Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (M3 Pro / M3 Max)

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MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) compared with MacBook Pro 14″ (M3 Pro / M3 Max)

	AppleMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)	AppleMacBook Pro 14″ (M3 Pro / M3 Max)
Overview
Released
Released	July 2018	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	True Tone; 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 i5-8259U or Intel Core i7-8559U	Apple M3 Pro or Apple M3 Max
CPU cores
CPU cores	4	11, 12, 14 or 16
CPU threads
CPU threads	8	–
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	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	256 GB to 2 TB	512 GB to 8 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	Quad-core Intel Core i5 at 2.3 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.8 GHz, configurable to quad-core Core i7 at 2.7 GHz with up to 4.5 GHz; both have 128 MB eDRAM. Exact i5-8259U and i7-8559U identifiers confirmed by Notebookcheck; Tom's Hardware also confirms the i7.	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 655 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	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	PCIe-based onboard SSD; 256 GB base configurable to 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB, and 512 GB base configurable to 1 TB or 2 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
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	58 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 June 2018 tests used the 2.3 GHz Core i5, 8 GB memory and 512 GB 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	4 × 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	5.0	5.3
Webcam
Webcam	720p FaceTime HD	1080p FaceTime HD
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	Four 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.	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 64 US or 65 ISO keys, four arrow keys, Touch Bar and ambient light sensor; third-generation keyboard designed for quieter typing	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	Three microphones	Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Biometrics
Biometrics	Touch ID fingerprint sensor; Apple T2 Security Chip supports secure boot and encrypted storage	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)