Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14")

[ 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 Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14") (56/100), 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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Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14")
Lenovo

Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14")

56/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14")
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 29.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 56.0 Below Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 53.0 Below Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14")
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, Right
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes, 65 W
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 1:30 hr
Replaceable — No

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14")
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 — Optional
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — Yes
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — No
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C — 2x USB 4.0
USB-A — 1x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 2560 x 1440
Wi-Fi standard — v7

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14")
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.38 kg (3.04 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14")
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 — 93.5%
Ambient light sensor — Yes
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Glossy
Contrast — 1000000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut — 100%
HDR support — Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI — 162 ppi
Refresh rate — 60 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time — 1 ms
Size — 14 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — Yes
Type — OLED
sRGB color space — 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14")
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 Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14")
Base frequency — 2.5 GHz
Cores — 6 (2P + 4E)
Fabrication process — 2 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
L3 Cache — 12 MB
Threads — 6
Turbo frequency — 4.4 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14")
Area — 723 cm2(112.1 inches2)
Colors — Gray, Blue
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 317 x 228 x 15.45 mm12.48 x 8.98 x 0.61 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Aluminum
Number of fans — 1
Opening angle — 360°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~78.6%
Side bezels — 7.8 mm
Transformer — Yes
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.38 kg (3.04 lbs)

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14")
FLOPS — 1.2 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 300 MHz
GPU boost clock — 2300 MHz
GPU performance — 1.2 TFLOPS
Memory size — System Shared
Memory speed — 7.47 Gbps
Memory type — LPDDR5X
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 8
Shading units (cores) — 256
TGP — 25 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 16

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14")
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 Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14")
Channels — 1x8 GB
Clock — 7467 MHz
Upgradable — No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14")
Audio chip — Realtek ALC3347
Dolby Atmos — Yes
Microphones — 4
Power — 2x2W, 2x2W
Speakers — 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (14")
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)
Total slots — 1

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