Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)

Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)
  • Launched: October 2021
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~84.6%
  • Dimensions: 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm (12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the MacBook Pro 14 (2021).
Performance
61
Gaming
22
Display
80
Battery Life
85
Connectivity
76
Portability
87
NanoReview Score
72
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)

Case

Weight 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs)
Dimensions 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm
12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches
Area 691 cm2 (107.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~84.6%
Side bezels 3.4 mm
Colors Silver, Gray
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Opening angle 135°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Number of fans 2
Max. fan speed (RPM) 6241 RPM
Noise level (max. load) 49.5 dB

Display

Size 14.2 inches
Type Mini LED
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz)
PPI 254 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 3024 x 1964 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes
Display tests
Contrast 48900:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 99.3%
Response time 49 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Left, Right
Charge power 67 / 96 W
Cable length 2 meters
Weight of AC adapter 274 / 315 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.2 GHz
Cores 10 (8P + 2E)
Threads 10
Integrated GPU Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
Fabrication process 5 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2306
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10139
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
108
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
779

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 30 W
Type Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm
GPU base clock 450 MHz
GPU boost clock 1296 MHz
FLOPS 5.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5
Memory bus 256 bit
Memory speed 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 128
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 64
GPU performance 5.3 TFLOPS
Blender GPU 442
Solar Bay 11290

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5
Upgradable No

Storage

Storage size
Bus Custom
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 2x256 GB
Upgradable No
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~84.9 dB
Microphones 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5
Fingerprint Yes
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A No
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.2 x 8.1 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision No

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Sam January 6, 2022 at 03:26 PM
The specs on the Apple store say the USB-C connector “supports Native DisplayPort”. Could you please clarify how they do this? Through what cabling? At what DisplayPort rate?
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Colin January 13, 2023 at 05:32 AM
Hey Sam, I just bought one myself. All USB-C ports are USB4/Thunderbolt, which can be easily adapted to DP through a USB-C to DisplayPort cable. No active cabling is required or anything, just the standard ~$20-30 cable and you’re good to run it. (Something like this: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-6-usb-c-to-displayport-cable-white/6419149.p)
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