Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405) (52/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max

91/100
· $2499
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Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)
ASUS

Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)

52/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 16.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 52.0 Below Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 66.0 Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 65 W
Charging port position — Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Replaceable — No

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.4
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — Optional
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — No
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — No
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C — 2x USB 4.0
USB-A — 2x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard — v6E

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Adaptive refresh rate — No
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
HDR support — No
PPI — 162 ppi
Refresh rate — 60 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Size — 14 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD
sRGB color space — 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)
Cpu Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E) —
Gpu Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing) —
Ram 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth) —
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s) —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)
Base frequency — 1.7 GHz
Cores — 14 (4P + 10E)
Fabrication process — 3 nm
Integrated GPU — Arc Graphics 130T
L3 Cache — 18 MB
Threads — 14
Turbo frequency — 4.9 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)
Area — 715 cm2(110.8 inches2)
Colors — Gray
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 315.1 x 226.8 x 18.9-19 mm12.41 x 8.93 x 0.74-0.75 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Aluminum
Number of fans — 1
Opening angle — 180°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~79.5%
Side bezels — 6.8 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)
Blender GPU — 603
Solar Bay — 12077

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)
FLOPS — 3.9 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 300 MHz
GPU boost clock — 2200 MHz
GPU performance — 3.9 TFLOPS
Memory size — System Shared
Memory speed — 6.4 Gbps
Memory type — DDR5
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 28
Shading units (cores) — 896
TGP — 35 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 56

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.5 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)
Channels — 1x8 GB
Clock — 6400 MHz
Max. ram size — 64 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)
Dolby Atmos — No
Microphones — 2
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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