Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (M3)

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MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) compared with MacBook Pro 14″ (M3)

	AppleMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)	AppleMacBook Pro 14″ (M3)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2016	November 2023
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.3″	14.2″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1600	3024 × 1964 (better)
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	Mini-LED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	–	120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits	600 nits (better)
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	–	1,600 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	Retina display; LED-backlit IPS; millions of colours	Liquid Retina XDR display with mini-LED backlighting
Pixel density
Pixel density	227 ppi	254 ppi
Colour range
Colour range	Wide colour (P3)	Wide colour (P3); 1 billion colours
Display features
Display features	Scaled resolutions of 1680 × 1050, 1440 × 900 or 1024 × 640	1,000,000:1 contrast; 1,000 nits sustained full-screen HDR brightness; ProMotion adaptive refresh up to 120 Hz; fixed 47.95, 48, 50, 59.94 and 60 Hz rates; True Tone
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-6360U or Intel Core i7-6660U	Apple M3
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	8
CPU threads
CPU threads	4	–
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Iris Graphics 540	10-core GPU
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 16 GB	8 GB, 16 GB or 24 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 1 TB	512 GB to 2 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	Dual-core Intel Core i5 at 2.0 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.1 GHz, configurable to dual-core Core i7 at 2.4 GHz with up to 3.4 GHz; both have 4 MB shared L3 cache. AppleInsider confirms the i5-6360U; ComputerBase's configuration table confirms the i7-6660U.	8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
GPU
GPU	Intel Iris Graphics 540 integrated graphics	10-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing; media engine supports H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW, video and ProRes encode/decode, and AV1 decode
AI engine
AI engine	–	16-core Neural Engine
Memory type
Memory type	8 GB of 1866 MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory, configurable to 16 GB	Unified memory; 8 GB or 16 GB, configurable to 24 GB
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	–	100 GB/s
Storage type
Storage type	256 GB PCIe-based SSD, configurable to 512 GB or 1 TB	SSD; 512 GB or 1 TB, configurable to 2 TB
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 10 hours	Up to 22 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	54.5 Wh	69.6 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.37 kg (better)	1.55 kg
Thickness
Thickness	14.9 mm (better)	15.5 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	304.1 × 212.4 mm	312.6 × 221.2 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Lithium-polymer battery; up to 10 hours wireless web or iTunes movie playback and 30 days standby. Apple's October 2016 tests used the 2.0 GHz Core i5, 8 GB memory and 256 GB SSD. Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.	Up to 15 hours wireless web; marketed as 70 Wh, with actual rating 69.6 Wh in Apple’s footnote
Charger
Charger	61 W USB-C Power Adapter	70 W USB-C Power Adapter
Fast charging
Fast charging	–	With optional 96 W USB-C Power Adapter
Materials
Materials	Aluminium enclosure	100% recycled aluminium enclosure
Colours
Colours	Silver; Space Grey	Silver, Space Grey
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 3, headphone jack	2 × Thunderbolt 3, HDMI, SD card slot, MagSafe 3, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	4.2	5.3
Webcam
Webcam	720p FaceTime HD	1080p FaceTime HD
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	Two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports support charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt up to 40 Gb/s and USB 3.1 Gen 2 up to 10 Gb/s; 3.5 mm headphone jack. VGA, HDMI and Thunderbolt 2 require separate adaptors.	Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3 and USB 4 up to 40 Gb/s; HDMI; SDXC slot; MagSafe 3; 3.5 mm jack with high-impedance headphone support
External displays
External displays	Built-in screen plus one 5120 × 2880 display at 60 Hz with over a billion colours, or two 4096 × 2304 displays at 60 Hz with over a billion colours	One external display with the built-in screen active; macOS Sonoma 14.6 or later supports two with the lid closed: primary up to 6K 60 Hz (or 4K 144 Hz), secondary up to 5K 60 Hz (or 4K 100 Hz), according to Apple’s updated display support page; original tech specs state HDMI up to 4K 120 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Full-size backlit keyboard with 78 US or 79 ISO keys, including 12 function keys and four arrow keys; ambient light sensor	Backlit Magic Keyboard with 78 US or 79 ISO keys, including 12 full-height function keys
Trackpad
Trackpad	Force Touch trackpad with pressure sensing, Force clicks and Multi-Touch gestures	Force Touch trackpad
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range	Six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers; wide stereo; spatial audio with Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Microphones	Two microphones	Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Biometrics
Biometrics	–	Touch ID
In the box
In the box	13-inch MacBook Pro; 61 W USB-C Power Adapter; 2 m USB-C Charge Cable	14-inch MacBook Pro, 70 W USB-C Power Adapter, USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable (2 m)