MacBook Pro 16 (M3 Max, Late 2023) vs MacBook 12 (Early 2015)

MacBook Pro 16 (M3 Max, Late 2023) $3,299
MacBook 12 (Early 2015) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$3,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
M3 Max (14C30G)
CPU
Core M-5Y31A
GPU
30-Core M3 Max
GPU
HD 5300 850MHz
Memory
36GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
16.2" LCD IPS 3456x2234 -
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M3 Max (14C30G)
14 Cores
14 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Core M-5Y31A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
30-Core M3 Max
3840 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
HD 5300 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
LPDDR3-1600
136 Tabs
27%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 4.6GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 2.0 x4
Up to 670MB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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16.2"
LCD IPS
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12"
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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3456x2234
7.7 Million Pixels
254 PPI
2304x1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
Mini-LED Backlight
2,554 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
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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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9 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
140W
28.00V
5.00A
29W
14.50V
2.00A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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5.00A 15V (75W)
5.00A 20V (100W)
5.00A 28V (140W)
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USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
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Removable Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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100Wh
8728mAh
11.46V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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39.7Wh
5260mAh
7.55V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 15 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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macOS 14 Sonoma
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur (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
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Width
355.7 mm (14 in)
Depth
248.1 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
1.48 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
2.16 kg (4.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.44 kg (5.4 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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A2991
EMC 8408
Mac15,9, Mac15,11
A1534
EMC 2746
MacBook8,1
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