MacBook Pro 14 (M3 Max, Late 2023) vs MacBook 12 (Early 2016)

MacBook Pro 14 (M3 Max, Late 2023) $2,999
MacBook 12 (Early 2016) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
M3 Max (14C30G)
CPU
Core m3-6Y30A
GPU
30-Core M3 Max
GPU
HD 515 850MHz
Memory
36GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
14.2" LCD IPS 3024x1964 -
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M3 Max (14C30G)
14 Cores
14 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Core m3-6Y30A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
30-Core M3 Max
3840 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
HD 515 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 10.74 TFLOPS
21%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
36GB
LPDDR5-6400
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
136 Tabs
27%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 4.6GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
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
2304x1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 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
Butterfly 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)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
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100 Series Y+
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
MagSafe 3
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External
External
96W
20.50V
4.70A
29W
14.50V
2.00A
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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USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
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Removable Cable
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Removable Cable
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72.4Wh
6319mAh
11.46V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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41.1Wh
5437mAh
7.56V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 12 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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macOS 14 Sonoma
OS X 10.11 El Capitan
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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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
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Weight
1.62 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.91 kg (4.2 lb)
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Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 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
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A2992
EMC 8407
Mac15,8, Mac15,10
A1534
EMC 2991
MacBook9,1
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