Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (M3 Pro / M3 Max)

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MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) compared with MacBook Pro 14″ (M3 Pro / M3 Max)

	AppleMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)	AppleMacBook Pro 14″ (M3 Pro / M3 Max)
Overview
Released
Released	June 2017	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 i5-7360U or Intel Core i7-7660U	Apple M3 Pro or Apple M3 Max
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	11, 12, 14 or 16
CPU threads
CPU threads	4	–
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640	14-core GPU, 18-core GPU, 30-core GPU or 40-core GPU
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 16 GB	18 GB, 36 GB, 48 GB, 64 GB, 96 GB or 128 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	128 GB to 1 TB	512 GB to 8 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	Dual-core Intel Core i5 at 2.3 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.6 GHz, configurable to dual-core Intel Core i7 at 2.5 GHz with up to 4 GHz; both have 64 MB eDRAM. Exact i5-7360U identifier and optional i7-7660U confirmed by Notebookcheck.	M3 Pro: 11-core CPU (5 performance, 6 efficiency) or 12-core CPU (6 performance, 6 efficiency); M3 Max: 14-core CPU (10 performance, 4 efficiency) or 16-core CPU (12 performance, 4 efficiency)
GPU
GPU	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 integrated graphics	M3 Pro: 14-core or 18-core GPU; M3 Max: 30-core or 40-core GPU; hardware-accelerated ray tracing; H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW media engine with AV1 decode; M3 Max has two video encode and two ProRes encode/decode engines
AI engine
AI engine	–	16-core Neural Engine
Memory type
Memory type	8 GB of 2133 MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory, configurable to 16 GB (Apple specification); Intel's processor sheet lists LPDDR3 up to 1866 MHz	Unified memory; M3 Pro supports 18 GB or 36 GB; 14-core M3 Max supports 36 GB or 96 GB; 16-core M3 Max supports 48 GB, 64 GB or 128 GB
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	–	150 GB/s (M3 Pro); 300 GB/s (14-core M3 Max) or 400 GB/s (16-core M3 Max)
Storage type
Storage type	SSD; 128 GB base configurable to 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB, and 256 GB base configurable to 512 GB or 1 TB	SSD; M3 Pro starts at 512 GB and supports up to 4 TB; M3 Max starts at 1 TB and supports up to 8 TB
Cooling
Cooling	Single cooling fan (Notebookcheck)	–
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 10 hours	Up to 18 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	54.5 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.37 kg (better)	1.61 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 May 2017 test used the 2.3 GHz Core i5, 8 GB memory and 1 TB SSD. Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.	Up to 12 hours wireless web; Apple’s main specification states 72.4 Wh, but the generic footnote gives 69.6 Wh for the 14-inch model; capacity omitted from the main comparison because these figures conflict
Charger
Charger	61 W USB-C Power Adapter	70 W USB-C adapter with 11-core M3 Pro; 96 W adapter with 12-core M3 Pro or M3 Max, optional on the entry configuration
Fast charging
Fast charging	–	With 96 W USB-C Power Adapter
Materials
Materials	Aluminium enclosure	100% recycled aluminium enclosure
Colours
Colours	Silver; Space Grey	Silver, Space Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 3, headphone jack	3 × Thunderbolt 4, 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, DVI and Thunderbolt 2 require separate adaptors.	Three Thunderbolt 4 ports with charging, DisplayPort 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, two 4096 × 2304 displays at 60 Hz with millions of colours, or two 3840 × 2160 displays at 60 Hz with over a billion colours	M3 Pro supports two at 6K 60 Hz over Thunderbolt or one at 6K 60 Hz plus one at 4K 144 Hz over HDMI; M3 Max supports three at 6K 60 Hz plus one at 4K 144 Hz, or two at 6K 60 Hz plus one at 8K 60 Hz or 4K 240 Hz; HDMI alone supports 8K 60 Hz or 4K 240 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Full-size backlit keyboard with 78 US or 79 ISO keys, 12 function keys, four arrow keys and 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 or 96 W USB-C Power Adapter, USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable (2 m)