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63 | Performance | 64 |
23 | Gaming | 43 |
53 | Display |
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85 | Battery Life | 61 |
70 | Connectivity | 72 |
94 | Portability | 55 |
66 | QuickComparisons Score | 53 |
| March 2024 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~82% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~78.2% |
| 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm (11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches) | Dimensions: | 354 x 268 x 22.8-30.8 mm (13.94 x 10.55 x 0.9-1.21 inches) |
| 13.6 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 225 ppi | PPI | 142 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1664 pixels | Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | No |
| No | Sync technology | G-Sync |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1250:1 | Contrast | — |
| 99.90% | sRGB color space | — |
| 87.90% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 98.40% | DCI-P3 color gamut | — |
| 30 ms | Response time | 3 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 300 nits |
| 2906 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2478 |
| 11296 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 11840 |
| 133 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 107 |
| 676 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 833 |
| 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) | Weight | 2.73 kg (6.02 lbs) |
| 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches | Dimensions | 354 x 268 x 22.8-30.8 mm 13.94 x 10.55 x 0.9-1.21 inches |
| 654 cm 2 (101.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 949 cm 2 (147.1 inches 2 ) |
| ~82% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.2% |
| 5.6 mm | Side bezels | 4.7 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Gray | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | 130° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | 3 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 54.2 dB |
| Apple M3 | CPU name | Intel Core i5 13450HX |
| 4.05 GHz | Base frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| 8 (4P + 4E) | Cores | 10 (6P + 4E) |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| Apple M3 GPU | Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 10 nm |
| Apple M3 GPU (10-core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| 1380 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 3.5 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 14.9 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 8 GB |
| LPDDR5 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| 6.4 Gbps | Memory speed | ~24 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 2560 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 3.5 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 14.9 TFLOPS |
| 140 | Blender GPU | — |
| 12134 | Solar Bay | — |
| 8GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x4 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5 | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 256GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x256 GB | Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 52.6 Wh | Capacity | 90 Wh |
| 2:30 hr | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Ion |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 70 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 30 / 35 / 70 W | Charge power | 280 / 380 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 184 / 208 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 1006 grams |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| No | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| No | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| No | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 15.0 x 9.8 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~83.2 dB | Loudness | ~82.2 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
