About $3,710: ASUS ProArt P14 vs MacBook Pro 14 compared
Both start at the same price in Europe; the MacBook leads in performance and battery, while ASUS is stronger in games and keyboard.
A review site compared two laptops at the same price. Apple’s is faster for work and lasts longer on battery, while the ASUS is better for games and has a nicer keyboard.
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The details
- Both start at €3,299 (about $3,710) with a tandem OLED touchscreen and 1 TB of storage; Apple includes 24 GB of RAM and ASUS 32 GB.
- The ASUS ProArt P14 H7407 has an Nvidia RTX Spark N1X chip (20 cores) with a 6,144-core Blackwell GPU.
- Cinebench 2024 multi-core: 2,243 for Apple against 1,647 for ASUS; Geekbench 7 multi-core 34,622 against 23,523.
- ASUS leads in graphics: Cyberpunk 2077 at 1440p gives 53 fps against 34.2 for Apple.
- Wi-Fi browsing at 150 : 16.6 hours for Apple and 12 hours for ASUS.
- ASUS offers a replaceable SSD and a better keyboard; Apple has the better screen and hinge.
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