Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Microsoft Surface Pro 9
[ 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 Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (62/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Microsoft Surface Pro 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Battery Life | 98.0 Excellent | — |
| Display | 98.0 Excellent | — |
| Gaming | 86.0 Very Good WINNER | 25.0 Poor |
| NanoReview Score | 91.0 Excellent WINNER | 62.0 Average |
| Performance | 94.0 Excellent WINNER | 45.0 Poor |
| Portability | 88.0 Very Good | — |
Detailed Technical Specifications
Battery
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Microsoft Surface Pro 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Battery Life | Up to 22 hours video playback | — |
| Battery Wh | 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer | — |
| Battery type | — | Li-Ion |
| Charge power | — | 39 W |
| Charging port position | — | Left, Right |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | — | Yes |
| Fast charging | — | Yes |
| Full charging time | — | 1:30 hr |
| Replaceable | — | No |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Microsoft Surface Pro 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Ports | 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 | — |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | — | No |
| Bluetooth | — | v5.1 |
| DisplayPort | — | No |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | — | No |
| Fingerprint | — | No |
| HDMI | — | No |
| Infrared sensor | — | Yes |
| Optical drive | — | No |
| Proprietary charging port | — | Yes |
| SD card reader | — | No |
| Thunderbolt | — | Thunderbolt 4 |
| USB Type-C | — | 2x USB 4.0 |
| USB-A | — | No |
| VGA | — | No |
| Webcam | — | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | — | 1920 x 1080 |
| Wi-Fi standard | — | v6E |
Design
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Microsoft Surface Pro 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) | 0.87 kg (1.92 lbs) |
Display
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Microsoft Surface Pro 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR | — |
| Screen Size | 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) | — |
| Adobe RGB profile | — | 75.1% |
| Ambient light sensor | — | Yes |
| Aspect ratio | — | 3:2 |
| Coating | — | Glossy |
| Contrast | — | 1200:1 |
| HDR support | — | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| PPI | — | 266 ppi |
| Refresh rate | — | 120 Hz |
| Resolution | — | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| Size | — | 13 inches |
| Sync technology | — | No |
| Touchscreen | — | Yes |
| Type | — | IPS LCD |
| sRGB color space | — | 106.1% |
Performance
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Microsoft Surface Pro 9 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Microsoft Surface Pro 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Base frequency | — | 1.3 GHz |
| Cores | — | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Fabrication process | — | 10 nm |
| Integrated GPU | — | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| L3 Cache | — | 12 MB |
| Threads | — | 12 |
| Turbo frequency | — | 4.4 GHz |
Case
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Microsoft Surface Pro 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Area | — | 600 cm2(93 inches2) |
| Colors | — | Black, Silver, Blue, Green |
| Cooling system | — | Active |
| Dimensions | — | 287 x 209 x 9.3 mm11.3 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| Material | — | Top: Aluminum |
| Number of fans | — | 1 |
| Opening angle | — | 360° |
| Screen-to-body ratio | — | ~83.9% |
| Side bezels | — | 6.2 mm |
| Transformer | — | Yes |
| Vapor chamber | — | No |
| Weight | 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) | 0.87 kg (1.92 lbs) |
Graphics Card
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Microsoft Surface Pro 9 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | — | 1.5 TFLOPS |
| GPU base clock | — | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | — | 1200 MHz |
| GPU performance | — | 1.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | — | System Shared |
| Memory speed | — | 5.2 Gbps |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | — | 20 |
| Shading units (cores) | — | 640 |
| TGP | — | 15 W |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | — | 40 |
RAM
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Microsoft Surface Pro 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Channels | — | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | — | 5200 MHz |
| Upgradable | — | No |
Sound
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Microsoft Surface Pro 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Dolby Atmos | — | Yes |
| Microphones | — | 2 |
| Power | — | 2x2W |
| Speakers | — | 2.0 |
Storage
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Microsoft Surface Pro 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | — | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| NVMe | — | Yes |
| Storage type | — | SSD (M2) |
| Total slots | — | 1 |
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