Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10)

[ 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 Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10) (48/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max:
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (91 vs 48)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 55)
  • + Higher Gaming score (86 vs 26)

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
DeviceBenchmark Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 48.0 Poor
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 26.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 55.0 Below Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10)
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 65 / 100 W
Charging port position — Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Replaceable — No
Weight of AC adapter — 325 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10)
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.4
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — No
Fingerprint — No
HDMI — 1x HDMI 1.4
Infrared sensor — Optional
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — No
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — No
USB Type-C — 2x USB 3.2
USB-A — 2x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard — v7

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10)
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Adaptive refresh rate — No
Adobe RGB profile — 39.1%
Ambient light sensor — No
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
Contrast — 1058:1
DCI-P3 color gamut — 40.4%
HDR support — No
PPI — 142 ppi
Refresh rate — 60 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time — 26 ms
Size — 16 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD
sRGB color space — 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10)
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 Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10)
Base frequency — 2.1 GHz
Cores — 8 (4P + 4E)
Fabrication process — 10 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
L3 Cache — 12 MB
Threads — 12
Turbo frequency — 4.6 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10)
Area — 891 cm2(138.2 inches2)
Colors — Gray, Blue
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 356.5 x 250 x 16.9 mm14.04 x 9.84 x 0.67 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) — 43 dB
Number of fans — 2
Opening angle — 160°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~83.3%
Side bezels — 5.9 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs)

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10)
FLOPS — 1.1 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 400 MHz
GPU boost clock — 1400 MHz
GPU performance — 1.1 TFLOPS
Memory size — System Shared
Memory speed — 4.8 Gbps
Memory type — DDR5
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 12
Shading units (cores) — 384
TGP — 15 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 24

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10)
Backlight — Optional
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — Yes
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10)
Channels — 2x8 GB
Clock — 4800 MHz
Max. ram size — 32 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10)
Audio chip — Conexant SN6140
Dolby Atmos — Yes
Loudness — ~74 dB
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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