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Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)
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Size
16"
Operating System
macOS
Size
16"
Operating System
macOS
Our Verdict
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023) is a newer version of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019). The newer 2023 is better in almost every way. While the 2023 model has many design changes that improve the overall user experience, like a brighter 120Hz Mini LED display, a wider port selection, and full-size physical function keys, the most notable improvement is Apple's move from Intel CPUs and AMD GPUs to its in-house ARM-based SoC. The M3 chip is significantly faster and more power efficient, so not only do you get more processing power, but you also get much longer battery life and lower fan noise. At this point, there's no reason to get the 2019 MacBook Pro over the Apple silicon MacBook Pros.
Variants
- MacBook Pro 16 (MVVM2L/A) (Silver - i9-9880H/Radeon Pro 5500M/16GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MVVJ2LL/A) (Space Gray - i7-9750H/Radeon Pro 5300M/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MVVK2LL/A) (Space Gray - i9-9880H/Radeon Pro 5500M/16GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MRW73LL/A) (Silver - M3 Max/14-core CPU/36GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MUW73LL/A) (Silver - M3 Max/16-core CPU/48GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MRW43LL/A) (Silver - M3 Pro/12-core CPU/18GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MRW63LL/A) (Silver - M3 Pro/12-core CPU/36GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MRW33LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Max/14-core CPU/36GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MUW63LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Max/16-core CPU/48GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MRW13LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Pro/12-core CPU/18GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MRW23LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Pro/12-core CPU/36GB/512GB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
7.9
8.8
Battery
7.2
9.4
Keyboard
6.9
8.0
Portability
7.7
7.2
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.5
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
134°
135°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
7.7
7.2
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
16"
Thickness
0.6" (1.6 cm)
0.7" (1.7 cm)
Width
14.1" (35.8 cm)
14.0" (35.5 cm)
Depth
9.7" (24.7 cm)
9.8" (24.8 cm)
Volume
86.2 in³ (1,411.9 cm³)
91.3 in³ (1,496.7 cm³)
Weight
4.3 lbs (2.0 kg)
4.8 lbs (2.2 kg)
Charger Size
11.3 in³ (185.6 cm³)
13.3 in³ (218.3 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.8 lbs (0.4 kg)
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
Serviceability
2.8
3.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
5.5
6.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
0
0
Replaceable Battery
No
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
3072 x 1920
3456 x 2234
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
226 PPI
254 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
87%
91%
Refresh Rate
5.9
8.7
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
120 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
Apple ProMotion
Contrast
7.6
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,496 : 1
51,150 : 1
Brightness
8.7
9.1
Maximum Brightness
496 cd/m²
601 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
5 cd/m²
3 cd/m²
Reflections
8.9
8.8
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
1.69%
1.83%
Indirect Reflections
0.17%
0.16%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.52%
1.67%
Black Uniformity
8.3
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.777%
0.179%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.8
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
25°
Color Washout From Right
27°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
40°
Color Shift From Right
44°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
29°
Brightness Loss From Right
28°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
33°
Gamma Shift From Right
35°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.6
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
24°
Color Washout From Above
26°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
37°
Color Shift From Above
44°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
28°
Brightness Loss From Above
30°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
28°
Gamma Shift From Above
25°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
9.4
9.9
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
2.0274
1.45
Avg. Gamma
2.1628
2.24
Avg. Color dE
1.3813
0.94
Avg. Color Temperature
6,899.1 K
6,718.9 K
Color Gamut
9.5
9.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.99%
99.94%
sRGB uv
99.99%
99.76%
Adobe RGB xy
88.38%
89.32%
Adobe RGB uv
93.57%
94.31%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.88%
99.81%
DCI P3 uv
99.82%
99.59%
Rec. 2020 xy
73.42%
73.15%
Rec. 2020 uv
76.37%
74.31%
Flicker
10
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
> 1000Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
6.9
8.0
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
6.5
8.0
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
62 gf
62 gf
Actuation Force
44 gf
38 gf
Pre-Travel
0.82 mm
0.78 mm
Total Travel
1.09 mm
0.85 mm
Touchpad
9.7
9.7
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
9.5
9.5
Size
24.8 in² (160.0 cm²)
24.8 in² (160.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.9
9.1
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
82 dB SPL
78 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.9 dB
3.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
2.2
0.6
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
155 Hz
112 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
2.1 dB
2.6 dB
Webcam & Microphone
8.2
9.1
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
8.5
9.5
Resolution
720p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
6.5
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
0
0
USB-C Ports
4
3
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 3
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
No
2.1
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
SD UHS 2
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
Apple MagSafe 3
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.0
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Apple
Model
Core i9-9880H
M3 Max
Core Count
8
16
Thread Count
16
16
GPU
Brand
AMD
Apple
Model
Radeon Pro 5500M
M3 Max
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Integrated
VRAM Size
4 GB
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
48 GB
Modules
2 (Soldered)
Unknown
Type
DDR4
LP-DDR5
Speed
2,667 MHz
6,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
983 GB
966 GB
Drive 1
Apple SSD AP1024N
Apple SSD AP1024Z
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
8.5
9.9
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,164 points
2,354 points
CPU Multi-Thread
6,795 points
22,973 points
GPU Compute
28,987 points
99,702 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
8.9
10
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,191 points
1,915 points
Multi-Thread
8,792 points
24,046 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
7.8
9.3
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
4.4 min
1.5 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
6.9
9.5
Basemark Image
Overall Score
37,312
99,985
Storage Drive Performance
9.5
9.2
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,886.2 MB/s
5,626.4 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
2,820.4 MB/s
2,652.1 MB/s
Random Write Speed
97.1 MB/s
47.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
68.2 MB/s
47.5 MB/s
Battery
7.2
9.4
Capacity
100 Wh
100 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
9.6 hrs
13.2 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
6.5 hrs
12.8 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.0 hrs
1.9 hrs
Charge Time
2.5 hrs
2.0 hrs
Borderlands 3
1.1
6.5
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
7 fps
65 fps
1% Low
1 fps
38 fps
0.1% Low
1 fps
21 fps
1% Low Delta
534 ms
11 ms
0.1% Low Delta
946 ms
32 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
30 fps
72 fps
Civilization VI
5.3
7.3
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
43 fps
66 fps
1% Low
23 fps
47 fps
0.1% Low
22 fps
43 fps
1% Low Delta
20 ms
6 ms
0.1% Low Delta
22 ms
8 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
80 fps
120 fps
Avg. Turn Time
10.77 s
8.65 s
Counter-Strike 2
0.0
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
1% Low
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
N/A
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
6.0
9.0
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
49 fps
134 fps
1% Low
31 fps
96 fps
0.1% Low
16 fps
73 fps
1% Low Delta
12 ms
3 ms
0.1% Low Delta
44 ms
6 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
71 fps
157 fps
Thermals And Noise
6.4
8.2
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
29 °C (85 °F)
25 °C (77 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
50 °C (123 °F)
38 °C (100 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
50.0 dBA
45.5 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
10
10
Performance Over Time Graph
Performance Over Time Image
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
96 °C
93 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
0% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
75 °C
74 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
8.8
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
110 fps
1% Low
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
143 fps
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
macOS
macOS
Additional Software
None
None
Extra Features
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
Yes
No
Touch Pen
No
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