8.7 in)
Volume
1.07 L
Weight
1.78 kg (3.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.58 kg (5.7 lb)
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Weight
1.55 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.76 kg (3.9 lb)
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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
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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