

It's also difficult to directly compare the the 20 configurations we tested, as our 2014 15-inch MacBook Pro had only Intel's integrated Iris graphics, while our 2015 configuration has a discrete graphics card from AMD, the Radeon R9 M370X.Ĭompared with premium midsize Windows laptops running Core i7 processors, both the 20 15-inch MacBook Pros were closely matched with the Razer Blade, and a bit faster than a new Dell XPS 15 with Nvidia graphics and a 4K display.

That said, this model does not upgrade its CPU from the previous fourth-generation Intel Core i-series to the current fifth-generation chips (as seen in the 13-inch Pro and Air), so the year-over-year gain is minimal.

This is a premium laptop, and you can rightly expect premium performance scores from it.
