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- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
- Comments
MSI WS76 (2021) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
MSI WS76 (2021)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)
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Size17.3"
Operating SystemWindows 10
Size16"
Operating SystemmacOS
Variants
- WS76 (11UK-448CA) (Core Black - 120Hz/i9/RTX A3000/32GB/1TB)
- WS76 (11UM-447CA) (Core Black - 120Hz/i9/RTX A5000/64GB/1TB)
- WS76 (11UK-470) (Core Black - 144Hz/i7/RTX A3000/32GB/1TB)
- WS76 (11UK-469) (Core Black - 144Hz/i9/RTX A3000/32GB/1TB)
- WS76 (11UM-459) (Core Black - 144Hz/i9/RTX A5000/32GB/1TB)
- WS76 (11UM-468) (Core Black - 144Hz/i9/RTX A5000/64GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MK1H3LL/A) (Silver - M1 Max/10‑core CPU/32‑core GPU/32GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MK1F3LL/A) (Silver - M1 Pro chip/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MK1E3LL/A) (Silver - M1 Pro/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MK1A3LL/A) (Space Gray - M1 Max/10‑core CPU/32‑core GPU/32GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MK193LL/A) (Space Gray - M1 Pro/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MK183LL/A) (Space Gray - M1 Pro/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/512GB)
Our Verdict
MSI WS76 (2021)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)
The MSI WS76 (2021) and the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) are both premium mobile workstations. In terms of the build and overall user experience, the MacBook Pro comes out ahead as it feels more sturdy and has a better keyboard, touchpad, and webcam. It's also more portable and has longer battery life. The WS76's 4k 120Hz panel has a wider color gamut than the MacBook Pro, specifically the Adobe RGB color space; however, its out-of-the-box calibration is much worse. The WS76 is more serviceable as its storage drive and wireless adapter are user-replaceable, and it has USB-A ports for your peripherals, whereas the MacBook Pro only has USB-C.
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
7.2
8.6
Battery
6.0
9.4
Portability
5.7
7.2
Touchpad
8.1
9.7
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
8.5
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.2
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
145°
135°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
5.7
7.2
Dimensions Photo
Size
17.3"
16"
Thickness
1.0" (2.5 cm)
0.7" (1.7 cm)
Width
15.6" (39.5 cm)
14.0" (35.6 cm)
Depth
10.2" (26.0 cm)
9.8" (24.8 cm)
Volume
156.7 in³ (2,567.5 cm³)
91.6 in³ (1,500.9 cm³)
Weight
5.1 lbs (2.3 kg)
4.7 lbs (2.2 kg)
Charger Size
21.3 in³ (348.8 cm³)
13.3 in³ (218.3 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.9 lbs (0.9 kg)
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
Serviceability
6.5
3.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.0
6.0
RAM Slots
0
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
3840 x 2160
3456 x 2234
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Pixel Density
255 PPI
254 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
85%
91%
Refresh Rate
7.7
8.7
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
120 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
Apple ProMotion
Contrast
6.8
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,035 : 1
50,250 : 1
Brightness
8.2
8.5
Maximum Brightness
434 cd/m²
469 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
22 cd/m²
4 cd/m²
Reflections
7.3
8.8
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
5.5%
1.91%
Indirect Reflections
4.27%
0.18%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.23%
1.73%
Black Uniformity
8.7
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.700%
0.355%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.3
6.9
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
25°
25°
Color Washout From Right
27°
29°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
24°
39°
Color Shift From Right
33°
47°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
26°
28°
Brightness Loss From Right
29°
32°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
22°
33°
Gamma Shift From Right
25°
38°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.3
7.0
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
25°
26°
Color Washout From Above
26°
31°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
24°
38°
Color Shift From Above
31°
45°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
26°
29°
Brightness Loss From Above
28°
34°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
25°
28°
Gamma Shift From Above
26°
33°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
8.4
9.9
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
2.85
1.46
Avg. Gamma
2.3
2.22
Avg. Color dE
1.98
1
Avg. Color Temperature
6,077.7 K
6,709.7 K
Color Gamut
8.3
9.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.25%
99.94%
sRGB uv
98.36%
99.76%
Adobe RGB xy
75.35%
88.91%
Adobe RGB uv
85.11%
94.33%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
75.42%
99.73%
DCI P3 uv
80.09%
99.09%
Rec. 2020 xy
