Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs HP ENVY 16 (2023)

[ 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 HP ENVY 16 (2023) (57/100), 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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HP ENVY 16 (2023)
HP

HP ENVY 16 (2023)

57/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ENVY 16 (2023)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 18.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 57.0 Below Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 58.0 Below Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ENVY 16 (2023)
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Cable length — 1 meters
Charge power — 200 W
Charging port position — Right
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 1:30 hr
Replaceable — No
Weight of AC adapter — 600 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ENVY 16 (2023)
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.3
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — No
Fingerprint — No
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — Yes
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 — 2560 x 1440
Wi-Fi standard — v6E

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ENVY 16 (2023)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.34 kg (5.16 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ENVY 16 (2023)
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Ambient light sensor — Yes
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
HDR support — Yes, HDR10
PPI — 188 ppi
Refresh rate — 120 Hz
Resolution — 2560 x 1600 pixels
Size — 16.1 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD
sRGB color space — 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ENVY 16 (2023)
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 HP ENVY 16 (2023)
Base frequency — 2.6 GHz
Cores — 12 (4P + 8E)
Fabrication process — 10 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
L3 Cache — 18 MB
Threads — 16
Turbo frequency — 4.7 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ENVY 16 (2023)
Area — 902 cm2(139.9 inches2)
Colors — Silver
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 357.4 x 252.4 x 19.9 mm14.07 x 9.94 x 0.78 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) — 55 dB
Number of fans — 2
Opening angle — 145°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~83.3%
Side bezels — 5.3 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — Yes
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.34 kg (5.16 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ENVY 16 (2023)
Blender GPU — 393
Solar Bay — 12495

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ENVY 16 (2023)
FLOPS — 6.8 TFLOPS
GPU performance — 6.8 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 64 bit
Memory size — 4 GB
Memory speed — ~12 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus — Yes
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 32
Shading units (cores) — 1024
TGP — 90 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 64

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ENVY 16 (2023)
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.5 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Surface — Glass
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ENVY 16 (2023)
Channels — 1x8 GB
Clock — 5200 MHz
Max. ram size — 32 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ENVY 16 (2023)
Dolby Atmos — No
Microphones — 2
Speakers — 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max HP ENVY 16 (2023)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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