Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
Launched: October 2023Screen-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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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
Weight
1.55 kg (3.42 lbs)
Dimensions
312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm
Area
691 cm2 (107.2 inches2 )
Screen-to-body ratio
~84.6%
Side bezels
3.4 mm
Colors
Black, Silver, Gray
Material
Aluminum
Transformer
No
Opening angle
135°
Cooling solution
Cooling system
Active
Vapor chamber
No
Liquid metal
No
Number of fans
2
Max. fan speed (RPM)
6800 RPM
Noise level (max. load)
48.5 dB
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
1000000:1
sRGB color space
100%
DCI-P3 color gamut
100%
Response time
72 ms
Full charging time
2:00 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
70 / 96 W
Cable length
2 meters
Weight of AC adapter
273 / 315 grams
Base frequency
4.05 GHz
Cores
8 (4P + 4E)
Threads
8
Integrated GPU
Apple M3 GPU
Fabrication process
3 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2871
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
11434
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
135
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
678
TGP
15 W
Type
Integrated
Fabrication process
3 nm
GPU base clock
500 MHz
GPU boost clock
1380 MHz
FLOPS
3.5 TFLOPS
Memory size
System Shared
Memory type
LPDDR5
Memory bus
128 bit
Memory speed
6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores)
1280
Texture mapping units (TMUs)
80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs)
40
GPU performance
3.5 TFLOPS
Blender GPU
140
Solar Bay
12983
Channels
2x4 GB
Clock
6400 MHz
Type
LPDDR5
Upgradable
No
Bus
Custom
Storage type
SSD (M2)
Channels
2x256 GB
Upgradable
No
NVMe
Yes
Speakers
4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Dolby Atmos
Yes
Loudness
~84 dB
Microphones
3
Wi-Fi standard
v6E
Bluetooth
v5.3
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 2.1
DisplayPort
No
VGA
No
Audio jack (3.5 mm)
Yes
Ethernet (RJ45)
No
SD card reader
Yes
Proprietary charging port
Yes
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
- The M3 Max version of the 14-inch MacBook is only available with a 30-core GPU, not the 40-core as listed in the specs. It's approximately 25% slower and features a 384-bit wide memory bus.
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