MacBook Pro 15" (Mid 2012) vs MacBook Pro 15" (Late 2013)

MacBook Pro 15" (Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro 15" (Late 2013)
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CPU
Core i7-3615QM
CPU
Core i7-4750HQ
GPU
GeForce GT 650M Mac
GPU
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
Memory
4GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.4" LCD TN 1440x900 -
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Core i7-3615QM
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
Core i7-4750HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2GHz Clock
GB6S 550
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GB6M 1,880
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GB6S 1,000
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GB6M 3,215
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GeForce GT 650M Mac
384 Shaders
512MB GDDR5
900MHz
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
320 Shaders
Shared Memory
1200MHz
N/A
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FP32 0.69 TFLOPS
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FP32 0.77 TFLOPS
2%
4GB
DDR3L-1600
8GB
DDR3L-1600
8 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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128GB
2.5"
SATA 3
Up to 530MB/s Read
256GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 730MB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
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8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
No Optical Drive
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15.4"
LCD TN
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15.4"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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60Hz
Variable
60Hz
Variable
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
110 PPI
2880x1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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900:1 Contrast
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
Infrared
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HM77
HM87
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1x FireWire 800
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1x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Video
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
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1x HDMI 1.4
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe
Power
MagSafe 2
Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
85W
20.00V
4.25A
85W
20.00V
4.25A
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MagSafe L
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
77.5Wh
7078mAh
10.95V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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95Wh
8437mAh
11.26V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 3.5 Hours
Up to 8 Hours
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows
macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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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Cooler
2x Fans
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Height
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Width
364 mm (14.3 in)
Depth
249 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
2.18 L
Height
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.9 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
247.1 mm (9.7 in)
Volume
1.60 L
Weight
2.54 kg (5.6 lb)
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Weight
2.02 kg (4.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
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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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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