Tech Advisor - UK (2020-03)

MARCH 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 37

thermal architecture in 16in MacBook Pro to allow for

better airflow and a larger heat sink. This lets the CPU

perform at higher speeds for longer periods of time.

TheUnigineHeavenandValleybenchmarks

aregraphics intensive and focus on the discrete GPU

performance. The 16in MacBook Pro outperformed the

15in model significantly in this test; it was 24 percent

faster in Heaven, and 15 percent faster in Valley.

InourHandbraketest,wetookthe4KvideoTears

ofSteel and converted it using the Fast 1080p30

preset.Thisis a testthatgetsthelaptop’sfans

running,and based on the result, the 16in MacBook

Pro’snewthermaldesignhelpsit outperformthe

15inMacBook Pro.

A bigger laptop and a bigger battery

As the name implies, the 16in MacBook Pro is

bigger than the 15in model. The 16in model is

Handbrake 4K to 1080p video encode