Apple MacBook Pro 15 (2018)

  • Launched: July 2018
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~81.8%
  • Dimensions: 349.3 x 240.7 x 15.5 mm (13.75 x 9.48 x 0.61 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Apple MacBook Pro 15 (2018)
Performance
46
Gaming
10
Display
54
Battery Life
56
Connectivity
74
Portability
74
BestCheck Score
53

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Apple MacBook Pro 15 (2018)

Case

Weight 1.83 kg (4.04 lbs)
Dimensions 349.3 x 240.7 x 15.5 mm 13.75 x 9.48 x 0.61 inches
Area 841 cm2 (130.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.8%
Side bezels 8.8 mm
Colors Silver, Gray
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Number of fans 2
Max. fan speed (RPM) 6500 RPM
Noise level (max. load) 47 dB

Display

 
Size 15.4 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz
PPI 221 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1333:1
sRGB color space 99.9%
Adobe RGB profile 86.6%
DCI-P3 color gamut 98.7%
Response time 35 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capicity
Voltage 11.4 V
Full charging time 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Left, Right
Charge power 87 W
Cable length 2 meters
Weight of AC adapter 369 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.1 GHz
Cores 6
Threads 12
L3 Cache 9 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Fabrication process 14 nm
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1084
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
6324

Graphics Card

 
TGP 15 W
Type Integrated
Fabrication process 14 nm
GPU base clock 350 MHz
GPU boost clock 1000 MHz
FLOPS 0.38 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared
Memory type DDR4
Memory speed 2.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 192
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 24
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 3
GPU performance
0.38 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 2400 MHz
Type DDR4
Upgradable No
Total slots 2

Storage

 
Bus Custom
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB
Upgradable No
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~85 dB
Microphones 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v5
Bluetooth v5
Fingerprint Yes
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A No
USB Type-C 4x USB 3.1
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 3
HDMI No
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No
SD card reader No
Proprietary charging port No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Key travel 0.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 16.0 x 9.9 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision No