Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs MSI Raider 16 HX (B2W)

[ 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 Raider 16 HX (B2W) (74/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max:
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (91 vs 74)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 89)
  • + Higher Gaming score (86 vs 73)
[ WINNER ]
Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max

91/100
· $2499
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MSI Raider 16 HX (B2W)
MSI

MSI Raider 16 HX (B2W)

74/100
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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 Raider 16 HX (B2W)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
DeviceBenchmark Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 74.0 Good
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 73.0 Good
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 89.0 Very Good
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Raider 16 HX (B2W)
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 280 / 330 W
Charging port position — Left, Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes, 140 W
Fast charging — Yes
Replaceable — No

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Raider 16 HX (B2W)
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.4
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — No
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — Optional
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C — 2x USB 4.0
USB-A — 3x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard — v7

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Raider 16 HX (B2W)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Raider 16 HX (B2W)
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 — Matte
DCI-P3 color gamut — 100%
HDR support — Yes, HDR10
PPI — 189 ppi
Refresh rate — 240 Hz
Resolution — 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time — 3 ms
Size — 16 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Raider 16 HX (B2W)
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 Raider 16 HX (B2W)
Base frequency — 2.9 GHz
Cores — 18 (6P + 12E)
Fabrication process — 3 nm
Integrated GPU — Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
L3 Cache — 30 MB
Threads — 18
Turbo frequency — 5.1 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Raider 16 HX (B2W)
Area — 979 cm2(151.8 inches2)
Colors — Black
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 363 x 269.7 x 21.95-25.85 mm14.29 x 10.62 x 0.86-1.02 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Plastic
Number of fans — 2
Screen-to-body ratio — ~75.8%
Side bezels — 9.2 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Raider 16 HX (B2W)
Blender GPU — 5263
Solar Bay — 87114

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Raider 16 HX (B2W)
FLOPS — 31.2 TFLOPS
GPU performance — 31.2 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 192 bit
Memory size — 12 GB
Memory speed — ~28 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR7
Nvidia Optimus — MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 80
Shading units (cores) — 5888
TGP — 140 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 184

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Raider 16 HX (B2W)
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.7 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — Yes
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Raider 16 HX (B2W)
Channels — 2x16 GB
Clock — 6400 MHz
Max. ram size — 128 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Raider 16 HX (B2W)
Dolby Atmos — No
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W, 2x2W
Speakers — 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Raider 16 HX (B2W)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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