Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Lenovo ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2

[ 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 ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2 (56/100), 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 ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2
Lenovo

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2

56/100
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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 ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 32.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 56.0 Below Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 63.0 Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2
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 ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v6.0
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — No
Fingerprint — Yes
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — Yes
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — No
SD card reader — No
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C — 3x USB 4.0
USB-A — 1x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 2560 x 1440
Wi-Fi standard — v7

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2
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 — Yes
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Glossy (Antireflective)
Contrast — 1000:1
HDR support — No
PPI — 162 ppi
Refresh rate — 60 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Size — 14 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — Yes
Type — IPS LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2
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 ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2
Base frequency — 2.1 GHz
Cores — 8 (4P + 4E)
Fabrication process — 2 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel Xe3 Graphics
L3 Cache — 12 MB
Threads — 8
Turbo frequency — 4.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2
Area — 701 cm2(108.7 inches2)
Colors — Black
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 313 x 224 x 17.84-20.43 mm12.32 x 8.82 x 0.7-0.8 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Top: Magnesium alloyMiddle: AluminumBottom: Aluminum
Number of fans — 1
Opening angle — 360°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~81.1%
Side bezels — 5.8 mm
Transformer — Yes
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs)

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2
FLOPS — 2.5 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 300 MHz
GPU boost clock — 2450 MHz
GPU performance — 2.5 TFLOPS
Memory size — System Shared
Memory speed — 8.53 Gbps
Memory type — LPDDR5X
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 16
Shading units (cores) — 512
TGP — 25 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 32

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.5 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2
Channels — 2x8 GB
Clock — 8533 MHz
Upgradable — No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2
Audio chip — Realtek ALC3346
Dolby Atmos — Yes
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 Gen 2
Bus — PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)
Total slots — 1

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