Compare Apple MacBook Air (M1) vs MacBook Pro 16 2021 vs MSI Creator 17 2021
Variants
M1 Max
M1 Pro
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 3 / USB 4 + 3.5mm headphone jack
3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI + 1x SD card reader
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps) + 1x SD + 1x HDMI + 1x Audio combo
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
49.9 Wh
100 Wh
99.9 Wh
Camera | Front
HD (720p)
FHD (1080p)
HD type (30fps@720p)
Colors
Gold, Silver, Space Gray
Silver, Space Gray
Core Black
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Aluminum
Microphone
Three-mic array with directional beamforming
Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Speakers
Stereo speakers
Six speakers with force-cancelling woofers
2x 2W Duo Wave Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
9.77 inches (24.81 cm)
259.4 mm
Size | Height
0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)
0.66 inch (1.68 cm)
20.25 mm
Size | Width
11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
14.01 inches (35.57 cm)
396.1 mm
Weight
2.8 lbs (1.29 kg)
2.45 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Brightness
400 nits
1000 nits max, 1600 nits peak
Contrast Ratio
1,000,000:1
Display Backlight
Full-Array LED (Mini LED)
Mini LED (full-array LED)
Display Color Depth
10 bit (1.07B colors)
Display Diagonal
13.3 inch
16.2 inch
17.3"
Display Type
IPS
IPS, Liquid Retina XDR
IPS
Gamut
DCI-P3, True Tone technology
100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology
100% DCI-P3
Pixel Density
227 ppi
254 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
60Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
3456 x 2234
4K UHD (3840x2160)
Function
Chipset
Apple M1 Pro SoC, or M1 Max
Intel HM570
Fast Charging
Yes
Graphics
Apple M1 7-core or 8-core GPU
16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6
HDR
HDR1000 with miniLED
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Yes
Single-color (white) back-lit
Operating System
MacOS Big Sur
macOS Monterey
Windows 10
Operating Temperature
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Processor
Apple M1 8-core CPU with 16-core Neural Engine
10-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores
Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i9 Tiger Lake
Security
Touch ID sensor
Touch ID sensor
Sensor
Ambient Light Sensor
Touchpad
Force Touch trackpad
Force Touch trackpad
Video Codecs
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 15 hours wireless web / Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Up to 11 hours wireless web / Up to 17 hours Apple TV app movie playback
9 hours
Durability
MIL-STD-810G military standard for reliability and durability
Key Travel
1.9 mm
Memory | Capacity
8 or 16 GB
16, 32, or 64 GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
200GB/s memory bandwidth
DDR4 3200 MHz
Power Supply
30 W
140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
230 W Slim adapter
Storage
256GB, 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB
512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB SSD
1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 + 1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4
Production
Availability
2020-11-17
2021-10-26
Debut
2020-11-10
2021-10-18
2021-05
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