MacBook Pro 14 (M3, Late 2023) vs MacBook Pro 13 (Early 2015)

MacBook Pro 14 (M3, Late 2023) $1,599
MacBook Pro 13 (Early 2015) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,599
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
M3 (8C10G)
CPU
Core i5-5257U
GPU
10-Core M3
GPU
Iris 6100 1050MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
128GB
Display
14.2" LCD IPS 3024x1964 -
Display
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M3 (8C10G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Core i5-5257U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
10-Core M3
1280 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
Iris 6100 1050MHz
384 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.81 TFLOPS
2%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 4.6GB/s Read
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14.2"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
300 Nits
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120Hz
Variable
60Hz
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3024x1964
5.9 Million Pixels
254 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
Mini-LED Backlight
2,010 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
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Integrated Chipset
9 Series U+
Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
MagSafe 2
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External
External
70W
20.00V
3.50A
60W
16.50V
3.65A
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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Removable Cable
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
70Wh
6110mAh
11.46V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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74.9Wh
6559mAh
11.42V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 13.5 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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macOS 14 Sonoma
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (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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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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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
Height
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
314 mm (12.4 in)
Depth
219 mm (8.6 in)
Volume
1.24 L
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
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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A2918
EMC 8304
Mac15,3
A1502
EMC 2835
MacBookPro12,1
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