Apple MacBook Pro Apple 2023 MacBook Pro 14" M3 Pro 11C 4.06GHz Review
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (98th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 95th
- Strong screen (88th percentile) 91th
- Strong cpu (72th percentile) 77th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M3 Pro |
| Cores | 12 |
Graphics
| GPU | Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 18 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14.2" |
| Resolution | 3024 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
Physical
| OS | macOS 10.15 Catalina |
Value & Pricing
Price History
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 2023 MacBook Pro 14" M3 Pro 11C 4.06GHz | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | ASUS ROG Zephyrus ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming | Lenovo ThinkPad Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 16" UHD+ OLED Touchscreen | MSI Creator MSI Creator M14 A13V A13VF-081US 14" 2.8K Laptop, | HP ZBook HP 14" ZBook Ultra G1a Multi-Touch Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M3 Pro | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H | Intel Core i7 13620H | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395 |
| RAM (GB) | 18 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 128 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 1000 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | AMD Radeon |
| OS | macOS 10.15 Catalina | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro, English | Windows 11 Home (MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business) | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 90 | - | 74 |