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ASUS ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED (Rotary Dial) vs Apple MacBook Pro 15 Retina (Mid-2012 Pioneer)
Compare processor microarchitectures, maximum GPU TGP, display color accuracy, RAM upgradability, and battery Watt-hours with automated win badge analysis.
Slot 1 • ASUS2023
ASUS ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED (Rotary Dial)
16" OLED • 2.1 kg • x86_64
Slot 2 • Apple2012
Apple MacBook Pro 15 Retina (Mid-2012 Pioneer)
15.4" IPS LCD • 2.02 kg • x86_64
Reasons to Choose ASUS ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED (Rotary Dial)
- ✓Faster Display Refresh Rate (120Hz vs 60Hz)
- ✓Higher Peak Brightness (550nits vs 300nits)
- ✓Higher Charger Wattage (240W vs 85W)
- ✓Higher Max GPU TGP (130W vs 45W)
- ✓More M.2 Expansion Slots (2slots vs 1slots)
- ✓User-Upgradable RAM SODIMM/LPCAMM2 (vs Soldered)
Reasons to Choose Apple MacBook Pro 15 Retina (Mid-2012 Pioneer)
- ✓Lighter Chassis (2.02 kg vs 2.1 kg)
- ✓Thinner Profile (18 mm vs 20.9 mm)
- ✓Larger Battery Capacity (95Wh vs 90Wh)
01.Platform & Compute Subsystem
Processor architecture, graphics envelope, and power ceilingProcessor / SoC
Intel Core i9-13980HX (Raptor Lake 24-core / 32-thread 55W base TDP)
Intel Core i7-3615QM / i7-3720QM (Ivy Bridge 22nm 3D Tri-Gate)
CPU Core Architecture
24-core (8 Performance cores up to 5.6 GHz + 16 Efficient cores)
4-core / 8-thread (2.3 GHz base, up to 3.7 GHz Turbo Boost)
ISA Architecture
x86_64
x86_64
Graphics Hardware
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (8GB GDDR6) or RTX 3000 Ada Generation (8GB)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M (1GB GDDR5) + Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Dynamic switching)
Maximum Graphics TGP
130 W+85 W
45 W
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
OS X 10.7 Lion / OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
02.Memory & Storage Upgradability
RAM capacity, SODIMM vs soldered, and NVMe expansionRAM Capacity Options
32 GB / 64 GB DDR5 SODIMM (Upgradable)
8 GB / 16 GB (Soldered onboard)
RAM Technology / Speed
DDR5-5200 MHz SODIMM dual-channel
DDR3L-1600 MHz SDRAM
RAM Upgradability
✅ User-Upgradable✅ Upgradable RAM
Soldered Onboard
RAM Sockets / Form Factor
2x SO-DIMM (User-upgradable up to 64 GB)
Soldered Onboard
M.2 SSD Expansion Slots
2 Slots+1 slots
1 Slot
Storage Bus & Architecture
2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD slots with copper cooling bracket
Apple proprietary mSATA/PCIe blade connector
03.Display & Color Accuracy
Panel technology, screen resolution, refresh rate, and luminancePanel Technology
OLED
IPS LCD
Screen Diagonal Size
16 inches
15.4 inches
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Resolution
3200 × 2000 px (3.2K 120Hz 0.2ms OLED Touchscreen, stylus support)
2880 × 1800 px (220 ppi Retina Display)
Display Refresh Rate
120 Hz+60 Hz
60 Hz
Color Gamut Coverage
100% DCI-P3, Delta E < 1, Calman Verified, Pantone Validated, DisplayHDR True Black 500
100% sRGB
Peak Brightness
550 nits+250 nits
300 nits
04.Chassis, Thermals & Battery
Enclosure weight, profile thickness, battery capacity, and chargingChassis Weight
2.1 kg
2.02 kg-0.08 kg lighter
Chassis Thickness
20.9 mm
18 mm-2.9 mm lighter
Chassis Materials
Mineral Black magnesium-aluminum alloy body with ASUS Dial intuitive physical rotary controller and haptic touchpad
Unibody aluminum enclosure with asymmetric dual fans
Cooling Solution
ASUS IceCool Pro thermal technology: Dual 102-blade fans with liquid metal on CPU and 5 heatpipes
Dual asymmetric impellers with shared dual copper heatpipes
Battery Capacity
90 Wh
95 Wh+5 Wh
Bundled Charger Wattage
240 W+155 W
85 W
USB-C Power Delivery
Yes
No
05.I/O Ports & Connectivity
High-speed buses, external display outs, and media card readersPort Complement
2x Thunderbolt 4 (DisplayPort, Power Delivery), 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI 2.1 FRL, Full-size SD Express 7.0 reader (up to 985 MB/s), Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45, 3.5mm audio jack with ESS SABRE Hi-Fi DAC
2x Thunderbolt 1 (10 Gbps), 2x USB 3.0, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 2 power port, 3.5mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt Ports
2x Thunderbolt
2x Thunderbolt
HDMI Revision
HDMI 2.1 FRL
HDMI 1.4b (up to 1080p60 / 4K30)
Card Reader
Full-size SDXC Reader
Full-size SDXC Reader
3.5mm Headphone Jack
✅ Present
✅ Present
Wireless Networking
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) 2x2, Bluetooth 5.3
AirPort Extreme 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0