Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021) vs MacBook Pro 16 (M1 Pro, Late 2021) Full Specs

Summary

CPU Core i7-11800H8 Cores	CPU M1 Pro (10C16G)10 Cores (8P+2E)
GPU GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 80W3,840 Shaders, 6GB	GPU 16-Core M1 Pro2,048 Shaders
Memory 16GBDDR4-3200	Memory 16GBLPDDR5-6400
Storage 1TBPCIe 4.0 x4	Storage 512GBPCIe 4.0 x4
Display 15.6" LCD IPS1920x1080 300Nits 360Hz Matte AR	Display 16.2" LCD IPS Mini-LED3456x2234 1000Nits 120Hz Glossy AR
Price $2,300 MAX	Price $2,499 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Peak OPS FP32 FP16 GPU Bandwidth

Blade 15 Advanced2,026Core i7-11800H

x1

MacBook Pro 162,376M1 Pro (10C16G)

x1.17

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System Arch

CPU

Core i7-11800H	M1 Pro (10C16G)
8 Cores 16 Threads 2.3GHz	10 Cores(8P+2E) 10 Threads 3.23GHz

GPU

GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 80W	16-Core M1 Pro
3,840 Shaders 1.43GHz	2,048 Shaders 1.3GHz
6GB GDDR6 336GB/s	Shared Memory
Peak·FP32·FP16 350.2 TOPSINT4 Tensor Sparse	Peak·FP32·FP16 5.31 TFLOPSFP16

Memory

16GBDDR4-3200	16GBLPDDR5-6400
2x SO-DIMM

Storage

1TBPCIe 4.0 x4	512GBPCIe 4.0 x4
6.8GB/s Read 4.8GB/s Write	5.2GB/s Read 4.6GB/s Write
2x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4

Display

15.6" LCD IPS1920x1080 300Nits 360Hz Matte AR Size Res 15.6"	16.2" LCD IPS Mini-LED3456x2234 1000Nits 120Hz Glossy AR Size Res 16.2"
Panel & HDR LCD IPS	Panel & HDR LCD IPS HDR
Area & Aspect Ratio 104 in² 16:9	Area & Aspect Ratio 119.6 in² 15.5:10
Brightness 300 nits 300 nits Peak	Brightness 1000 nits 1600 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 360Hz	Refresh & VRR 120Hz Variable Refresh
Response Time -	Response Time 42 ms
Resolution 1920x1080 2.1M Pixels 141 ppi	Resolution 3456x2234 7.7M Pixels 254 ppi
Backlight & Contrast LED 1K:1 contrast	Backlight & Contrast Mini-LED 2.6K zones 1M:1 contrast
Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V	Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V
Color Depth 8-bit	Color Depth 10-bit
Color Coverage -	Color Coverage 100% sRGB 99% DCI-P3
Coating & Lamination Matte AR	Coating & Lamination Glossy AR
Touchscreen No	Touchscreen No
Border Size 4.9mm (0.19")	Border Size 3.5mm (0.14")

Battery

Up to 6 hours	Up to 17 hours
Charge Time - 0-100%: 90 min	Charge Time 0-50%: 30 min -
65Wh 4221mAh 15.4V Lithium-Ion Polymer	99.6Wh 8693mAh 11.46V Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 1x Thunderbolt 4 3x USB 3.1 1x USB-C 3.1 DP PD	Data 3x Thunderbolt 4 - -
Video 1x HDMI 2.1	Video 1x HDMI 2.0
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack
Card Slots 1x SDXC Card UHS-II	Card Slots 1x SDXC Card UHS-II

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.2	Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0
Infrared No	Infrared No

Power

Charger 230W 3-hole Oval Shape	Charger 140W USB-C
Max Power Draw 214W	Max Power Draw 90W
Output 230W 19.50V 11.79A	Output 140W 28.00V 5.00A
Input 3.60A	Input 2.00A
Protocol & Port 3-hole Oval Shape 3-hole Oval Shape	Protocol & Port USB-C
USB-PD -	USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) 5.00A 15V (75W) 5.00A 20V (100W) 5.00A 28V (140W)

Audio

Speakers 2	Speakers 6
Microphones 4	Microphones 3

Input

Keyboard - Scissor Backlit Per-Key Lighting	Keyboard 78 Keys Scissor Backlit -
Trackpad Multi-Touch Clickpad Glass	Trackpad Force Touch Glass
Biometrics Facial Face ID Fingerprint -	Biometrics Facial - Fingerprint Fingerprint

OS

Launch OS Windows 10

Launch OS macOS 12 Monterey

Enclosure

Build Material Aluminum	Build Material Aluminum
Weight Option 1.99kg	Weight Option -
Height 16.9mm (0.67") Width 355mm (13.98") Depth 235mm (9.25")	Height 16.8mm (0.66") Width 355.7mm (14") Depth 248.1mm (9.77")
Weight 1.99kg	Weight 2.10kg
Weight + Charger 2.79kg	Weight + Charger 2.38kg
Volume 1.4099L	Volume 1.4826L
Decor Lights Yes	Decor Lights No
Fans 2	Fans 2

Info

Release Date 2021-07-14	Release Date 2021-10-26
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description Mid 2021	Description M1 Pro, Late 2021
Model ID RZ09-0409x	Model ID MacBookPro18,1
Model Number 1 RZ09-0409A	Model Number 1 A2485
Model Number 2 RZ09-0409B	Model Number 2 EMC 3651

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