Asus ProArt P16 (H7606) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)

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CPU
GPU
Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Asus ProArt P16 (H7606) and Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023) important characteristics
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)

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VS
39.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
35.9
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus ProArt P16 (H7606)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Easier to carry: weighs 290 grams less (around 0.64 lbs)
  • Around 9% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)
  • MacBook with the Apple M3 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 400% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 120 nits
  • 20% sharper screen – 254 versus 212 pixels per inch (PPI)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.85 kg (4.08 lbs) 2.14 kg (4.72 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 Black, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
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 42.8 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 (M3, 2023)
16.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 118 in2
ProArt P16 (H7606)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~2% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space - 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 58 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, 140 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 347 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 4.05 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz -
Cores 10 (4P + 6E) 12 (6P + 6E)
Threads 20 12
L3 Cache 24 MB -
Integrated GPU AMD Radeon 880M Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)
Fabrication process 4 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP - 30 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock - 500 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1380 MHz
FLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS 6.4 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 LPDDR5
Memory bus 96 bit 192 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2304
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 144
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 72
GPU performance 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS 6.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2095 1661
Solar Bay 28443 23170
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 3x6 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 ~84.3 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
Ports
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
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 (M3, 2023):
    - Lower-end M3 Pro and M3 Max SoCs with fewer CPU and GPU cores are also available. Our tests are conducted on the maxed-out variants.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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Total votes: 59

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Steve Adams August 7, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Check your facts again, the ProArt does have a thunderbolt port.
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Guest October 6, 2024 at 11:57 AM
AMD doesn't support Thunderbolt 4. ProArt (AMD) has USB4 (40 Gbit/s) but that's not technically Thunderbolt 4.
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