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ASUS Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED (Dual-Screen) 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 Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED (Dual-Screen)
14.5" OLED • 1.75 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 Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED (Dual-Screen)
- ✓Lighter Chassis (1.75 kg vs 2.02 kg)
- ✓Thinner Profile (17.9 mm vs 18 mm)
- ✓Faster Display Refresh Rate (120Hz vs 60Hz)
- ✓Higher Peak Brightness (550nits vs 300nits)
- ✓Higher Charger Wattage (180W vs 85W)
- ✓Higher Max GPU TGP (85W vs 45W)
Reasons to Choose Apple MacBook Pro 15 Retina (Mid-2012 Pioneer)
- ✓Larger Battery Capacity (95Wh vs 76Wh)
01.Platform & Compute Subsystem
Processor architecture, graphics envelope, and power ceilingProcessor / SoC
Intel Core i9-13900H (Raptor Lake 14-core / 20-thread, up to 5.4 GHz)
Intel Core i7-3615QM / i7-3720QM (Ivy Bridge 22nm 3D Tri-Gate)
CPU Core Architecture
14-core (6 Performance + 8 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 4060 Laptop GPU (8GB GDDR6, Studio Drivers)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M (1GB GDDR5) + Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Dynamic switching)
Maximum Graphics TGP
85 W+40 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
16 GB / 32 GB LPDDR5 (Soldered)
8 GB / 16 GB (Soldered onboard)
RAM Technology / Speed
LPDDR5-4800 MHz dual-channel
DDR3L-1600 MHz SDRAM
RAM Upgradability
Soldered Onboard
Soldered Onboard
RAM Sockets / Form Factor
Soldered Onboard
Soldered Onboard
M.2 SSD Expansion Slots
1 Slot
1 Slot
Storage Bus & Architecture
1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD slot
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
14.5 inches
15.4 inches
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Resolution
2880 × 1800 px (2.8K 120Hz OLED Touch + 12.7" 2880×864 ScreenPad Plus 120Hz secondary touchscreen)
2880 × 1800 px (220 ppi Retina Display)
Display Refresh Rate
120 Hz+60 Hz
60 Hz
Color Gamut Coverage
100% DCI-P3, 0.2ms, 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
1.75 kg-0.27 kg lighter
2.02 kg
Chassis Thickness
17.9 mm-0.1 mm lighter
18 mm
Chassis Materials
All-metal magnesium-aluminum alloy with AAS Ultra auto-tilting secondary display mechanism
Unibody aluminum enclosure with asymmetric dual fans
Cooling Solution
ASUS IceCool Plus thermal technology: Dual IceBlade fans with 93 curved blades & dual 8mm heatpipes
Dual asymmetric impellers with shared dual copper heatpipes
Battery Capacity
76 Wh
95 Wh+19 Wh
Bundled Charger Wattage
180 W+95 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 (USB-C 40 Gbps, DisplayPort, PD), 1x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI 2.1, MicroSD Express 7.1 reader, 3.5mm combo audio jack, DC power jack
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
HDMI 1.4b (up to 1080p60 / 4K30)
Card Reader
MicroSD Reader
Full-size SDXC Reader
3.5mm Headphone Jack
✅ Present
✅ Present
Wireless Networking
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) dual band 2x2, Bluetooth 5.3
AirPort Extreme 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0