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2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) vs. 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15

Here is a side by side comparison between 2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) and 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Key Features	2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
At Glance	Released in Mid 2018 16:10 WQXGA 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 3.02 lb 1.37 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8559U 4C/8T, 2.70 → 4.50 GHz Geekbench 5 1,008 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,906 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655 48 Execution Units with 128 MB eDRAM, 300 → 1200 MHz Up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3	Released in 2020 16:9 15.6” 1080p 144Hz Weight 5.07 lb 2.30 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10875H 8C/16T, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz Geekbench 5 1,192 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,874 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 2933 MHz DDR4 Up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6

Availability	2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Released	2018	2020
Release Info	Announced on July 13th, 2018	-
Pricing	$1,799 - Intel Core i5 \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,999 - Intel Core i5 \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD	-
Applicable Models	2018 MacBook Pro 13 2018 MacBook Pro 13 with Four Thunderbolt 3 pors 2018 MacBook Pro 13 with Touch Bar 2018 MacBook Pro 13 with Touch ID	-
Generations	-	2022 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15

2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) Price
	2015 Apple MacBook Pro with intel I7 (15-inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD)- Silver (Renewed) By Apple $499.00 Was: $584.99	See at Amazon
	Apple iPad Air 2, 16 GB, Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $124.99 Was: $135.00	See at Amazon
	2017 Apple MacBook Air with 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) (Renewed) By Apple $324.00	See at Amazon
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 Price
	ASUS TUF Gaming F15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS-Type Display, Intel Core i7-11800H Processor, GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 10 Home, TUF506HM-ES76 By ASUS $1,399.99 Was: $1,499.99	See at Amazon
	2020 Asus TUF 15.6" FHD Premium Gaming Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i5-10300H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home By ASUS $967.00	See at Amazon
	2020 Asus TUF 15.6" FHD Premium Gaming Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i5-10300H, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home By ASUS $989.00	See at Amazon

Exterior	2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Size Comparison	2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Dimensions	11.97” x 8.36” x 0.59” (304.1 mm x 212.4 mm x 14.9 mm)	14.16” x 10.07” x 0.89 ~ 0.98” (359.8 x 256 x 22.8 ~ 24.9 mm)
Weight	Starting at 3.02 pounds (1.37 kg)	2.3 kg
Colors	Space Gray Silver	Fortress Gray Bonfire Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 64 (U.S.) or 65 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures	Chiclet keyboard with isolated Numpad key RGB backlight with ASUS AURA RGB with four modes: Static Breathing Color Cycle Strobing Overstroke technology can withstand over 20 million pressed.

Display	2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Size	13.3 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	Retina display Retina display 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1680 by 1050 1440 by 900 1024 by 640 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology	15.6" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 144Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC 15.6" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC

Ports	2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) Ports	Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 Ports	Image Source: ASUS Left (7) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x HDMI v2.0b 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps 1 x Headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x Power port Right (2) 1 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) 1 x Lock Slot

Internal Specs	2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8259U 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8559U 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.70 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Geekbench 5 Single Core 2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8259U87473.32% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8559U1,00884.56% 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F151 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H1,06189.01% 2 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H1,13495.13% 3 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H1,192100.00% 01,192 Geekbench 5 Multi Core 2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8259U3,71554.04% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8559U3,90656.82% 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F151 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H3,74754.51% 2 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,41278.73% 3 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H6,874100.00% 06,874
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8259U Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655 48 Execution Units with 128 MB eDRAM, 300 → 1050 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8559U Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655 48 Execution Units with 128 MB eDRAM, 300 → 1200 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory	8GB configurable to 16GB of 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory	Up to 32GB Dual Channel DDR4 2933MHz SDRAM 2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion.
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660TI, with 6GB GDDR6 VRAM NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650Ti, with 4GB GDDR6 VRAM NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650, with 4GB GDDR6 VRAM
Storage	256GB 512GB configurable to 1TB or 2TB SSD	Storage Slots 1 x SATA HDD slot Not available on 90Wh battery models. 2 x M.2 NVMe slots Only one NVME slot on GTX1650 and 1650Ti models.

Connectivity	2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	-	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Size	58.0 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	90 Wh lithium-polymer battery Battery 48 Wh lithium-polymer battery Battery
Battery Life	Up to 10 hours wireless web Up to 10 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time	Up to 12.5 hours of video playback Tested on 90Wh battery models. Up to 8.4 hours of web browsing Tested on 90Wh battery models.
Power Supply	61W USB‑C Power Adapter	150W power adaptor Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/7.5A. 180W power adaptor Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/9A.

Software	2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
OS	Shipped with macOS Mojave	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player	Armoury Crate

Camera & Audio	2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
Audio	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range Three microphones 3.5mm headphone jack	Two speakers with four cut-outs DTS:X™ Ultra technology Delivers high-fidelity 7.1-channel virtual surround sound for theater-quality audio with stereo headsets.

Misc	2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Sensors	Touch ID sensor	-
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Chip	Kensington lock FTPM (Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module)
In the box	13‑inch MacBook Pro 61W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)	-
Warranty	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.	-
More	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: One display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Up to two displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors Up to two displays with 3840-by-2160 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)	-

2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) Price
	2015 Apple MacBook Pro with intel I7 (15-inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD)- Silver (Renewed) By Apple $499.00 Was: $584.99	See at Amazon
	Apple iPad Air 2, 16 GB, Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $124.99 Was: $135.00	See at Amazon
	2017 Apple MacBook Air with 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) (Renewed) By Apple $324.00	See at Amazon
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 Price
	ASUS TUF Gaming F15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS-Type Display, Intel Core i7-11800H Processor, GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 10 Home, TUF506HM-ES76 By ASUS $1,399.99 Was: $1,499.99	See at Amazon
	2020 Asus TUF 15.6" FHD Premium Gaming Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i5-10300H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home By ASUS $967.00	See at Amazon
	2020 Asus TUF 15.6" FHD Premium Gaming Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i5-10300H, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home By ASUS $989.00	See at Amazon

2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) vs. 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15: Comparison Review

Here is our comparison review between 2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) and 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15.

Apple has released the MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3), a 13.3-inch machine, in mid-2018. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-8559U with a boost clock speed up to 4.50 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655 (48 Execution Units with 128 MB eDRAM, 300 → 1200 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch TUF Gaming F15 was introduced by ASUS about two years later in 2020. It is available with 10th Gen Intel processors with up to a octa-core Intel Core i7-10875H with a boost clock speed up to 5.10 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6GB GDDR6.

The 2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) has a 13.3-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 15.6-inch 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15. In addition, The 2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) weighs 3.02 lbs. about 67% lighter than the 5.07 lbs. 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15. Moreover, measured at 11.97” x 8.36” x 0.59”, the 2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) is much more portable than the 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 at 14.16” x 10.07” x 0.89”.

Moving over to upgradability, Apple claims that the 2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) supports up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 memory.

For 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15, it supports up to 32GB 2933 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has two M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed. Besides that, it also comes with a SATA slot where you can install an additional 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive.

Here are some notable new features we found on the 2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3).

Quad-core Intel Core i5 and i7 processors up to 2.7 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 4.5 GHz and double the eDRAM
Intel Iris Plus integrated graphics 655 with 128MB of eDRAM
Up to 2TB of SSD storage2
True Tone display technology
Apple T2 Chip
Touch Bar and Touch ID

For 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15, there are also some outstanding new features that we want to point out as well including: