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Apple MacBook Pro 16"
The M4 Max 14-core chip and 32-core GPU with ray tracing and an 8TB SSD handle demanding tasks, aided by a 16-core Neural Engine for AI work. The 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display reaches 1000 nits for HDR, and the 100Wh battery lasts through long sessions. Best for 3D artists, data scientists, and composers needing extreme compute and 8TB of fast local storage.
CPU Apple M4 Max
RAM 36 GB
Storage 8 TB
Screen 16.2" 3456x2234
GPU Apple (32-Core)
OS macOS
Weight 2.2 kg
Battery 100 Wh
69 Overall Score
Price $5,699
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong screen (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong cpu (92th percentile) 92th
Cons
- Below average compact (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 Max |
| Cores | 16 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (32-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 36 GB |
| Storage | 8 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16.2" |
| Resolution | 3456 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| Battery | 100 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 16" | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| RAM (GB) | 36 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 8192 | 2000 | 4096 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16.2" 3456x2234 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3200x2000 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14.5" 3200x2000 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Apple (32-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Laptop GPU 24GB GDDR7 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | - | 100 | - | 62 | 71 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 16" | 91.9 | 18.5 | 78.4 | 43.4 | 98.5 | 10.1 | 99.7 | 96.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.4 | 95.3 | 72.6 | 89.9 | 58.2 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 Compare | 96.7 | 89.1 | 99.7 | 99.5 | 97.1 | 10.8 | 98.6 | 78.6 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.7 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 73.9 | 58.2 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 84.9 | 64 | 90.3 | 72.9 | 96 | 55.6 | 64.3 | 31.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 88.6 | 87.4 | 90.9 | 92 | 95.3 | 71.4 | 69.5 | 31.9 |
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Other Configurations16
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