Apple has continued its Apple Silicon march with the introduction of the new 16-inch MacBook Pro running the M1 Pro and M1 Max processors. Here’s how it compares to the Intel-based model it replaces.
During Apple’s “Unleashed” event on October 18, the company added another Apple Silicon model to its roster, continuing from the 13-inch MacBook Pro to the MacBook Air, Mac mini, and 24-inch iMac. The new 16-inch MacBook Pro furthers Apple’s aim to shift away from Intel in favor of its own chip design as part of its two-year transition schedule, effectively finishing off the MacBook lineup’s switch-over.
Much like how the M1 chip improved the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the update to the 16-inch model should provide similar performance enhancements over the previous generation, especially with the new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. However, the larger Intel model’s use of discrete graphics and eGPU support may still make the older variant an attractive option for some, among other elements.
Intel 16-inch MacBook Pro vs Apple Silicon MacBook Pro – Physical Dimensions
The Intel model was a fairly large notebook, which makes sense given its 16-inch display, with a width of 14.09 inches and a depth of 9.68 inches. That’s along with a thickness of 0.64 inches, making it reasonably thin compared to many other notebooks on the market.
For the Apple Silicon version, Apple’s opted for a marginally different physical size, at 14.01 inches long, 9.77 inches deep, and 0.66 inches thick. Yes, all of the differences are less than a tenth of an inch in each dimension, so they exist but don’t matter that much here.
The Intel MacBook Pro was also a pretty dense system, weighing 4.3 pounds, more than a pound heavier than either the Intel or M1-based 13-inch MacBook Pro. Naturally, this could be put down to the overall size of the device simply being bigger.
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