APPLE MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Pro 12-core (Silver, 2023) – Excellent

 

October 2023 saw Apple introduce the M3 Pro and M3 Max chips. New features include the ability to be configured with more memory and displays that support 600 nits of SDR brightness. Also seen for the first time is the colour Space Black, replacing Space Grey. The latest MacBook Pro M3 is now available here, refurbished.

Spec

Processor Apple M3 Pro chip 12-core CPU (6 high performance and 6 efficiency cores), 16-core Neural Engine and 18-core GPU

Display 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR, 3456-by-2234 resolution, 600 cd/m2 brightness and up to 120Hz ProMotion

Battery and Power 99.6-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery, 140W USB-C Power Adapter with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable

Connections SDXC card slot, HDMI 2.1 port, 3.5mm headphone jack, MagSafe 3 port, Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports with support for: Charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s) and USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)

Keyboard and Trackpad Full-size Backlit Magic Keyboard (US QWERTY) and Force Touch trackpad

Communications WiFi 6E (802.11ax) and Bluetooth 5.3

Audio High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers and studio-quality three-mic array, support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos

Camera 1080p FaceTimeHD camera

Video Support Up to two external displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt, or one external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one external display with up to 4K resolution at 144Hz over HDMI, or one external display supported at 8K resolution at 60Hz or one external display at 4K resolution at 240Hz over HDMI

macOS macOS 15 Sequoia

Size and Weight (H)1.68 by (W)35.57 by (D)24.81cm, weighing 2.14kg

Boring Stuff Order No: MRW43 / MRW63 – Model No. A2991 (EMC 8408) – Model ID: Mac15,7

Performance

Geekbench 6 Single Core – 3110

Geekbench 6 Multi Core – 15251