Xiaomi Book Pro 14 (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 Xiaomi Book Pro 14 (2022)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 600 grams less (around 1.32 lbs)
- Display has support for touch input
- Much smaller footprint: 22% more compact case (106.8 vs 136.7 square inches)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 90 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 51-69% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~79%) battery – 100 against 56 watt-hours
- Around 31% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) |
Dimensions | 313.83 x 219.42 x 14.9 mm 12.36 x 8.64 x 0.59 inches |
355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches |
Area | 689 cm2 (106.8 inches2) | 882 cm2 (136.8 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.5% | ~86.2% |
Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 3.4 mm |
Colors | Silver | Silver, Gray |
Transformer | No | No |
Opening angle | - | 135° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Noise level | - | 37.4 dB |
Display
Size | 14 inches | 16.2 inches |
Type | OLED | Mini LED |
Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
PPI | 243 ppi | 254 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 3456 x 2234 pixels |
HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
Touchscreen | Yes | No |
Coating | - | Glossy (Antireflective) |
Contrast | 1000000:1 | 25700:1 |
sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
Adobe RGB profile | - | 88% |
DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 99.1% |
Response time | 1 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, Right | Left, Right |
Charge power | 100 W | 140 W |
Cable length | - | 2 meters |
Weigh of AC adapter | - | 353 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 1.7 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | - |
Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 10 (8P + 2E) |
Threads | 16 | 10 |
L3 Cache | 12 MB | - |
Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | 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 | - | 30 W |
Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
Fabrication process | 12 nm | 5 nm |
GPU base clock | 1065 MHz | 450 MHz |
GPU boost clock | 1320 MHz | 1296 MHz |
FLOPS | 2.703 TFLOPS | 5.2 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |
Memory bus | 64 bit | 256 bit |
Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 2048 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 128 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 64 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x8 GB | 4x4 GB |
Clock | 5200 MHz | 6400 MHz |
Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | No |
Total slots | 1 | - |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | 2.0 | 4.2 |
Power | 2x2W | - |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Loudness | - | 84.7 dB |
Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
USB-A | No | 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) | No | No |
SD card reader | No | Yes |
Proprietary charging port | No | 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 |
Windows Precision | Yes | No |
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