Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)

[ 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 MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel) (45/100), 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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MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)
MSI

MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)

45/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 32.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 45.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 52.0 Below Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 230 W
Charging port position — Left, Right
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 2:00 hr
Replaceable — No

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.2
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — No
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.0
Infrared sensor — Yes
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — No
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C — 2x USB 3.2
USB-A — 3x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard — v6

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Aspect ratio — 16:9
Coating — Matte
HDR support — No
PPI — 141 ppi
Refresh rate — 240 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1080 pixels
Response time — 3 ms
Size — 15.6 inches
Sync technology — G-Sync (configurable)
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)
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 MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)
Base frequency — 1.9-2.3 GHz
Cores — 8
Fabrication process — 10 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU)
L3 Cache — 24 MB
Threads — 16
Turbo frequency — 4.6 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)
Area — 889 cm2(137.7 inches2)
Colors — Black
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 358.3 x 248 x 19.8 mm14.11 x 9.76 x 0.78 inches
Material — Aluminum
Number of fans — 3
Opening angle — 180°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~75.5%
Side bezels — 6.5 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)
Blender GPU — 2189
Solar Bay — 35555

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)
FLOPS — 12 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 1215 MHz
GPU boost clock — 1567 MHz
GPU performance — 12 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 192 bit
Memory size — 6 GB
Memory speed — 14 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus — MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 48
Shading units (cores) — 3840
TGP — 95 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 120

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.5 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Surface — Glass
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)
Channels — 2x8 GB
Clock — 3200 MHz
Max. ram size — 64 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)
Audio chip — Nahimic 3
Dolby Atmos — No
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI GS66 Stealth (11th Gen Intel)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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