Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)

[ 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 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022) (51/100), 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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Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)
ASUS

Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)

51/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 37.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 51.0 Below Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 59.0 Below Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Ion
Charge power — 100 / 240 / 280 W
Charging port position — Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 2:00 hr
Replaceable — No
Weight of AC adapter — 400 / 850 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)
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 — No
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 3.2
USB-A — 2x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard — v6E

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Adobe RGB profile — 75.3%
Ambient light sensor — No
Aspect ratio — 16:9
Coating — Matte
DCI-P3 color gamut — 100%
HDR support — Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI — 142 ppi
Refresh rate — 240 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time — 3 ms
Size — 16 inches
Sync technology — FreeSync
Touchscreen — Yes
Type — IPS LCD
sRGB color space — 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)
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 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)
Base frequency — 3.3 GHz
Cores — 8
Fabrication process — 6 nm
Integrated GPU — AMD Radeon 680M
L3 Cache — 16 MB
Threads — 16
Turbo frequency — 4.9 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)
Area — 944 cm2(146.4 inches2)
Colors — Black
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 355 x 266 x 20.5 mm13.98 x 10.47 x 0.81 inches
Liquid metal — Yes
Material — Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) — 50 dB
Number of fans — 2
Opening angle — 130°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~74.7%
Side bezels — 0.4 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)
Blender GPU — 2555
Solar Bay — 36499

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)
FLOPS — 14.2 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 1387 MHz
GPU boost clock — 1703 MHz
GPU performance — 14.2 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 — 140 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 120

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.7 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — Yes
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)
Channels — 2x8 GB
Clock — 4800 MHz
Max. ram size — 64 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)
Dolby Atmos — Yes
Loudness — ~80 dB
Microphones — 2
Power — 6x2W
Speakers — 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 (2022)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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