Compare MSI Stealth 17 Studio 2023 vs MacBook Pro 16 2021 vs MacBook Pro 14 2023

MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13V Laptop (2023)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 16.2" Laptop (2021)

MSI | Computers

Apple | Computers

Variants

FHD

QHD

UHD

UHD MiniLED

M1 Max

M1 Pro

M2 Max

M2 Pro

Connectivity

Ports

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 + 1x SD card reader

Wireless Connectivity

Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3

WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0

WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity

4-Cell 99 Wh

100 Wh

70 Wh

Battery | Type

Lithium-ion polymer battery

Camera

IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)

Camera | Front

FHD (1080p)

1080p FaceTime HD camera

Colors

Core Black

Silver, Space Gray

Form Factor

Clamshell laptop computer

Material

Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis

Microphone

Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming

Speakers

2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer

Six speakers with force-cancelling woofers

High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers

Dimensions

Size | Depth

283.5 mm

9.77 inches (24.81 cm)

8.71 inches (22.12 cm)

Size | Height

20.1-20.8 mm

0.66 inch (1.68 cm)

0.61 inch (1.55 cm)

Size | Width

397.6 mm

14.01 inches (35.57 cm)

12.31 inches (31.26 cm)

Weight

2.8 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:9

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

17.3 inch

16.2 inch

14.2 inch

Display Type

IPS

IPS, Liquid Retina XDR

Gamut

100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology

Pixel Density

254 ppi

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Resolution

3456 x 2234

3024 x 1964

Function

16-core Neural Engine

Chipset

Apple M1 Pro SoC, or M1 Max

Fast Charging

Yes

With 96W charger

Graphics

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB

16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU

14-core, 16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU

Keyboard Backlight

Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries

Yes

Operating System

Windows 11 Home / Pro

macOS Monterey

Operating Temperature

50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)

Processor

Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 Processor

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

Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback / Up to 12 hours wireless web

Memory | Capacity

2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB

16, 32, or 64 GB

Memory | Type

DDR5 5200MHz dual channel

200GB/s memory bandwidth

Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth

Power Supply

240W

140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable

Storage

2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)

512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB SSD

Production

Availability

2021-10-26

Debut

2021-10-18

2023-01-17

Reviews

Neofiliac score

80%

89%

Pros

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 16-inch XDR display
Powerful M1 Pro & Max SoCs
More input/output ports than its predecessor
Fantastic battery life
Comfortable keyboard

Rather powerful for its class
Gorgeous styling
Great performance plugged-in or not
Upgraded wireless connectivity
Decent port selection

Cons

Large bezels
Larger than the competition

Nothing in particular

Only marginally upgraded from the 2021 model
Non-upgradable, non-removable memory and SSD
Extremely expensive memory

Price

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