Compare Apple MacBook Pro 13 M1 vs MSI Stealth 17 Studio 2023 vs MacBook Pro 16 2023
Variants
FHD
QHD
UHD
UHD MiniLED
M2 Max
M2 Pro
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 3 / USB 4 + 3.5mm headphone jack
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x SD card reader
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
Construction
Battery | Capacity
58.2 Wh
4-Cell 99 Wh
100 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Camera | Front
HD (720p)
1080p FaceTime HD camera
Colors
Silver or Space Gray
Core Black
Silver / Space Gray
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
Microphone
Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Speakers
Stereo speakers
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
283.5 mm
9.77 inches (24.81 cm)
Size | Height
0.61 inch (1.56 cm)
20.1-20.8 mm
0.66 inch (1.68 cm)
Size | Width
11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
397.6 mm
14.01 inches (35.57 cm)
Weight
3.0 pounds (1.4 kg)
2.8 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
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 inch
17.3 inch
16.2 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS, Liquid Retina XDR
Gamut
DCI-P3, True Tone technology
100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology
Pixel Density
227 ppi
254 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
3456 x 2234
Function
AI
16-core Neural Engine
Fast Charging
Yes
Graphics
Apple M1 8-core GPU
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Yes
Operating System
MacOS Big Sur
Windows 11 Home / Pro
macOS Monterey
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
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 Processor
12-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
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 17 hours wireless web / Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback / Up to 15 hours wireless web
Memory | Capacity
8 or 16 GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth
Power Supply
61 W
240W
140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
Storage
256GB, 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
Production
Availability
2020-11-17
Debut
2020-11-10
2023-01-17
Reviews
Neofiliac score
80%
93%
Pros
- Powerful M1 processor
- Comfortable keyboard and touchpad
- High-quality display
- Long battery life
- Rather powerful components
- Somewhat clean styling
- Good display options for work or gaming
- Good keyboard
- Mostly made of metal
- Large battery
- Good speakers
- Good port selection
- Gorgeous styling
- Superb battery life
- Great performance plugged-in or not
- New WiFi 6E + BT 5.3 support
- No numeric keypad
- Best-in-industry touchpad
Cons
- Only one USB-C port
- Only one Thunderbolt 3 port
- Large bezels
- Larger than the competition
- Only marginal improvement over the 2021 model
- Ridiculously expensive memory and storage
- Cannot upgrade memory or storage
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