Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Gigabyte G7 (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 Gigabyte G7 (2023) (47/100), 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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Gigabyte G7 (2023)
Gigabyte

Gigabyte G7 (2023)

47/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G7 (2023)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 34.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 47.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 59.0 Below Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G7 (2023)
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Ion
Charge power — 150 W
Charging port position — Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — No
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 2:00 hr
Replaceable — No
Weight of AC adapter — 450 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G7 (2023)
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.2
DisplayPort — 1x v1.4
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — No
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — No
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
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 — 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard — v6E

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G7 (2023)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.53 kg (5.58 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G7 (2023)
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 — 131 ppi
Refresh rate — 144 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Size — 17.3 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G7 (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 Gigabyte G7 (2023)
Base frequency — 3 GHz
Cores — 6
Fabrication process — 10 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel UHD Graphics 770
L3 Cache — 18 MB
Threads — 12
Turbo frequency — 4.6 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G7 (2023)
Area — 1040 cm2(161.1 inches2)
Colors — Black
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 397 x 262 x 25 mm15.63 x 10.31 x 0.98 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Plastic
Number of fans — 2
Screen-to-body ratio — ~79.3%
Side bezels — 7 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.53 kg (5.58 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G7 (2023)
Blender GPU — 2634
Solar Bay — 33752

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G7 (2023)
FLOPS — 10.5 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 1665 MHz
GPU boost clock — 2055 MHz
GPU performance — 10.5 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 96 bit
Memory size — 6 GB
Memory speed — ~16 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus — Yes, Advanced Optimus
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 32
Shading units (cores) — 2560
TGP — 75 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 80

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G7 (2023)
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 2 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — Yes
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G7 (2023)
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 Gigabyte G7 (2023)
Dolby Atmos — No
Microphones — 1
Power — 2x2W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Gigabyte G7 (2023)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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