Asus ProArt P16 (H7606) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023)
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus ProArt P16 (H7606)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Easier to carry: weighs 300 grams less (around 0.66 lbs)
- Around 41% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023)
- MacBook with the Apple M2 Pro chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 100 against 90 watt-hours
- Provides 317% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 120 nits
- 20% sharper screen – 254 versus 212 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.85 kg (4.08 lbs) | 2.15 kg (4.74 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 354.9 x 246.9 x 14.9-17.3 mm 13.97 x 9.72 x 0.59-0.68 inches |
355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches |
| Area | 876 cm2 (135.8 inches2) | 882 cm2 (136.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.7% | ~86.2% |
| Side bezels | 5.1 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 130° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | Yes | No |
| Number of fans | 3 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 6000 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 53.2 dB | 43.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16.2 inches |
| Type | OLED | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 212 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 3456 x 2234 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 16 (2023)
16.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 118 in2
ProArt P16 (H7606)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~2% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 504000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 88.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 99% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 63 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:48 hr | 1:25 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 200 / 240 W | 140 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 588 / 720 grams | 353 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | - |
| Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) | 12 (8P + 4E) |
| Threads | 20 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 880M | Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 35 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 450 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS | 6.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2432 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 152 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 76 |
| GPU performance | 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS | 6.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2095 | 901 |
| Solar Bay | 28443 | 15563 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 2x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 4x2W, 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81.4 dB | ~86.1 dB |
| Microphones | 3 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.8 cm | 15.5 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
Further details
Notes on MacBook Pro 16 (2023):
- Entry-level configuration includes a 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU, contrasting the 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU we tested, resulting in roughly a 15% multi-core performance reduction.
- Entry-level configuration featuring 512 GB storage uses slower single-channel SSD, whereas 1 TB or larger versions incorporate dual-channel SSDs.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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