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MacBook Pro 15” (2018) vs. 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for MacBook Pro 15” (2018) and 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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MacBook Pro 15” (2018) Pros

Reasons that MacBook Pro 15” (2018) is better than 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15.

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) weighed 4.02 pounds, 21% lighter than the 5.07 pounds 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15.

Weight	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Pound	4.02 lbs.	5.07 lbs.
Kilogram	1.82 kg	2.30 kg

2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 Pros

Reasons that 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 is better than MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

2020 vs. 2018

Intel Core i7-10875H inside 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 has a 43% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-8950HK inside MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - Intel Core i9-8950HK

4,806

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - Intel Core i7-8850H

4,497

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

The 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Pro 15” (2018). It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

Memory type and speed

2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - DDR4

2,400 MHz

The 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the MacBook Pro 15” (2018) since it has onboard memory.

Memory	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

The 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.

Slots	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
M.2	Onboard	Yes x2

The 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 has more ports and slots count than the MacBook Pro 15” (2018). It has nine versus five amount of ports and slots on the MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

Ports	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
HDMI	No	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	No	Yes
power port	No	Yes
RJ-45	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes x4	No
USB-A	No	Yes x3
USB-C	No	Yes
Total	5	9

The 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the MacBook Pro 15” (2018). It has six versus two commonly used ports and slots on the MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

Ports	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
HDMI	No	Yes
power port	No	Yes
RJ-45	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
USB-A	No	Yes
USB-C	No	Yes

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MacBook Pro 15” (2018) and 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)

32 GB

2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15

32 GB

Prices

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

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) Price
	Apple 15in MacBook Pro, Retina, Touch Bar, 2.9GHz Intel Core i7 Quad Core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Space Gray, MPTT2LL/A (Renewed) By Apple $469.00 $547.39 14% OFF	See at Amazon
	Mid 2018 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.9GHz Intel Core i9 (15 Inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $580.00 $609.95 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	2018 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.2GHz Intel Core i7 (15-inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $499.99	See at Amazon
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 Price
	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 $649.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS TUF Gaming F15 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz, 100% sRGB Display, GeForce RTX 4050, Intel Core i5-13500H, 16GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD Gen 4, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FX507VU-ES53 By ASUS $838.00 $1,099.99 24% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS TUF Dash 15 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 15.6" 144Hz FHD Display, Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 11 Home, Off Black, FX517ZM-AS73 By ASUS $1,084.00 $1,299.99 17% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Released	2018	2020
Release Date	Announced on July 13, 2018	-
Pricing	$2,399 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $2,799 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD	-
Generations	MacBook Pro 15” (2019) MacBook Pro 15” (2018) MacBook Pro 15” (2017) MacBook Pro 15” (2016) MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	2023 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 2022 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15

Exterior	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Dimensions	13.75” x 9.48” x 0.61” (349.3 mm x 240.7 mm x 155 mm)	14.16” x 10.07” x 0.89 ~ 0.98” (359.8 x 256 x 22.8 ~ 24.9 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.02 pounds (1.83 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	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Size	15.4 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	Retina display 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2880-by-1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1920 by 1200 1680 by 1050 1280 by 800 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	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport Right (3) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport	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	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.30 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W	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
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 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	16GB configurable to 32GB of 2400MHz DDR4 onboard memory	Up to 32GB Dual Channel DDR4 2933MHz SDRAM 2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion.
Discrete Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro 555X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory AMD Radeon Pro 560X with 4GB of GDDR6 memory AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 with 4GB of HBM2 memory AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 with 4GB of HBM2 memory	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, 2TB, or 4TB 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	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	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	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
Size	83.6 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	87W 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	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
OS	Shipped with macOS Catalina	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	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	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	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	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	15‑inch MacBook Pro 87W 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: Up to two displays with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Up to four displays with 4096-by-2304 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)	-

Key Features	MacBook Pro 15” (2018)	2020 ASUS TUF Gaming F15
At Glance	Released in Mid 2018 16:10 Retina 15.4” 1800p 60Hz Weight 4.02 lb 1.82 kg Up to Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,066 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,806 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 4GB HBM2	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 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6