Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 3 (Intel)

[ 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 ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 3 (Intel) (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 44)
  • + Higher Gaming score (86 vs 23)

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 3 (Intel)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
DeviceBenchmark Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 48.0 Poor
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 23.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 44.0 Poor
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 3 (Intel)
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
Weight of AC adapter — 350 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 3 (Intel)
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.2
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — No
Fingerprint — Optional
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.0
Infrared sensor — Optional
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — No
SD card reader — No
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 4
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 — v6E

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 3 (Intel)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.32 kg (2.91 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 3 (Intel)
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Ambient light sensor — No
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Glossy (Antireflective)
Contrast — 1000:1
HDR support — No
PPI — 170 ppi
Refresh rate — 60 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Size — 13.3 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — Yes
Type — IPS LCD
sRGB color space — 99%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 3 (Intel)
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 ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 3 (Intel)
Base frequency — 1.2 GHz
Cores — 6 (2P + 4E)
Fabrication process — 10 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
L3 Cache — 10 MB
Threads — 8
Turbo frequency — 4.4 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 3 (Intel)
Area — 665 cm2(103 inches2)
Colors — Black, Gray
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 305 x 218 x 17.1 mm12.01 x 8.58 x 0.67 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Top: AluminumMiddle: Carbon fiberBottom: Carbon fiber
Number of fans — 1
Opening angle — 360°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~77.1%
Side bezels — 9.3 mm
Transformer — Yes
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.32 kg (2.91 lbs)

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 3 (Intel)
FLOPS — 1.1 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 300 MHz
GPU boost clock — 1100 MHz
GPU performance — 1.1 TFLOPS
Memory size — System Shared
Memory speed — 3.2 Gbps
Memory type — DDR4
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 16
Shading units (cores) — 512
TGP — 15 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 32

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 3 (Intel)
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.5 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 3 (Intel)
Channels — 2x4 GB
Clock — 3200 MHz
Upgradable — No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 3 (Intel)
Audio chip — Realtek ALC3287
Dolby Atmos — Yes
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 3 (Intel)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)
Total slots — 1

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