Apple MacBook Pro 14"
The M4 Max chip combines a 14-core CPU, 32-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing, and a 120Hz mini-LED display hitting 1000 nits sustained brightness, delivering desktop-caliber performance in a compact 1.6 kg build. Its 4TB NVMe storage and Thunderbolt 5 ports speed through massive media libraries, while the 16-core Neural Engine accelerates on-device Apple Intelligence tasks with low latency. This laptop is best for data scientists, 3D artists, and composers running complex workflows that would otherwise require a stationary workstation.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong screen (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong cpu (93th percentile) 93th
Cons
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 Max |
| Cores | 16 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (32-Core) |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 36 GB |
| Storage | 4 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14.2" |
| Resolution | 3024 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.5 lbs |
| Battery | 72 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 14" | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 36 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Apple (32-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 72 | - | - | 71 | - | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" | 92.7 | 84.8 | 79.5 | 42 | 97.3 | 67.7 | 98.8 | 96.7 | 88.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 89.2 | 91.7 | 92.5 | 91.6 | 96 | 73 | 90.4 | 59.2 | 97.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 92.7 | 98.7 | 99.8 | 95.2 | 6.1 | 97.7 | 79.4 | 86.7 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 88.5 | 86.8 | 91.4 | 91.6 | 96 | 71.8 | 69.9 | 32.8 | 96.6 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.8 | 62.7 | 82.2 | 82 | 91.2 | 95.3 | 74.4 | 59.2 | 86.8 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85.4 | 62.7 | 90.8 | 72 | 96.7 | 56.4 | 64.8 | 32.8 | 96.6 |
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