Compare Apple MacBook Pro 16 vs MSI Creator 17 vs MacBook Pro 16 2021
Variants
4K
FHD
M1 Max
M1 Pro
Connectivity
Ports
4 USB-C with support for Charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, USB 3.1 Gen 2, Headphone jack
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 / DP + 1x RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) + 1x microSD + 1x HDMI + 1x Headphone + 1x Microphone
3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI + 1x SD card reader
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
Construction
Battery | Capacity
100 Wh lithium-polymer
82 Wh
100 Wh
Camera | Front
720p
HD type (30fps@720p)
FHD (1080p)
Colors
Space Gray
Silver, Space Gray
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Aluminum
Microphone
Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Speakers
2x 2W Duo Wave Speaker
Six speakers with force-cancelling woofers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
24.59 cm
259.4 mm
9.77 inches (24.81 cm)
Size | Height
1.62 cm
20.25 mm
0.66 inch (1.68 cm)
Size | Width
35.79 cm
396.1 mm
14.01 inches (35.57 cm)
Weight
2.0 kg
Display
Brightness
1000 nits max, 1600 nits peak
Contrast Ratio
1,000,000:1
Display Backlight
Full-Array LED (Mini LED)
Display Color Depth
10 bit (1.07B colors)
Display Diagonal
16 in
17.3 inch
16.2 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS, Liquid Retina XDR
Gamut
100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology
Pixel Density
226 ppi
254 ppi
Refresh Rate
60 or 144Hz
120 Hz
Resolution
3072 x 1920
4K UHD (3840x2160) or FHD (1920x1080)
3456 x 2234
Function
Audio
6-speak system with force-cancelling woofers
Chipset
Intel HM470
Apple M1 Pro SoC, or M1 Max
Fast Charging
Yes
Graphics
AMD Radeon Pro 5300 w/ 4GB of GDDR6; 5500M w/ 4GB GDDR6; 5500M w/ 8GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6, RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB GDDR6, RTX 2070 SUPER w/ Max-Q 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 2080 SUPER w/ Max-Q 8GB GDDR6
16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU
HDR
HDR1000 with miniLED
Keyboard Backlight
Single-color (white) back-lit
Yes
Operating System
Windows 10
macOS Monterey
Operating Temperature
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Processor
2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7; optional 8-core i9
Up to 10th-gen Intel Core i9
10-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores
Security
Touch ID sensor
Sensor
Ambient Light Sensor
Touchpad
Force Touch trackpad
Video Codecs
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 11 hours wireless web / Up to 17 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Key Travel
1.9 mm
Memory | Capacity
16GB, up to 64GB
2x slots, Max 64GB
16, 32, or 64 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 2666MHz
DDR4 3200 MHz
200GB/s memory bandwidth
Power Supply
96W USB-C adapter
180 or 230 W Slim adapter
140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
Storage
512GB SSD; optional up to 8TB
2x M.2 SSD combo (PCIe / SATA)
512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB SSD
Production
Availability
2021-10-26
Debut
2019 November
2020-01 (CES 2020)
2021-10-18
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