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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Build Quality
    3. Hinge
    4. Portability
    5. Serviceability
    6. In The Box
  5. Display
    1. Screen Specs
    2. Refresh Rate
    3. Contrast
    4. Brightness
    5. Reflections
    6. Black Uniformity
    7. Horizontal Viewing Angle
    8. Vertical Viewing Angle
    9. Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
    10. Color Gamut
    11. Flicker
  6. Interface
    1. Keyboard
    2. Touchpad
    3. Speakers
    4. Webcam & Microphone
  7. Connectivity
    1. Ports
    2. Wireless Communication
  8. Configuration
    1. CPU
    2. GPU
    3. RAM
    4. Storage
  9. Performance
    1. Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
    2. Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
    3. Blender (3D Rendering)
    4. Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
    5. Storage Drive Performance
    6. Battery
    7. Borderlands 3
    8. Civilization VI
    9. Counter-Strike 2
    10. Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
    11. Thermals And Noise
    12. Performance Over Time
    13. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
  10. Additional Features And Software
    1. Software
    2. Extra Features
  11. Comments

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)

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Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Picture
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023) Picture

Variants

  • MacBook Pro 16 (‎MVVM2L/A) (Silver - i9-9880H/Radeon Pro 5500M/16GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MVVJ2LL/A) (Space Gray - i7-9750H/Radeon Pro 5300M/16GB/512GB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (‎MVVK2LL/A) (Space Gray - i9-9880H/Radeon Pro 5500M/16GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MRW73LL/A) (Silver - M3 Max/14-core CPU/36GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MUW73LL/A) (Silver - M3 Max/16-core CPU/48GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MRW43LL/A) (Silver - M3 Pro/12-core CPU/18GB/512GB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MRW63LL/A) (Silver - M3 Pro/12-core CPU/36GB/512GB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MRW33LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Max/14-core CPU/36GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MUW63LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Max/16-core CPU/48GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MRW13LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Pro/12-core CPU/18GB/512GB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MRW23LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Pro/12-core CPU/36GB/512GB)

Our Verdict

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)

The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023) is a newer version of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019). The newer 2023 is better in almost every way. While the 2023 model has many design changes that improve the overall user experience, like a brighter 120Hz Mini LED display, a wider port selection, and full-size physical function keys, the most notable improvement is Apple's move from Intel CPUs and AMD GPUs to its in-house ARM-based SoC. The M3 chip is significantly faster and more power efficient, so not only do you get more processing power, but you also get much longer battery life and lower fan noise. At this point, there's no reason to get the 2019 MacBook Pro over the Apple silicon MacBook Pros.

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