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Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (2024)
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Size
16"
Operating System
macOS
Size
16"
Operating System
Windows 11
Our Verdict
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (2024)
The Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (2024) and the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023) are both outstanding 16-inch workstation laptops that provide a great user experience overall. Apple's M3 Pro/Max SoCs have more CPU processing power, but you can get better graphical performance on the ThinkPad if you go with one of the higher-end GPU configurations, like an RTX 4070 or RTX 3000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU. If you want a device that you can also game on, then the ThinkPad would be a better choice because it has a 165Hz panel option with a faster response time, and there are more games on Windows. The MacBook Pro is a better option if your work requires a lot of RAM, as it's configurable with up to 128GB of memory, whereas the Lenovo maxes out at 64GB (user-upgradeable to 96GB).
Variants
- 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)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0011US) (Black - 2.5k/Ultra 7 155H/RTX 1000/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0000US) (Black - 2.5k/Ultra 7 155H/RTX 2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0014US) (Black - 2.5k/Ultra 7 155H/RTX 2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000RUS) (Black - 2.5k/Ultra 7 155H/RTX 4060/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0016US) (Black - 2.5k/Ultra 7 155H/RTX 4060/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0002US) (Black - 2.5k/Ultra 7 165H/RTX 1000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0009US) (Black - 2.5k/Ultra 7 165H/RTX 2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0017US) (Black - 2.5k/Ultra 7 165H/RTX 3000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000JUS) (Black - 2.5k/Ultra 7 165H/RTX 3000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000DUS) (Black - 2.5k/Ultra 7 165H/RTX 406016GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000HUS) (Black - 2.5k/Ultra 7 165H/RTX 4070/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0018US) (Black - 2.5k/Ultra 7 165H/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000GUS) (Black - 2.5k/Ultra 9 185H/RTX 2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0001US) (Black - 2.5k/Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV001BUS) (Black - 2.5k/Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV001CUS) (Black - 2.5k/Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4070/64GB/2TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000QUS) (Black - OLED/Ultra 5 135H/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000PUS) (Black - OLED/Ultra 7 155H/RTX 1000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0006US) (Black - OLED/Ultra 7 155H/RTX 2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0015US) (Black - OLED/Ultra 7 155H/RTX 2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000MUS) (Black - OLED/Ultra 7 155H/RTX 2000/64GB/2TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000WUS) (Black - OLED/Ultra 7 155H/RTX 4060/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000NUS) (Black - OLED/Ultra 7 165H//64GB/2TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000UUS) (Black - OLED/Ultra 7 165H/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000CUS) (Black - OLED/Ultra 7 165H/RTX 2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000AUS) (Black - OLED/Ultra 7 165H/RTX 2000/64GB/2TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000TUS) (Black - OLED/Ultra 7 165H/RTX 3000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0019US) (Black - OLED/Ultra 7 165H/RTX 3000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0007US) (Black - OLED/Ultra 7 165H/RTX 3000/64GB/2TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV001AUS) (Black - OLED/Ultra 7 165H/RTX 3000/64GB/2TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000KUS) (Black - OLED/Ultra 7 165H/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000SUS) (Black - OLED/Ultra 9 185H/RTX 2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000XUS) (Black - OLED/Ultra 9 185H/RTX 3000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0005US) (Black - OLED/Ultra 9 185H/RTX 3000/64GB/2TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV001DUS) (Black - OLED/Ultra 9 185H/RTX 3000/64GB/2TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV001EUS) (Black - OLED/Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4070/64GB/4TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000VUS) (Black - OLED/Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4070/64GB2TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000EUS) (Black - WUXGA/Ultra 5 135H/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0001US) (Black - WUXGA/Ultra 5 135H/32GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0003US) (Black - WUXGA/Ultra 7 155H/RTX 1000/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0010US) (Black - WUXGA/Ultra 7 155H/RTX 1000/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV001FUS) (Black - WUXGA/Ultra 7 155H/RTX 1000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0008US) (Black - WUXGA/Ultra 7 155H/RTX 1000/32GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV0013US) (Black - WUXGA/Ultra 7 155H/RTX 2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV000FUS) (Black - WUXGA/Ultra 7 165H//32GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV001KUS) (Black - WUXGA/Ultra 7 165H/RTX 1000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV001LUS) (Black - WUXGA/Ultra 7 165H/RTX 2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 (21KV002DUS) (Black - WUXGA/Ultra 9 185H/RTX 2000/32GB/1TB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
8.8
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.5
8.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
9.4
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
175°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
7.2
7.1
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
16"
Thickness
0.7" (1.7 cm)
0.9" (2.4 cm)
Width
14.0" (35.5 cm)
14.0" (35.6 cm)
Depth
9.8" (24.8 cm)
9.7" (24.6 cm)
Volume
91.3 in³ (1,496.7 cm³)
128.3 in³ (2,101.8 cm³)
Weight
4.8 lbs (2.2 kg)
4.2 lbs (1.9 kg)
Charger Size
13.3 in³ (218.3 cm³)
14.8 in³ (242.6 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
Serviceability
3.5
8.2
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
6.0
9.0
RAM Slots
0
1
Storage Slots
0
2
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
3456 x 2234
2560 x 1600
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
254 PPI
189 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
91%
90%
Refresh Rate
8.7
8.1
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
165 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
Apple ProMotion
No
Contrast
10
7.6
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
51,150 : 1
1,488 : 1
Brightness
9.1
8.6
Maximum Brightness
601 cd/m²
481 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
3 cd/m²
6 cd/m²
Reflections
8.8
8.3
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Matte
Total Reflections
1.83%
3.14%
Indirect Reflections
0.16%
1.85%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.67%
1.29%
Black Uniformity
10
8.9
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.179%
0.663%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
9.9
5.7
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.45
5.02
Avg. Gamma
2.24
2.25
Avg. Color dE
0.94
3.69
