Samsung Galaxy Book 3 vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 3
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 470 grams less (around 1.04 lbs)
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (126.6 vs 136.4 square inches)
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
- Features a much bigger (~85%) battery – 100 against 54 watt-hours
- Around 35% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 60% sharper screen – 226 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs) | 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.61 x 229.1 x 15.49 mm 14.04 x 9.02 x 0.61 inches |
357.9 x 245.9 x 16.2 mm 14.09 x 9.68 x 0.64 inches |
| Area | 817 cm2 (126.6 inches2) | 880 cm2 (136.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.1% | ~84.3% |
| Side bezels | 5.6 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 5616 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 45.4 dB | 46.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 226 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 3072 x 1920 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Galaxy Book 3
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 725:1 | 1331:1 |
| sRGB color space | 65% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 44.6% | 88.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 43.1% | 99.4% |
| Response time | 15 ms | 43 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 96 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 145 grams | 359 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 50 W |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 1280 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 219 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 2666 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~83.1 dB | ~82.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v5 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | - |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 4x USB 3.1 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 8.5 cm | 15.5 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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