Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)
- Launched: October 2021
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~86.2%
- Dimensions: 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm (14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches)
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Review
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)
| Weight |
2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm
14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches |
| Area |
882 cm2 (136.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~86.2% |
| 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 |
| Noise level (max. load) |
37.4 dB |
| Size |
16.2 inches |
| Type |
Mini LED |
| Refresh rate |
120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate |
Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| PPI |
254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:10 |
| Resolution |
3456 x 2234 pixels |
| HDR support |
Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology |
No |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor |
Yes |
Display tests
| Contrast |
25700:1 |
| sRGB color space |
100% |
| Adobe RGB profile |
88% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut |
99.1% |
| Response time |
67 ms |
| Full charging time |
1:25 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 |
140 W |
| Cable length |
2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter |
353 grams |
| 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)
2319
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10231
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
109
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
804
| 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 |
465 |
| Solar Bay |
12055 |
| Channels |
2x8 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 |
~84.7 dB |
| Microphones |
3 |
| 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 |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
No |
| Backlight |
Yes |
| Key travel |
1 mm |
Touchpad
| Size |
15.5 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface |
Glass |
| Windows Precision |
No |
Comparison with competitors
