Compare Apple MacBook Pro 13 vs MSI Creator 17 vs MacBook Pro 16 2021

Variants
4K
FHD
M1 Max
M1 Pro

Connectivity

Ports
4x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), headphone
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
Bluetooth 5, WiFi 5 (802.11ac)
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0

Construction

Battery | Capacity
58 Wh
82 Wh
100 Wh
Camera | Front
HD
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
212.4 mm
259.4 mm
9.77 inches (24.81 cm)
Size | Height
15.6 mm
20.25 mm
0.66 inch (1.68 cm)
Size | Width
304.1 mm
396.1 mm
14.01 inches (35.57 cm)
Weight
1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs

Display

Brightness
500 nits
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
13.3 in
17.3 inch
16.2 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS, Liquid Retina XDR
Gamut
100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology
Pixel Density
227 ppi
254 ppi
Refresh Rate
60 or 144Hz
120 Hz
Resolution
2560 x 1600
4K UHD (3840x2160) or FHD (1920x1080)
3456 x 2234

Function

Audio
Stereo with Dolby Atmos support
Chipset
Intel HM470
Apple M1 Pro SoC, or M1 Max
Fast Charging
Yes
Graphics
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
10th-gen Intel Core i5 or i7 (quad-core) or 8th-gen Intel Core i5 or i7
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 32GB (8GB or 16GB on models w/ 8th-gen Intel processors)
2x slots, Max 64GB
16, 32, or 64 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR4X (LPDDR3 on models w/ 8th-gen Intel processors)
DDR4 3200 MHz
200GB/s memory bandwidth
Power Supply
61W USB-C
180 or 230 W Slim adapter
140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
Storage
512GB or 1TB, up to 4TB (256GB up to 2TB on models w/ 8th-gen Intel processors)
2x M.2 SSD combo (PCIe / SATA)
512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB SSD

Production

Availability
2021-10-26
Debut
2020-05-04
2020-01 (CES 2020)
2021-10-18
Made In
China

Price

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