Avg. Color Temperature
6,718.9 K
5,704.7 K
Color Gamut
9.5
8.6
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.94%
99.97%
sRGB uv
99.76%
99.91%
Adobe RGB xy
89.32%
78.58%
Adobe RGB uv
94.31%
88%
Gamut HDR
DCI-P3 xy
99.81%
79.31%
DCI-P3 uv
99.59%
84.71%
Rec. 2020 xy
73.15%
57.02%
Rec. 2020 uv
74.31%
62.22%
Flicker
9.0
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
No
Yes
Flicker Frequency
> 1000Hz
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
100%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
8.0
8.2
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
8.0
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
62 gf
63 gf
Actuation Force
38 gf
30 gf
Pre-Travel
0.78 mm
1.21 mm
Total Travel
0.85 mm
1.52 mm
Touchpad
9.7
9.0
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
9.5
9.0
Size
24.8 in² (160.0 cm²)
17.8 in² (114.8 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
9.1
9.2
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
78 dB SPL
82 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
3.9 dB
4.0 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.6
0.9
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
112 Hz
220 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
16 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
2.6 dB
1.7 dB
Webcam & Microphone
9.1
8.7
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
9.5
8.5
Resolution
1080p
1440p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
Yes
Face Unlock
No
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
8.5
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
0
1
USB-C Ports
3
3
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.1
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 2
SD Express 7.0
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
Apple MagSafe 3
Lenovo Power Connector
Security Lock
No
Yes
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Apple
Intel
Model
M3 Max
Core Ultra 7 165H
Core Count
16
16
Thread Count
16
22
GPU
Brand
Apple
NVIDIA
Model
M3 Max
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
N/A
8 GB
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
N/A
60W
RAM
Capacity
48 GB
32 GB
Modules
Unknown
1
Type
LP-DDR5
LP-DDR5x
Speed
6,400 MHz
7,467 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
966 GB
947 GB
Drive 1
Apple SSD AP1024Z
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X162N
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)
9.9
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
2,354 points
CPU Multi-Thread
22,973 points
GPU Compute
99,702 points
CPU/RAM Performance
7.6
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
109 points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
952 points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
2,419
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
15,479
Blender - CPU (Avg)
82 samples/min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
31,197
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
2,652
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
354 ms
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
10
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,915 points
Multi-Thread
24,046 points
Low Tier Graphics
8.2
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
109,964
Basemark Web 3.0
1,767
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
612
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
20,746
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
988.0
mprep - Stress My GPU
81,245
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.3
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
1.5 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
High Tier Graphics
7.3
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
2,491
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
2,365
Basemark GPU (DX12)
121,028
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
112,079
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
7,909 Frames
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.5
Basemark Image
Overall Score
99,985
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
4.6
Blender - GPU (Avg)
1,140 samples/min
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
10,727 points
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
7.6
Civilization VII - AI
13.9 s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
154.3 fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
85.9 fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
61.9 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
52.1 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
31.5 fps
Previous Methodology Score
8.5
Previous Methodology Score Converted
8.0
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
6.4
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
45.4 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
38.1 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
33 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
28 fps
GTA V (Avg)
92.2 fps
GTA V (1% Low)
76.6 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
38 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
33 fps
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
60.4 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
26.4 fps
Previous Methodology Score
8.0
Previous Methodology Score Converted
6.4
Borderlands 3
6.5
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
65 fps
1% Low
38 fps
0.1% Low
21 fps
1% Low Delta
11 ms
0.1% Low Delta
32 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
72 fps
Ray Tracing Performance
4.3
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
35.1 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
31.1 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
22 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
18 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
25 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
21 fps
Civilization VI
7.3
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
66 fps
1% Low
47 fps
0.1% Low
43 fps
1% Low Delta
6 ms
0.1% Low Delta
8 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
120 fps
Avg. Turn Time
8.65 s
Storage Drive Performance
9.2
9.6
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
5,626.4 MB/s
1,954.2 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
2,652.1 MB/s
4,842.6 MB/s
Random Write Speed
47.1 MB/s
97.9 MB/s
Random Read Speed
47.5 MB/s
62.1 MB/s
Battery
9.4
9.0
Capacity
100 Wh
90 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
13.2 hrs
12.3 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
12.8 hrs
10.7 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.9 hrs
1.3 hrs
Charge Time
2.0 hrs
1.9 hrs
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
Thermals And Noise
8.2
7.2
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
25 °C (77 °F)
30 °C (87 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
38 °C (100 °F)
46 °C (114 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
45.5 dBA
47.5 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
9.0
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
134 fps
1% Low
96 fps
0.1% Low
73 fps
1% Low Delta
3 ms
0.1% Low Delta
6 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
157 fps
Performance Over Time
10
7.8
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
93 °C
99 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
15% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
74 °C
76 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
macOS
Windows 11
Additional Software
None
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
Face Recognition and Fingerprint Sensor
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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