MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)

Quick look

Price: £1,249²launch price
Chip: Core i52.3GHz dual-core Intel
CPU: 2-coreCPU
GPU: Not available³GPU
Memory: 8GBmemory, base
Storage: 128GBstorage, base
Display: 13.3-inchdisplay
Battery life: Up to10 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released: 7 June 2017⁴ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 5 June 2017.
Security updates: 15 September 2025⁵Security updates ended

Each figure is from the source marked¹ unless it carries its own number.

Drawn to scale from the published dimensions below: the footprint from above with the closed height beneath it. Outline only — the corner radius is our drawing convention, not a measurement.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions: 14.9 x 304.1 x 212.4 mm
Weight: 1.37 kg
Colours: Silver, Space Gray
Ports: Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, 3.5 mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports: 2
Thunderbolt version: Thunderbolt 3
USB-A ports: No USB-A ports.⁶
HDMI: No HDMI port.⁷
SD card slot: No SD card slot.⁷
Headphone jack: Yes
MagSafe: No MagSafe port.⁶
Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys
Touch ID: No Touch ID.⁷
Touch Bar: No Touch Bar.⁷

Display

Display size: 13.3 in
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Pixel density: 227 ppi
Display type: Retina display
Brightness: 500 nits
Wide colour (P3): Yes

Chip and memory

Chip: 2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
Apple silicon: Intel processor, not Apple silicon.⁶
CPU cores: 2
Graphics: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
Chip options: 2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz; configurable to 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.0GHz
Memory (base): 8GB
Memory (maximum): 16GB
Memory options: 8GB or 16GB
Memory upgradeable by user: No, as Apple documents⁸
Storage (base): 128GB
Storage (maximum): 1TB
Storage options: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB or 1TB

Battery and power

Battery capacity: 54.5 Wh
Rated charge cycles: 1,000 cycles⁹
Video playback (claimed): 10 h
Wireless web (claimed): 10 h
Included power adapter: 61 W
Fast charging: No fast charging.⁷

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth: 4.2
Ethernet: No Ethernet port.⁷
External displays (base): 2

Camera and audio

Camera: 720p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers: Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
Microphones: Two microphones

Platform

Newest macOS: macOS Ventura¹⁰
Model identifier: MacBookPro14,1¹⁰
Part numbers: MPXQ2xx/A, MPXR2xx/A, MPXT2xx/A, MPXU2xx/A¹¹
Model year: 2017

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 1,098¹²
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 2,196¹²

Software support

Feature updates until: Not available¹³
endoflife.date lists security support for Ventura as ended: 15 September 2025⁵
Basis: endoflife.date’s listed end of security support for Ventura¹⁴

Previous and next model

Previous model

MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports), October 2016

What changed

Chip: 2.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
Storage (base): 256GB MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)128GB MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)

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Sources

Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications · Default for MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple UK Store (archived 23 June 2017) — MacBook Pro 13-inch, 2.3GHz dual-core Core i5, 8GB, 128GB, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, £1,249.00 · third-party figure · read 14 Oct 2026
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Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — iMac receives major update featuring more powerful graphics, faster processors, Thunderbolt 3 and brighter displays. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — iMac receives major update featuring more powerful graphics, faster processors, Thunderbolt 3 and brighter displays · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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endoflife.date — Apple macOS · third-party figure · read 2 Oct 2026
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No USB-A ports. No MagSafe port. Intel processor, not Apple silicon. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 2026
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No HDMI port. No SD card slot. No Touch ID. No Touch Bar. No fast charging. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops · Apple’s figure · read 15 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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Feature updates: end date not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026
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This is endoflife.date’s cycle end for Ventura, not necessarily the day of Apple’s last patch. The newest macOS Apple lists this Mac for is macOS Ventura. endoflife.date records security updates for Ventura as ended on 15 September 2025. Source: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026
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Not published by Apple

MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: refresh rate, nano-texture option, GPU cores, storage upgradeable by user, the macOS it shipped with. Geekbench 7 Metal: the Mac chart has no Metal score for this Mac (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — iMac receives major update featuring more powerful graphics, faster processors, Thunderbolt 3 and brighter displays, read 9 Oct 2026.