54.11%
72.6%
Rec. 2020 uv
58.39%
73.59%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
> 1000Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
7.8
8.0
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.5
8.0
Numpad
Yes
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
66 gf
59 gf
Actuation Force
36 gf
41 gf
Pre-Travel
1.17 mm
0.78 mm
Total Travel
1.85 mm
0.86 mm
Touchpad
8.1
9.7
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.5
9.5
Size
11.2 in² (72.0 cm²)
24.8 in² (160.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.5
8.4
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
81 dB SPL
76 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.7 dB
4.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.9
0.7
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
344 Hz
116 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.5 dB
1.5 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.4
9.1
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.5
9.5
Resolution
720p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
9.5
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
0
USB-C Ports
2
3
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.0
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 1
SD UHS 2
Ethernet
Yes
No
Proprietary Port
No
Apple MagSafe 3
Security Lock
Yes
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.0
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Apple
Model
Core i9-11900H
M1 Max
Core Count
8
10
Thread Count
16
10
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
Apple
Model
RTX A3000
M1 Max
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Integrated
VRAM Size
6 GB
N/A
RAM
Capacity
32 GB
32 GB
Modules
2
Unknown
Type
DDR4
LP-DDR5
Speed
3,200 MHz
6,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
927 GB
463 GB
Drive 1
Micron MTFDKBA1T0TFH
Apple SSD AP512R
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)
9.6
9.7
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,627 points
1,784 points
CPU Multi-Thread
8,047 points
12,733 points
GPU Compute
98,450 points
68,226 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.6
9.6
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,582 points
1,535 points
Multi-Thread
9,760 points
12,390 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
8.8
7.9
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
4.6 min
4.1 min
GPU Render Time
0.5 min
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
18 s
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.2
9.0
Basemark Image
Overall Score
85,287
80,945
Storage Drive Performance
8.8
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
2,283.5 MB/s
4,506.1 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,026.5 MB/s
4,846.1 MB/s
Random Write Speed
67.2 MB/s
54.2 MB/s
Random Read Speed
25.8 MB/s
57.5 MB/s
Battery
6.0
9.4
Capacity
100 Wh
100 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
7.5 hrs
15.0 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
5.5 hrs
8.4 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.4 hrs
2.1 hrs
Charge Time
3.1 hrs
2.1 hrs
Borderlands 3
7.2
6.0
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
86 fps
48 fps
1% Low
50 fps
30 fps
0.1% Low
26 fps
16 fps
1% Low Delta
9 ms
12 ms
0.1% Low Delta
26 ms
43 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
156 fps
58 fps
Civilization VI
8.3
6.8
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
120 fps
52 fps
1% Low
77 fps
37 fps
0.1% Low
60 fps
33 fps
1% Low Delta
5 ms
8 ms
0.1% Low Delta
8 ms
11 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
201 fps
97 fps
Avg. Turn Time
6.83 s
9.69 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
9.5
9.1
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
333 fps
129 fps
1% Low
159 fps
N/A
0.1% Low
97 fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
3 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
7 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
507 fps
162 fps
Counter-Strike 2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
5.9
6.0
Avg. FPS
72 fps
93 fps
1% Low
29 fps
25 fps
0.1% Low
18 fps
11 fps
1% Low Delta
21 ms
29 ms
0.1% Low Delta
43 ms
77 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
76 fps
134 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.1
7.7
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
29 °C (84 °F)
25 °C (77 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
41 °C (106 °F)
45 °C (112 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
30.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
52.0 dBA
43.4 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
No
Performance Over Time
9.9
9.8
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
75 °C
93 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
1% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
75 °C
88 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
1% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 10
macOS
Additional Software
Yes
None
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Face Recognition and Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
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