MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) vs Razer Blade Pro 17 (Early 2015)

MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) $1,299
Razer Blade Pro 17 (Early 2015) $2,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,299
CPU
Core m3-7Y32A
CPU
Core i7-4720HQ
GPU
HD 615 900MHz
GPU
GeForce GTX 960M
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304×1440
Display
17.3" LCD 1920×1080
CPU Image
Core m3-7Y32A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-4720HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Core m3-7Y32A vs Core i7-4720HQ Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 615 900MHz
192 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce GTX 960M
640 Shaders
1176MHz
2GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
5 FPS 1080p
4%
346 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
1.51 TFLOPS FP32
3%
HD 615 900MHz vs GeForce GTX 960M Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
16GB
DDR3L-1600
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s
128GB
mSATA
SATA 3
Up to 360MB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12"
LCD IPS
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17.3"
LCD
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Area
64.7 in² (417.5 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
127.9 in² (825.1 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
300 Nits
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Brightness
250 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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60Hz
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Resolution
2304×1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Coating
Matte
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78 Keys
Butterfly 2 Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Touch Bar
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
4.05" WVGA LCD touchpad Switchblade UI Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
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HM87
Data
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
DC 5.5x2.5mm
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
29W
14.50V
2.00A
150W
19.00V
7.90A
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
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Removable Cable
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DC 5.5x2.5mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
41.1Wh
5437mAh
7.56V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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74Wh
5000mAh
14.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 2.5 Hours
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macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
Windows
macOS 13 Ventura (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Height
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
277 mm (10.9 in)
Volume
2.65 L
Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 lb)
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Weight
3.07 kg (6.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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2x mSATA
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A1534
EMC 3099
MacBook10,1
RZ09-01171E5
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