MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) vs Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2018)

MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) $1,299
Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2018) $1,400
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,400
CPU
Core m3-7Y32A
CPU
Core i7-8565U
GPU
HD 615 900MHz
GPU
UHD 620 1150MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304×1440
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 1920×1080

GB6 Single-Core

  • 49% slower vs Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2018)
  • 97% faster vs MacBook 12 (Mid 2017)
MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) - GB6S 710
x1
Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2018) - GB6S 1,400
x1.97

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 67% slower vs Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2018)
  • 3.03x faster vs MacBook 12 (Mid 2017)
MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) - GB6M 1,420
x1
Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2018) - GB6M 4,300
x3.03
  • 17% slower vs Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2018)
  • 20% faster vs MacBook 12 (Mid 2017)
MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) - 5 FPS 1080p
x1
Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2018) - 6 FPS 1080p
x1.2

FP32

  • 22% slower vs Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2018)
  • 28% faster vs MacBook 12 (Mid 2017)
MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) - 346 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2018) - 442 GFLOPS FP32
x1.28
CPU Image
Core m3-7Y32A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-8565U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
Core m3-7Y32A vs Core i7-8565U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 615 900MHz
192 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
UHD 620 1150MHz
192 Shaders
1150MHz
Shared Memory
5 FPS 1080p
4%
346 GFLOPS FP32
1%
6 FPS 1080p
5%
442 GFLOPS FP32
1%
HD 615 900MHz vs UHD 620 1150MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
8GB
LPDDR3-2133
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.1GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
12"
LCD IPS
13.3"
LCD IPS
12"
13.3"
Area
64.7 in² (417.5 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
75.6 in² (487.6 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
300 Nits
Brightness
350 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
2304×1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
166 PPI
2304×1440
1920×1080
LED Backlight
1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
-
-
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Coating
Matte
2304×1440
1920×1080
480p
720p
No Biometrics
Facial
2
4
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 5.0
200 Series Y+
Integrated Chipset
Data
-
1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
Data
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
Security
TPM 2.0
External
External
29W
14.50V
2.00A
65W
20.00V
3.25A
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
-
-
-
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
3.00A 15V (45W)
3.25A 20V (65W)
-
USB-C
Removable Cable
-
USB-C
-
-
1.5M (5 ft) Cable
41.1Wh
5437mAh
7.56V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
53.1Wh
4658mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
Up to 10 Hours
Up to 8 Hours
macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
Windows
macOS 13 Ventura (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
-
-
Cooler
2x Fans
-
-
Display Side Boarder Size
4.9mm
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
15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.6 mm (12 in)
Depth
210 mm (8.3 in)
Volume
0.98 L
Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 lb)
Weight
1.38 kg (3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.66 kg (3.7 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not 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
-
-
Storage Slots
1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
A1534
EMC 3099
MacBook10,1
RZ09-02810
RZ09-02812
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