MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2016)

MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015) $1,999
MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2016) $2,399
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,399
CPU
Core i7-4770HQ
CPU
Core i7-6700HQ
GPU
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
GPU
Radeon Pro 450
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880x1800 -
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Core i7-4770HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Core i7-6700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
320 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
Radeon Pro 450
640 Shaders
800MHz
2GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 0.77 TFLOPS
2%
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FP32 1.02 TFLOPS
2%
8GB
DDR3L-1600
16GB
LPDDR3-2133
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.4"
LCD IPS
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15.4"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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60Hz
Variable
60Hz
Variable
2880x1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
2880x1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
LED Backlight
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900:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
64 Keys
Butterfly 2 Switch
White Backlight
Touch Bar
Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
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Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.2
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QMS180
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4x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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1x HDMI 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 2
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External
85W
20.00V
4.25A
87W
20.20V
4.30A
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USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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4.30A 20V (86W)
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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99.5Wh
8759mAh
11.36V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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76Wh
6667mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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
2x Fans
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Height
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.9 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
247.1 mm (9.7 in)
Volume
1.60 L
Height
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
349.3 mm (13.8 in)
Depth
240.7 mm (9.5 in)
Volume
1.30 L
Weight
2.036 kg (4.5 lb)
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Weight
1.83 kg (4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.15 kg (4.7 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A1398
EMC 2909
EMC 2910
MacBookPro11,5
MacBookPro11,4
A1707
EMC 3072
MacBookPro13,3
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