Apple MacBook Pro 16" MVVK2LL/A-BTO 2019, Core i9-9980HK, 16GB, 512GB SSD + 512GB HDD, Radeon Pro 5500M, Space Gray
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong screen (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong gpu (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong cpu (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average port selection (13th percentile)
- Below average portability (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Pro 5500M |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 512 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 3072x1920 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.3 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 16" MVVK2LL/A-BTO | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-R9641TB | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | HP OmniBook X Flip | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core i9 14900HX | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" 3072x1920 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2160 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Pro 5500M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2 | 2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 80 | 70 | 100 | 59 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 16" MVVK2LL/A-BTO | 65.4 | 74.6 | 36.3 | 13.1 | 90.4 | 21.4 | 59.5 | 98.1 | 57.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 27.3 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-R9641TB Compare | 95.8 | 90.8 | 99.1 | 77.4 | 88.9 | 94.3 | 65.2 | 60.4 | 7.9 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 10.2 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 43.4 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 14.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall58.8
- AI/LLM39.8
- Gaming67.9
- Portability45.5
- Creator72.3
- Student69.8
- Business60.4
- Developer63.4
- Entertainment68.6
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