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Updated 6 Nov, 2026

Apple MacBook Pro 16.2″ Apple M5 Max or Asus ROG Strix 16″ Core i9-14900HX RTX 4070?

ROG Strix 16″ Core i9-14900HX RTX 4070 costs £2,772 less today; MacBook Pro 16.2″ Apple M5 Max has score 1.2 higher (9.4 vs. 8.2).

Apple wins 4by componentAsus wins 0

  • 10.0Performance9.3
  • 9.9Memory and storage8.3
  • 9.3Screen7.8
  • 6.3Ports and how current it is5.0

Asus ROG Strix 16″ Core i9-14900HX RTX 4070 is £2,772 the cheaper

£4,858

today

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£2,086

today

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The comparison in detail

Score by component, side by side

MacBook Pro 16.2″ Apple M5 Max wins on memory and storage, screen and ports and how current it is.

  • 10.0Performance9.3
  • 9.9 (wins)Memory and storage8.3
  • 9.3 (wins)Screen7.8
  • 6.3 (wins)Ports and how current it is5.0

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Both prices over the last 30 days

First data point for one of the two: the chart appears as the days go by.

Still only a few days of data for both to read the trend; the chart fills in as the days go by.

Where is each one cheapest today?

Updated 06/11/2026

Spec sheet side by side

ItemMacBook Pro 16.2″ Apple M5 MaxROG Strix 16″ Core i9-14900HX RTX 4070
Performance
Processor changesApple M5 MaxCore i9
Processor model changesM5 Max14900HX
Dedicated graphics card changesnot listedRTX 4070
RAM changes48 GB16 GB
Storage changes2,048 GB1,024 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD
Screen
Size changes16.2 polegadas16 polegadas
Resolution changes3KFull HD
Screen type changesOLEDnot listed
Refresh rate changesnot listed165Hz
Connections
Wi-Fi generation changesWi-Fi 7not listed
General
System changesnot listedWindows
Model code changesnot listedG614JIR

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How we choose

Source: Amazon.co.uk catalog, checked on 06/11/2026.

Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.co.uk, delivered to London SW1A 1AA, on the day it was read, including VAT. The model is the brand plus the name of the laptop; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.

The spec score doesn’t measure real-world performance or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.