Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8 (46/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max

91/100
· $2499
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Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8
Lenovo

Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8

46/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 26.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 46.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 51.0 Below Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 65 W
Charging port position — Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Replaceable — No

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.3
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — Optional
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — Optional
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — No
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C — 2x USB 4.0
USB-A — 2x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard — v6E

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Adaptive refresh rate — No
Ambient light sensor — No
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
Contrast — 1000:1
HDR support — No
PPI — 142 ppi
Refresh rate — 60 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Size — 16 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8
Cpu Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E) —
Gpu Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing) —
Ram 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth) —
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s) —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8
Base frequency — 2.1 GHz
Cores — 8 (4P + 4E)
Fabrication process — 10 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
L3 Cache — 12 MB
Threads — 12
Turbo frequency — 4.6 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8
Area — 902 cm2(139.9 inches2)
Colors — Gray
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 356 x 253.5 x 17.5 mm14.02 x 9.98 x 0.69 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Number of fans — 1
Opening angle — 180°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~82.2%
Side bezels — 5.7 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs)

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8
FLOPS — 1.1 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 400 MHz
GPU boost clock — 1400 MHz
GPU performance — 1.1 TFLOPS
Memory size — System Shared
Memory speed — 5.6 Gbps
Memory type — DDR5
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 12
Shading units (cores) — 384
TGP — 15 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 24

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8
Backlight — Optional
Key travel — 1.5 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — Yes
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8
Channels — 1x8 GB
Clock — 5600 MHz
Max. ram size — 64 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8
Audio chip — Realtek ALC3287
Dolby Atmos — Yes
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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