Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)

[ 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 Stealth A18 AI+ (2025) (63/100), 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 Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
MSI

MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)

63/100
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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 Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 56.0 Below Average
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 63.0 Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 81.0 Very Good
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 280 W
Charging port position — Right, Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes, 100 W
Fast charging — Yes
Replaceable — No

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.4
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — Yes
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — Yes
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
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 — v7

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.89 kg (6.37 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Ambient light sensor — No
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
HDR support — No
PPI — 126 ppi
Refresh rate — 144 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Size — 18 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
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 Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
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

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
Area — 1159 cm2(179.6 inches2)
Colors — Black
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 399.99 x 289.67 x 19.9-23.99 mm15.75 x 11.4 x 0.78-0.94 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Aluminum
Number of fans — 2
Screen-to-body ratio — ~81.1%
Side bezels — 6.1 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — Yes
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.89 kg (6.37 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
Blender GPU — 4141
Solar Bay — 64945

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
FLOPS — 17-26.8 TFLOPS
GPU performance — 17-26.8 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 192 bit
Memory size — 12 GB
Memory speed — ~28 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR7
Nvidia Optimus — MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 80
Shading units (cores) — 5888
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 184

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
Backlight — Yes
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — Yes
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
Channels — 2x16 GB
Clock — 5600 MHz
Max. ram size — 96 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
Dolby Atmos — No
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W, 4x2W
Speakers — 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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