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    6. In The Box
  5. Display
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Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)

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Updated Apr 26, 2024 07:12 PM

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Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021) Picture
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023) Picture
Size
14"
Operating System
macOS
Size
14"
Operating System
macOS

Variants

  • ‎‎MacBook Pro 14 (‎MKGT3LL/A) (Silver - M1 Pro/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/1TB)
  • ‎‎MacBook Pro 14 (MKGR3LL/A) (Silver - M1 Pro/8‑core CPU/14‑core GPU/16GB/512GB)
  • ‎MacBook Pro 14 (‎MKGQ3LL/A) (Space Gray - M1 Pro/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 14 (MKGP3LL/A) (Space Gray - M1 Pro/8‑core CPU/14‑core GPU/16GB/512GB)
  • MacBook Pro 14 (MRX83LL/A) (Silver - M3 Max/14‑core CPU/30‑core GPU/36GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 14 (MRX63LL/A) (Silver - M3 Pro/11‑core CPU/14‑core GPU/18GB/512GB)
  • MacBook Pro 14 (MRX73LL/A) (Silver - M3 Pro/12‑core CPU/18‑core GPU/18GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 14 (MR7K3LL/A) (Silver - M3/8‑core CPU/10‑core GPU/8GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 14 (MR7J3LL/A) (Silver - M3/8‑core CPU/10‑core GPU/8GB/512GB)
  • MacBook Pro 14 (MRX53LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Max/14‑core CPU/30‑core GPU/36GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 14 (MRX33LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Pro/11‑core CPU/14‑core GPU/18GB/512GB)
  • MacBook Pro 14 (MRX43LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Pro/12‑core CPU/18‑core GPU/18GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 14 (MTL83LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/8‑core CPU/10‑core GPU/8GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 14 (MTL73LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/8‑core CPU/10‑core GPU/8GB/512GB)

Review

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Our Verdict

Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)

Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)

The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023) is a newer version of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021). The M3 model is better overall; it has a slightly brighter display, louder speakers, HDMI 2.1, and Wi-Fi 6E. It also has more configuration options, including a base M3 chip and up to 128GB of RAM. The M3 SoCs are faster and bring new features like hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AV1 decoding.

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