Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14″ AMD (Gen 9)
[ 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 Yoga Pro 7 14″ AMD (Gen 9) (68/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14″ AMD (Gen 9) |
|---|---|---|
| Battery Life | 98.0 Excellent | — |
| Display | 98.0 Excellent | — |
| Gaming | 86.0 Very Good WINNER | 16.0 Poor |
| NanoReview Score | 91.0 Excellent WINNER | 68.0 Average |
| Performance | 94.0 Excellent WINNER | 70.0 Good |
| Portability | 88.0 Very Good | — |
Detailed Technical Specifications
Battery
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14″ AMD (Gen 9) |
|---|---|---|
| Battery Life | Up to 22 hours video playback | — |
| Battery Wh | 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer | — |
| Battery type | — | Li-Po |
| Charge power | — | 100 W |
| Charging port position | — | Left |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | — | Yes |
| Fast charging | — | Yes |
| Full charging time | — | 1:30 hr |
| Replaceable | — | No |
| Weight of AC adapter | — | 446 grams |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14″ AMD (Gen 9) |
|---|---|---|
| Ports | 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 | — |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | — | Yes |
| Bluetooth | — | v5.3 |
| DisplayPort | — | No |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | — | No |
| Fingerprint | — | No |
| HDMI | — | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| Infrared sensor | — | Yes |
| Optical drive | — | No |
| Proprietary charging port | — | No |
| SD card reader | — | No |
| Thunderbolt | — | No |
| USB Type-C | — | 2x USB 4.0 |
| USB-A | — | 1x USB 3.2 |
| VGA | — | No |
| Webcam | — | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | — | 1920 x 1080 |
| Wi-Fi standard | — | v6E |
Design
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14″ AMD (Gen 9) |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) | 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs) |
Display
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14″ AMD (Gen 9) |
|---|---|---|
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR | — |
| Screen Size | 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) | — |
| Adobe RGB profile | — | 88.1% |
| Ambient light sensor | — | No |
| Aspect ratio | — | 16:10 |
| Coating | — | Glossy |
| Contrast | — | 1000000:1 |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | — | 100% |
| HDR support | — | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| PPI | — | 234 ppi |
| Refresh rate | — | 120 Hz |
| Resolution | — | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| Response time | — | 1 ms |
| Size | — | 14.5 inches |
| Sync technology | — | No |
| Touchscreen | — | No |
| Type | — | OLED |
| sRGB color space | — | 100% |
Performance
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14″ AMD (Gen 9) |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14″ AMD (Gen 9) |
|---|---|---|
| Base frequency | — | 2.0 GHz |
| Cores | — | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| Fabrication process | — | 4 nm |
| Integrated GPU | — | AMD Radeon 880M |
| L3 Cache | — | 24 MB |
| Threads | — | 20 |
| Turbo frequency | — | 5 GHz |
Case
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14″ AMD (Gen 9) |
|---|---|---|
| Area | — | 737 cm2(114.3 inches2) |
| Colors | — | Gray |
| Cooling system | — | Active |
| Dimensions | — | 325.5 x 226.49 x 15.6-16.6 mm12.81 x 8.92 x 0.61-0.65 inches |
| Liquid metal | — | No |
| Material | — | Aluminum |
| Noise level (max. load) | — | 44.6 dB |
| Number of fans | — | 2 |
| Opening angle | — | 180° |
| Screen-to-body ratio | — | ~82.7% |
| Side bezels | — | 6.6 mm |
| Transformer | — | No |
| Vapor chamber | — | No |
| Weight | 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) | 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs) |
GPU Benchmarks
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14″ AMD (Gen 9) |
|---|---|---|
| Blender GPU | — | 253 |
| Solar Bay | — | 13756 |
Graphics Card
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14″ AMD (Gen 9) |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | — | 4.5 TFLOPS |
| GPU base clock | — | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | — | 2900 MHz |
| GPU performance | — | 4.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | — | System Shared |
| Memory speed | — | 7.5 Gbps |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | — | 16 |
| Shading units (cores) | — | 768 |
| TGP | — | 15 W |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | — | 48 |
Input
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14″ AMD (Gen 9) |
|---|---|---|
| Backlight | — | Yes |
| Key travel | — | 1.5 mm |
| Keyboard type | — | Island |
| Numpad | — | No |
| Surface | — | Glass |
| Windows Precision | — | Yes |
RAM
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14″ AMD (Gen 9) |
|---|---|---|
| Channels | — | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | — | 7500 MHz |
| Upgradable | — | No |
Sound
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14″ AMD (Gen 9) |
|---|---|---|
| Audio chip | — | Realtek ALC3306 |
| Dolby Atmos | — | Yes |
| Loudness | — | ~75.3 dB |
| Microphones | — | 4 |
| Power | — | 4x2W |
| Speakers | — | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
Storage
| Specification | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14″ AMD (Gen 9) |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | — | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| NVMe | — | Yes |
| Storage type | — | SSD (M2) |
| Total slots | — | 1 |
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