M2 MacBook Pro 13” vs. MSI Summit E14 (A11X): Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the M2 MacBook Pro 13” and MSI Summit E14 (A11X) models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

M2 MacBook Pro 13” Pros

Reasons that M2 MacBook Pro 13” is better than MSI Summit E14 (A11X).

Newer manufacturing

2022 vs. 2020

Much faster CPU performance

Apple M2 (8C, 10G) inside M2 MacBook Pro 13” has a 81% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside MSI Summit E14 (A11X).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
M2 MacBook Pro 13” - Apple M2 (8C, 10G)
8,819
MSI Summit E14 (A11X) - Intel Core i7-1185G7
4,864

MSI Summit E14 (A11X) Pros

Reasons that MSI Summit E14 (A11X) is better than M2 MacBook Pro 13”.

Supports larger memory

MSI Summit E14 (A11X) supports a larger memory capacity than the M2 MacBook Pro 13”. It supports up to 32GB versus 24GB of system memory on the M2 MacBook Pro 13”.

Max system memory size
MSI Summit E14 (A11X)
32 GB
M2 MacBook Pro 13”
24 GB
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Upgradable storage

MSI Summit E14 (A11X) comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

SlotsM2 MacBook Pro 13”MSI Summit E14 (A11X)
M.2
Onboard
Yes x1
5% larger display

MSI Summit E14 (A11X) has a 14-inch screen size 5% larger than the 13.3-inch M2 MacBook Pro 13”.

Display size
MSI Summit E14 (A11X)
14-inch
M2 MacBook Pro 13”
13.3-inch

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

M2 MacBook Pro 13” Price
Apple 2022 MacBook Pro Laptop with M2 chip: 13-inch Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB ​​​​​​​SSD ​​​​​​​Storage, Touch Bar, Backlit Keyboard, FaceTime HD Camera. Works with iPhone and iPad; Space Gray
Apple 2022 MacBook Pro Laptop with M2 chip: 13-inch Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB ​​​​​​​SSD ​​​​​​​Storage, Touch Bar, Backlit Keyboard, FaceTime HD Camera. Works with iPhone and iPad; Space Gray
By Apple
$1,049.99
$1,299.00 19% OFF
2022 Apple MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M2 chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed)
2022 Apple MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M2 chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$929.00
Apple 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed Premium)
Apple 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed Premium)
By Apple
$969.00
MSI Summit E14 (A11X) Price
MSI Summit E14 Flip EVO 14.0" QHD+ Touch Ultra Thin 2-in-1 Business Laptop: Intel Core i5-1240P IRIS Xe 16GB LPDDR5 512GB NVMe SSD, 360° Flip, Thunderbolt 4, MSI Pen, Win 11 Pro: Ink Black A12MT-017
MSI Summit E14 Flip EVO 14.0" QHD+ Touch Ultra Thin 2-in-1 Business Laptop: Intel Core i5-1240P IRIS Xe 16GB LPDDR5 512GB NVMe SSD, 360° Flip, Thunderbolt 4, MSI Pen, Win 11 Pro: Ink Black A12MT-017
By MSI
$999.99
MSI Summit E14 Flip EVO 14.0" QHD+ 60Hz Touch 2-in-1 Laptop: Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, 360 Flip, Thunderbolt 4, Pen, Win 11 Pro: Ink Black A13MT-268US
MSI Summit E14 Flip EVO 14.0" QHD+ 60Hz Touch 2-in-1 Laptop: Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, 360 Flip, Thunderbolt 4, Pen, Win 11 Pro: Ink Black A13MT-268US
By MSI
$1,349.99
$1,699.00 21% OFF
MSI Summit E14 Evo 14.0" FHD+ Ultra Thin Professional Laptop: Intel Core i7-1260P Iris Xe 16GB LPDDR5 512GB NVMe SSD, USB Type-C w/ PD Charging, Thunderbolt 4, TPM 2.0, Win 11 Pro: Ink Black A12M-025
MSI Summit E14 Evo 14.0" FHD+ Ultra Thin Professional Laptop: Intel Core i7-1260P Iris Xe 16GB LPDDR5 512GB NVMe SSD, USB Type-C w/ PD Charging, Thunderbolt 4, TPM 2.0, Win 11 Pro: Ink Black A12M-025
By MSI
$979.99
$1,349.00 27% OFF

Availability

M2 MacBook Pro 13”MSI Summit E14 (A11X)
Released20222020
Release DateAnnounced on June 6th, 2022. (WWDC 2022)-
Pricing
  • $1,299
    Apple M2 Chip | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
  • $1,499
    Apple M2 Chip | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD
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Applicable Models
  • MacBook Pro 13” (2022)
  • 2022 MacBook Pro 13”
  • MacBook Pro 13” with Apple M2 chip
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Generations-

