MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) vs MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Late 2016)

MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) $1,299
MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Late 2016) $1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
CPU
Core m3-7Y32A
CPU
Core i5-6360U
GPU
HD 615 900MHz
GPU
Iris 540 1000MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304×1440
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600

GB6 Single-Core

  • 27% slower vs MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Late 2016)
  • 37% faster vs MacBook 12 (Mid 2017)
MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) - GB6S 710
x1
MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Late 2016) - GB6S 975
x1.37

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 24% slower vs MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Late 2016)
  • 32% faster vs MacBook 12 (Mid 2017)
MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) - GB6M 1,420
x1
MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Late 2016) - GB6M 1,880
x1.32

FP32

  • 55% slower vs MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Late 2016)
  • 2.22x faster vs MacBook 12 (Mid 2017)
MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) - 346 GFLOPS FP32
x1
MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Late 2016) - 768 GFLOPS FP32
x2.22
CPU Image
Core m3-7Y32A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-6360U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2GHz Clock
Core m3-7Y32A vs Core i5-6360U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 615 900MHz
192 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Iris 540 1000MHz
384 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
5 FPS 1080p
4%
346 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
768 GFLOPS FP32
2%
HD 615 900MHz vs Iris 540 1000MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
256GB
Proprietary Apple 22+34 Pin
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
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
300 Nits
Brightness
500 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
-
Response Time
48ms GtG
-
-
Flicker
120000Hz
Resolution
2304×1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
2304×1440
2560×1600
LED Backlight
1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,700:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
-
-
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
-
-
-
-
-
-
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 3.0 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.23 Gamma
6930K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
2304×1440
2560×1600
480p
720p
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.2
200 Series Y+
100 Series U+
Data
1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
Data
-
2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
External
External
29W
14.50V
2.00A
61W
20.30V
3.00A
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
-
-
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
3.00A 20V (60W)
USB-C
Removable Cable
USB-C
Removable Cable
41.1Wh
5437mAh
7.56V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
54.5Wh
4781mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
Up to 10 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
macOS 13 Ventura (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
-
-
Cooler
1x Fans
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
14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.96 L
Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 lb)
Weight
1.37 kg (3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.56 kg (3.4 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
A1534
EMC 3099
MacBook10,1
A1708
EMC 2978
MacBookPro13,1
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