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- Main Differences
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- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
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Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023) vs ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605
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Size16"
Operating SystemmacOS
Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Variants
- 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)
- ROG Zephyrus G16 (GU605MI-G16.U94070) (Eclipse Gray - Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4070/16GB/1TB)
Our Verdict
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605
Although the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023) and the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605 are both high-performance 16-inch laptops, they're very different in their intended use, as the MacBook Pro is a workstation designed for intensive tasks like video editing and 3D graphics, while the ASUS is a primarily a gaming laptop. The ASUS can also handle professional workloads, as it has a good amount of processing power (especially on the GPU side); however, it still lags behind the MacBook Pro in CPU performance, as its Intel Meteor Lake CPUs aren't quite as fast as Apple's top-end M3 Max SoC. Another notable difference between these two laptops is battery life; Apple's M3 SoC is far more efficient, giving the MacBook Pro around 13 hours of battery life in light uses compared to the ASUS laptop's six to seven hours.
Main Differences for
Threshold
School
8.6
7.9
Battery
9.4
6.2
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.5
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
135°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
7.2
7.3
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
16"
Thickness
0.7" (1.7 cm)
0.8" (2.0 cm)
Width
14.0" (35.5 cm)
14.1" (35.7 cm)
Depth
9.8" (24.8 cm)
9.8" (24.8 cm)
Volume
91.3 in³ (1,496.7 cm³)
108.1 in³ (1,770.7 cm³)
Weight
4.8 lbs (2.2 kg)
4.0 lbs (1.8 kg)
Charger Size
13.3 in³ (218.3 cm³)
16.6 in³ (271.7 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
1.2 lbs (0.6 kg)
Serviceability
3.5
6.8
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
6.0
7.5
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
0
2
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
3456 x 2234
2560 x 1600
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
254 PPI
188 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
OLED
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
91%
85%
Refresh Rate
8.7
9.6
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
240 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
Apple ProMotion
G-SYNC
Contrast
10
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
51,150 : 1
99,750 : 1
Brightness
9.1
7.7
Maximum Brightness
601 cd/m²
368 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
3 cd/m²
18 cd/m²
Reflections
8.8
9.1
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
1.83%
1.73%
Indirect Reflections
0.16%
1.5%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.67%
0.23%
Black Uniformity
10
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.179%
0.023%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.6
7.2
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
26°
37°
Color Washout From Right
28°
36°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
31°
20°
Color Shift From Right
34°
20°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
30°
42°
Brightness Loss From Right
30°
42°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
30°
42°
Gamma Shift From Right
31°
42°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.6
7.2
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
26°
37°
Color Washout From Above
29°
36°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
35°
20°
Color Shift From Above
33°
20°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
31°
41°
Brightness Loss From Above
32°
41°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
27°
42°
Gamma Shift From Above
28°
41°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
9.9
7.8
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.45
1.05
Avg. Gamma
2.24
2.14
Avg. Color dE
0.94
4.43
Avg. Color Temperature
6,718.9 K
6,481 K
Color Gamut
9.5
9.7
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.94%
152.82%
sRGB uv
99.76%
141.35%
Adobe RGB xy
89.32%
96.88%
Adobe RGB uv
94.31%
99.07%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.81%
99.99%
DCI P3 uv
99.59%
99.99%
Rec. 2020 xy
73.15%
80.78%
Rec. 2020 uv
74.31%
81.96%
Flicker
9.0
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
No
No
Flicker Frequency
> 1000Hz
960 Hz
Flicker Active Below
100%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
8.0
8.6
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
8.5
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
RGB Zones
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
62 gf
63 gf
Actuation Force
38 gf
41 gf
Pre-Travel
0.78 mm
1.15 mm
Total Travel
0.85 mm
1.43 mm
Touchpad
9.7
8.9
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
9.5
8.5
Size
24.8 in² (160.0 cm²)
23.3 in² (150.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
9.1
8.8
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
78 dB SPL
84 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
3.9 dB
3.5 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.6
0.3
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
112 Hz
141 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
2.6 dB
4.7 dB
Webcam & Microphone
9.1
7.4
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
9.5
7.5
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
No
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
8.5
9.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
0
2
USB-C Ports
3
2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.1
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 2
SD UHS 2
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
Apple MagSafe 3
Asus DC Power Input Port
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Apple
Intel
Model
M3 Max
Core Ultra 9 185H
Core Count
16
16
Thread Count
16
22
GPU
Brand
Apple
NVIDIA
Model
M3 Max
Geforce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
N/A
8 GB
RAM
Capacity
48 GB
16 GB
Modules
Unknown
8 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR5
LP-DDR5x
Speed
6,400 MHz
7,467 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
966 GB
909 GB
Drive 1
Apple SSD AP1024Z
Western Digital PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00-1102
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.9
9.9
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
2,354 points
1,834 points
CPU Multi-Thread
22,973 points
12,824 points
GPU Compute
99,702 points
126,773 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
10
10
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,915 points
1,803 points
Multi-Thread
24,046 points
17,452 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.3
9.4
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
1.5 min
2.4 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
0.3 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
9 s
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.5
9.8
Basemark Image
Overall Score
99,985
125,055
Storage Drive Performance
9.2
9.3
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
5,626.4 MB/s
1,521.1 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
2,652.1 MB/s
3,550.5 MB/s
Random Write Speed
47.1 MB/s
88.5 MB/s
Random Read Speed
47.5 MB/s
48.5 MB/s
Battery
9.4
6.2
Capacity
100 Wh
90 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
13.2 hrs
6.5 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
12.8 hrs
6.4 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.9 hrs
1.6 hrs
Charge Time
2.0 hrs
1.9 hrs
Borderlands 3
6.5
7.0
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
65 fps
95 fps
1% Low
38 fps
46 fps
0.1% Low
21 fps
24 fps
1% Low Delta
11 ms
11 ms
0.1% Low Delta
32 ms
31 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
72 fps
118 fps
Civilization VI
7.3
8.9
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
66 fps
170 fps
1% Low
47 fps
106 fps
0.1% Low
43 fps
97 fps
1% Low Delta
6 ms
4 ms
0.1% Low Delta
8 ms
4 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
120 fps
298 fps
Avg. Turn Time
8.65 s
6.3 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Counter-Strike 2
0.0
8.2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
157fps
1% Low
N/A
61fps
0.1% Low
N/A
45fps
1% Low Delta
N/A
10 ms
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
16 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
N/A
231fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
9.0
7.9
Avg. FPS
134 fps
110 fps
1% Low
96 fps
66 fps
0.1% Low
73 fps
35 fps
1% Low Delta
3 ms
6 ms
0.1% Low Delta
6 ms
19 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
157 fps
117 fps
Thermals And Noise
8.2
6.5
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
25 °C (77 °F)
31 °C (88 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
38 °C (100 °F)
53 °C (128 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
45.5 dBA
45.5 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
Yes
Performance Over Time
10
8.8
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
93 °C
89 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
7% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
74 °C
79 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
macOS
Windows 11
Additional Software
None
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
Yes
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
Face Recognition
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