Blade 14 (Early 2023) vs MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Max)

Blade 14 (Early 2023) $2,400
MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Max) $2,899
Base Price
$2,400
Base Price
$2,899
CPU
Ryzen 9 7940HS
CPU
M1 Max 10C24G
GPU
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
GPU
24-Core M1 Max
Memory
16GB
Memory
32GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
512GB
Display
14" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Display
14.2" LCD IPS 3024x1964 -
Ryzen 9 7940HS
8 Cores
16 Threads
4GHz Clock
M1 Max 10C24G
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.23GHz Clock
GB6S 2,465
65%
GB6M 11,560
48%
GB6S 2,400
64%
GB6M 12,700
53%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
3072 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
2370MHz
24-Core M1 Max
3072 Shaders
Shared Memory
1278MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 14.56 TFLOPS
29%
1080p 64 FPS
53%
FP32 7.85 TFLOPS
16%
16GB
DDR5-5600
32GB
LPDDR5-6400
56 Tabs
11%
120 Tabs
24%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 7GB/s Read
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 5.2GB/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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400 Nits
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
240Hz
Variable
120Hz
Variable
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
216 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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1.00mm
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 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
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
96W
20.50V
4.70A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
4.70A 20V (94W)
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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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68.1Wh
4422mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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69.6Wh
6068mAh
11.47V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 9 Hours
Up to 12 Hours
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Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Windows
macOS 12 Monterey
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
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
310.7 mm (12.2 in)
Depth
228 mm (9 in)
Volume
1.27 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
1.84 kg (4.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.64 kg (5.8 lb)
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Weight
1.6 kg (3.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.89 kg (4.2 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
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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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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