Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023)
Launched: January 2023Screen-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
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the MacBook Pro 16 (2023).
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023)
Weight
2.15 kg (4.74 lbs)
Dimensions
355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm
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
Liquid metal
No
Number of fans
2
Max. fan speed (RPM)
6000 RPM
Noise level (max. load)
43.2 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
504000:1
sRGB color space
100%
Adobe RGB profile
88.5%
DCI-P3 color gamut
99%
Response time
63 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
3.5 GHz
Cores
12 (8P + 4E)
Threads
12
Integrated GPU
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
Fabrication process
5 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2671
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
14675
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
124
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
806
TGP
35 W
Type
Integrated
Fabrication process
5 nm
GPU base clock
450 MHz
GPU boost clock
1398 MHz
FLOPS
6.8 TFLOPS
Memory size
System Shared
Memory type
LPDDR5
Memory bus
256 bit
Memory speed
6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores)
2432
Texture mapping units (TMUs)
152
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs)
76
GPU performance
6.8 TFLOPS
Blender GPU
888
Solar Bay
15563
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
~86.1 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
15.5 x 9.9 cm
Surface
Glass
Windows Precision
No
- Entry-level configuration includes a 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU, contrasting the 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU we tested, resulting in roughly a 15% multi-core performance reduction.
- Entry-level configuration featuring 512 GB storage uses slower single-channel SSD, whereas 1 TB or larger versions incorporate dual-channel SSDs.
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