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- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
- Comments
Framework Laptop 16 (2023) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)
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Framework Laptop 16 (2023)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)
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Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size16"
Operating SystemmacOS
Variants
- Laptop 16 (Performance) (Black/Silver - Ryzen 7 7840HS/16GB/512GB)
- Laptop 16 (Performance Pro) (Black/Silver - Ryzen 7 7840HS/16GB/512GB)
- Laptop 16 (Overkill) (Black/Silver - Ryzen 9 7940HS/32GB/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
Framework Laptop 16 (2023)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023) is a much better laptop for most use cases than the Framework Laptop 16 (2023). With Apple's M3 SoC, the Macbook Pro is a very capable mobile workstation that offers a much more premium user experience than the Framework with its Mini LED display, large touchpad, spacious keyboard, and fantastic up-firing speakers. It also features much better battery life than the Framework laptop. By contrast, if you want to game, then the Framework is the better choice as it offers far better performance than the Apple. This is partly because very few games are optimized for its ARM-based SoC, and running games through Rosetta 2 can result in poor performance or graphical glitches, depending on the game. Finally, the modular port system on the Framework offers much better versatility, as you can swap out ports on the go.
Main Differences for
Threshold
School
7.2
8.6
Battery
6.3
9.4
Build Quality
7.0
9.5
Touchpad
7.4
9.7
Portability
6.1
7.2
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
7.0
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
140°
135°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
6.1
7.2
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
16"
Thickness
1.1" (2.7 cm)
0.7" (1.7 cm)
Width
14.2" (36.0 cm)
14.0" (35.5 cm)
Depth
11.5" (29.1 cm)
9.8" (24.8 cm)
Volume
172.6 in³ (2,828.5 cm³)
91.3 in³ (1,496.7 cm³)
Weight
5.4 lbs (2.4 kg)
4.8 lbs (2.2 kg)
Charger Size
11.5 in³ (187.9 cm³)
13.3 in³ (218.3 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
Serviceability
9.1
3.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
9.0
6.0
RAM Slots
2
0
Storage Slots
2
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2560 x 1600
3456 x 2234
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
188 PPI
254 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
80%
91%
Refresh Rate
9.1
8.7
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
120 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
Apple ProMotion
Contrast
7.3
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,297 : 1
51,150 : 1
Brightness
8.5
9.1
Maximum Brightness
486 cd/m²
601 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
25 cd/m²
3 cd/m²
Reflections
7.9
8.8
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
4.29%
1.83%
Indirect Reflections
3.27%
0.16%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.02%
1.67%
Black Uniformity
8.5
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.754%
0.179%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.8
6.6
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
28°
26°
Color Washout From Right
26°
28°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
35°
31°
Color Shift From Right
36°
34°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
33°
30°
Brightness Loss From Right
31°
30°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
33°
30°
Gamma Shift From Right
30°
31°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.9
6.6
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
27°
26°
Color Washout From Above
26°
29°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
39°
35°
Color Shift From Above
32°
33°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
32°
31°
Brightness Loss From Above
30°
32°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
37°
27°
Gamma Shift From Above
37°
28°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
6.9
9.9
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
2.74
1.45
Avg. Gamma
2.09
2.24
Avg. Color dE
4.17
0.94
Avg. Color Temperature
6,070.1 K
6,718.9 K
Color Gamut
9.4
9.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.87%
99.94%
sRGB uv
99.45%
99.76%
Adobe RGB xy
89.31%
89.32%
Adobe RGB uv
95%
94.31%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.5%
99.81%
DCI P3 uv
98.7%
99.59%
Rec. 2020 xy
73.58%
73.15%
Rec. 2020 uv
75.46%
74.31%
Flicker
10
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
> 1000Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
8.2
8.0
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
8.0
Numpad
Yes
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
61 gf
62 gf
Actuation Force
31 gf
38 gf
Pre-Travel
0.95 mm
0.78 mm
Total Travel
1.54 mm
0.85 mm
Touchpad
7.4
9.7
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.0
9.5
Size
14.5 in² (93.5 cm²)
24.8 in² (160.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.2
9.1
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
76 dB SPL
78 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
4.1 dB
3.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-0.5
0.6
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
233 Hz
112 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
10 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.6 dB
2.6 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.4
9.1
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.5
9.5
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
9.5
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
0
USB-C Ports
3
3
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.0
2.1
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
SD UHS 2
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
Apple MagSafe 3
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
AMD
Apple
Model
Ryzen 7 7840HS
M3 Max
Core Count
8
16
Thread Count
16
16
GPU
Brand
AMD
Apple
Model
Radeon RX 7700S
M3 Max
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Integrated
VRAM Size
8 GB
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
48 GB
Modules
2
Unknown
Type
DDR5
LP-DDR5
Speed
5,600 MHz
6,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
460 GB
966 GB
Drive 1
WDC PC SN810 SDCPNRY-512G
Apple SSD AP1024Z
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)
9.8
9.9
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,894 points
2,354 points
CPU Multi-Thread
11,275 points
22,973 points
GPU Compute
79,095 points
99,702 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.8
10
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,665 points
1,915 points
Multi-Thread
15,611 points
24,046 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.3
9.3
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
2.7 min
1.5 min
GPU Render Time
0.6 min
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.5
9.5
Basemark Image
Overall Score
100,184
99,985
Storage Drive Performance
9.3
9.2
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,338.6 MB/s
5,626.4 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,491.8 MB/s
2,652.1 MB/s
Random Write Speed
72.3 MB/s
47.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
54.2 MB/s
47.5 MB/s
Battery
6.3
9.4
Capacity
85 Wh
100 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
7.8 hrs
13.2 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
7.2 hrs
12.8 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.2 hrs
1.9 hrs
Charge Time
3.2 hrs
2.0 hrs
Borderlands 3
7.7
6.5
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
98 fps
65 fps
1% Low
62 fps
38 fps
0.1% Low
31 fps
21 fps
1% Low Delta
6 ms
11 ms
0.1% Low Delta
22 ms
32 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
132 fps
72 fps
Civilization VI
8.7
7.3
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
166 fps
66 fps
1% Low
108 fps
47 fps
0.1% Low
70 fps
43 fps
1% Low Delta
3 ms
6 ms
0.1% Low Delta
8 ms
8 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
319 fps
120 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.19 s
8.65 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
9.3
0.0
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
245fps
N/A
1% Low
115fps
N/A
0.1% Low
73fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
5 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
10 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
298fps
N/A
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
8.6
9.0
Avg. FPS
129 fps
134 fps
1% Low
88 fps
96 fps
0.1% Low
52 fps
73 fps
1% Low Delta
4 ms
3 ms
0.1% Low Delta
12 ms
6 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
147 fps
157 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.3
8.2
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
38 °C (100 °F)
25 °C (77 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
42 °C (108 °F)
38 °C (100 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
47.5 dBA
45.5 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
10
10
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
100 °C
93 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
0% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
66 °C
74 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
macOS
Additional Software
None
None
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
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