Compare MacBook Pro 14 2023 vs MSI GE75 vs Apple MacBook Air 2020

Variants
M2 Max
M2 Pro
RTX 2070
RTX 2070 SUPER
RTX 2080 SUPER

Connectivity

Ports
3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI + 1x SD card reader
2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x miniDP + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 + 1x SD + 1x Mic + 1x Headphone out + 1x Audio combo
2x USB-C (thunderbolt), Headphone jack
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 5.0

Construction

Battery | Capacity
70 Wh
51 or 65 Wh
49.9 watt-hour
Camera | Front
1080p FaceTime HD camera
HD type (30fps@720p)
720p
Colors
Silver, Space Gray
Gold; Space Gray; Silver
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Microphone
Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Speakers
High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
2x 3W Speaker + 2x 3W Woofer

Dimensions

Size | Depth
8.71 inches (22.12 cm)
268.5 mm
21.24 cm
Size | Height
0.61 inch (1.55 cm)
27.5 mm
1.61 cm
Size | Width
12.31 inches (31.26 cm)
397 mm
30.41 cm
Weight
2.64 - 2.66 kg
1.29 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
14.2 inch
17.3 inch
13.3 in
Display Type
IPS, Liquid Retina XDR
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology
Pixel Density
254 ppi
227 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
144Hz, 240Hz, or 300Hz
Resolution
3024 x 1964
FHD (1920x1080)
2560 x 1600

Function

AI
16-core Neural Engine
Chipset
Intel HM470
Fast Charging
With 96W charger
Graphics
14-core, 16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 w/ 8GB GDDR6, RTX 2070 SUPER w/ 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 2080 SUPER w/ 8GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Per-Key RGB Backlight Keyboard
Operating System
macOS Monterey
Windows 10 Home
Operating Temperature
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Processor
Up to 10th Gen. Intel Core i9 Processor
1.1GHz 2-core Intel Core i3; 1.2GHz 4-core i7 (optional)
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 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback / Up to 12 hours wireless web
Memory | Capacity
Up to 2 Slots Max 64GB
8GB; up to 16 GB
Memory | Type
Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth
DDR4 3200MHz
3733Mhz LPDDR4X
Power Supply
230 or 280 W
30W USB-C adapter
Storage
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3) + 1x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA) + 1x 2.5" SATA HDD
256 GB SSD; up to 2 TB

Production

Debut
2023-01-17
2020 CES
2020 March

Reviews

Neofiliac score
89%
Pros
  • Rather powerful for its class
  • Gorgeous styling
  • Great performance plugged-in or not
  • Upgraded wireless connectivity
  • Decent port selection
  • Matte 17.3-inch screen
  • Slim bezels
  • Decent gaming performance
  • Good battery life
  • Good input devices
  • Very good performance for the price
  • Long battery runtimes
  • Very good keyboard and touchpad
  • Decent speakers
Cons
  • Only marginally upgraded from the 2021 model
  • Non-upgradable, non-removable memory and SSD
  • Extremely expensive memory
  • CPU performance could be better
  • Only one year of warranty
  • Keyboard is a bit shallow
  • Only one USB-C port

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