Exterior

M2 MacBook Pro 13”MSI Summit E14 (A11X)
Dimensions11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 in (304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm)12.56” x 8.62” x 0.63” (319 x 219 x 15.9 mm)
WeightStarting at 3.0 pounds (1.4 kg)2.95 lbs (1.34 kg)
Colors
Space Gray Silver
Ink Black
Keyboard and TrackpadBacklit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement
  • Touch Bar
  • 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
  • Keyboard
    • Backlight Keyboard (Single-Color, White)
    • 1.5mm key travel
  • Touchpad
    • Precision touchpad support multitouch gestures and intuitive response.

Display

M2 MacBook Pro 13”MSI Summit E14 (A11X)
Size13.3 Inches14 Inches
InfoRetina 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
  • 16:10 aspect ratio
  • 500 nits brightness
  • Supports wide color (P3)
  • True Tone technology
MSI Summit E14 A11SCS
  • 14” Thin Bezel Full HD (1920 x 1080), 16:9, IPS-Level, 72% NTSC.
  • 14” Thin Bezel 4K UHD (3840x2160), 16:9, IPS-Level, 100% Adobe RGB.
MSI Summit E14 A11SCST
  • 14” Thin Bezel Full HD (1920 x 1080), 16:9, IPS-Level, 72% NTSC, touchscreen.

Ports

M2 MacBook Pro 13”MSI Summit E14 (A11X)
M2 MacBook Pro 13” Ports
Image Source: Apple
Left (2)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging
Right (1)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 2 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt™4.
    Supports USB 4.0, DisplayPort, and Power Delivery charging).

  • 1 x USB Type-A USB 2.0

  • 1 x MicroSD Card Reader

  • 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack

Internal Specs

M2 MacBook Pro 13”MSI Summit E14 (A11X)
Processor
  1. Apple M2 (8C, 10G)
    8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz,
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics
  1. Apple M2 (8C, 10G)
    Apple M2 iGPU
    10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Memory

  • 8GB
    Unified onboard memory

  • Configurable to 24GB

16GB 32GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory.
Discrete Graphics-NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti With Max-Q Design
Video memory: 4GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage
  • 256GB 512GB
    SSD
  • Configurable to 1TB or 2TB
1 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
Fans Number1-
Cooling InfoActive-

Connectivity

M2 MacBook Pro 13”MSI Summit E14 (A11X)
Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2 AX)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0 wireless technologyBluetooth 5.1

Battery

M2 MacBook Pro 13”MSI Summit E14 (A11X)
Size58.2 Wh lithium‑polymer battery52 Wh (3-cell battery)
Battery Life
  • Up to 17 hours wireless web
  • Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Up to 10 hours of battery life
Power Supply61W USB‑C Power Adapter90W compact power adapter

Software

M2 MacBook Pro 13”MSI Summit E14 (A11X)
OSShipped with macOS Monterey
  • 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
  • MSI Center for Business & Productivity

Camera & Audio

M2 MacBook Pro 13”MSI Summit E14 (A11X)
Camera720p FaceTime HD camera
Advanced image signal processor with computational video.
Front-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
Audio
  • Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
  • Wide stereo sound
  • Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers
  • Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
  • Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
  • 2 x 2W Speaker
  • Nahimic 3
  • High-Resolution Audio ready

Misc

M2 MacBook Pro 13”MSI Summit E14 (A11X)
Sensors
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Fingerprint reader
Security
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
  • TPM 2.0
  • Windows Hello Fingerprint Authentication
In the box
  • MacBook Pro 13”
  • 61W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
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WarrantyOne-year limited warranty.1-year Limited Warranty (Include 1 Year Global)
MoreVideo Support
  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
    • One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
  • Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
    • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
    • VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output are supported using adapters (sold separately)
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Key Features

M2 MacBook Pro 13”MSI Summit E14 (A11X)
At Glance
Released in Mid
2022
16:10 WQXGA
13.3”
1600p 60Hz
Weight
3.0 lb
1.36 kg
Powered By
Apple M2 (8C, 10G)
8C/8T, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,933
Single Core
Geekbench 5
8,819
Multi-Core
With integrated
Apple M2 iGPU
10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores
Configurable up to
24GB
Unified Memory
M2 MacBook Pro 13” Ports
Released in
2020
16:9 4K UHD
14”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.95 lb
1.34 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C/8T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,404
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,864
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 1650Ti
4GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

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