Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs MSI GL66 Pulse

[ 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 MSI GL66 Pulse (34/100), 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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MSI GL66 Pulse
MSI

MSI GL66 Pulse

34/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GL66 Pulse
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 22.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 34.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 46.0 Poor
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GL66 Pulse
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 150 / 180 W
Charging port position — Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — No
Fast charging — Yes
Replaceable — No
Voltage — 11.4 V

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GL66 Pulse
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.2
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — No
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.0
Infrared sensor — No
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — No
Thunderbolt — No
USB Type-C — 1x USB 3.2
USB-A — 3x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard — v6

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GL66 Pulse
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.25 kg (4.96 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GL66 Pulse
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 — 16:9
Coating — Matte
HDR support — No
PPI — 141 ppi
Refresh rate — 60 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1080 pixels
Size — 15.6 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GL66 Pulse
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 MSI GL66 Pulse
Base frequency — 2.2-2.7 GHz
Cores — 6
Fabrication process — 10 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU)
L3 Cache — 12 MB
Threads — 12
Turbo frequency — 4.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GL66 Pulse
Area — 930 cm2(144.1 inches2)
Colors — Gray
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 359 x 259 x 23.95 mm14.13 x 10.2 x 0.94 inches
Material — Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Number of fans — 2
Screen-to-body ratio — ~72.2%
Side bezels — 6.8 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.25 kg (4.96 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GL66 Pulse
Blender GPU — 1124
Solar Bay — 19688

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GL66 Pulse
FLOPS — 6.1 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 1237 MHz
GPU boost clock — 1500 MHz
GPU performance — 6.1 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 128 bit
Memory size — 4 GB
Memory speed — 12 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus — Yes
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 40
Shading units (cores) — 2048
TGP — 60 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 64

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GL66 Pulse
Backlight — Yes
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — Yes
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GL66 Pulse
Channels — 1x8 GB
Clock — 3200 MHz
Max. ram size — 64 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GL66 Pulse
Dolby Atmos — No
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GL66 Pulse
Bus — PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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