Razer Blade 17 (2022) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Razer Blade 17 (2022)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 360 versus 120 Hz
- Around 41% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB) and an SSD
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 650 grams less (around 1.43 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~22%) battery – 100 against 82 watt-hours
- 100% sharper screen – 254 versus 127 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 14% more compact case (136.7 vs 159.2 square inches)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.75 kg (6.06 lbs) | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 395 x 260 x 19.9 mm 15.55 x 10.24 x 0.78 inches |
355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches |
| Area | 1027 cm2 (159.2 inches2) | 882 cm2 (136.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.3% | ~86.2% |
| Side bezels | 6 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver, Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Number of fans | 4 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 49.1 dB | 37.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 16.2 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 360 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 3456 x 2234 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Contrast | - | 25700:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 88% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 99.1% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 67 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:25 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 280 W | 140 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 794 grams | 353 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | - |
| Cores | 14 (6P + 8E) | 10 (8P + 2E) |
| Threads | 20 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 115-130 W | 30 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1504 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1802 MHz | 1296 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.8 TFLOPS | 5.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 128 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 64 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 4x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | - | 4.2 |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
| Loudness | 70 dB | 84.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Size | - | 15.5 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
Further details
Notes on Blade 17 (2022):
- Razer has made an improvement to the audio system on the 2022 Blade 17 model by upgrading the number of speakers from 4 to 8.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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