MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023)

Quick look

Price: £1,699²launch price
Chip: M3chip
CPU: 8-coreCPU
GPU: 10-coreGPU
Memory: 8GBunified memory, base
Storage: 512GBstorage, base
Display: 14.2-inchdisplay
Battery life: Up to22 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released: 7 November 2023²ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 30 October 2023.
Security updates: Not available³Security updates

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: 15.5 x 312.6 x 221.2 mm
Weight: 1.55 kg
Colours: Space Gray, Silver
Ports: Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port, 3.5mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports: 2
Thunderbolt version: Thunderbolt 3
USB-A ports: No USB-A ports.⁴
HDMI: HDMI port
SD card slot: Yes
Headphone jack: Yes
MagSafe: Yes
Keyboard: Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Touch ID: Yes
Touch Bar: No Touch Bar.⁵

Display

Display size: 14.2 in
Resolution: 3024 x 1964
Pixel density: 254 ppi
Display type: Liquid Retina XDR display
Brightness: 600 nits
Peak brightness (HDR): 1,600 nits
Refresh rate: 120 Hz
Wide colour (P3): Yes
Nano-texture option: No nano-texture display option.⁵

Chip and memory

Chip: Apple M3 chip
Apple silicon: Yes
CPU cores: 8
Performance cores: 4
Efficiency cores: 4
GPU cores: 10
Neural Engine cores: 16
Chip options: M3 with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU⁶
Memory (base): 8GB
Memory (maximum): 24GB
Memory options: 8GB, 16GB or 24GB
Memory upgradeable by user: No, as Apple documents⁷
Memory bandwidth: 100 GB/s
Storage (base): 512GB
Storage (maximum): 2TB
Storage options: 512GB, 1TB or 2TB
Media engine: Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 decode

Battery and power

Battery capacity: 70 Wh
Rated charge cycles: 1,000 cycles⁸
Video playback (claimed): 22 h
Wireless web (claimed): 15 h
Included power adapter: 70 W
Fast charging: Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth: 5.3
Ethernet: No Ethernet port.⁵
External displays (base): 1

Camera and audio

Camera: 1080p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers: High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Microphones: Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming⁹

Platform

Newest macOS: macOS 27 Golden Gate¹⁰
Model identifier: Mac15,3¹¹
Part numbers: MR7J3xx/A, MR7K3xx/A, MRX23xx/A, MTL73xx/A, MTL83xx/A, MTLC3xx/A, MXE03xx/A, MXE13xx/A¹²
Model year: 2023

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 2,770¹³
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 11,546¹³
Geekbench 7 (Metal): 47,756¹³

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A: £780–£880¹⁴cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £765–£830 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade B: £720–£760¹⁵cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £710–£715 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade C: £620–£650¹⁶cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £590–£615 from 28 Sep 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A: £483 cash / £561 voucher¹⁴16% more as store credit

Read 3 November 2026. CeX is one UK retailer; its used and trade-in figures are shown at its condition grades for the base configuration: M3 with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, 8GB memory, 512GB storage. “Since” is the first day MacIQ read that figure; “earlier” figures were each read from the date shown. We hold no stock and take no commission.

Apple UK price, as listed

1 November 2023 to 1 October 2024: £1,699¹⁷¹⁸

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M3 chip, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 8GB memory, 512GB storage), as the Internet Archive saved it. Each row runs from the first to the last Internet Archive capture MacIQ read at that price; the price may have held before and after. MacIQ read a selection of the Archive’s captures, not every one. Read 18 October 2026.

Software support

Feature updates until: Not available¹⁹
Security updates until: Not available¹⁹
Basis: our inference from history²⁰

Previous and next model

Next model

MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4, 2024), November 2024

What changed

Ports: Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port, 3.5mm headphone jack MacBook Pro M3Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port, 3.5mm headphone jack MacBook Pro M4
Thunderbolt ports: 2 MacBook Pro M33 MacBook Pro M4
Chip: Apple M3 chip MacBook Pro M3Apple M4 chip MacBook Pro M4
CPU cores: 8 MacBook Pro M310 MacBook Pro M4
Memory (base): 8GB MacBook Pro M316GB MacBook Pro M4
Memory bandwidth: 100 GB/s MacBook Pro M3120 GB/s MacBook Pro M4
Battery capacity: 70 Wh MacBook Pro M372.4 Wh MacBook Pro M4
Video playback (claimed): 22 h MacBook Pro M324 h MacBook Pro M4

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Sources

Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs · Default for MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new MacBook Pro featuring M3 chips · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026
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No USB-A ports. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs. Read 15 Sep 2026
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No Touch Bar. No nano-texture display option. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · 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) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 2 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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CeX — Used, Grade A · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade B · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade C · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Pro - Apple (UK), captured 1 Nov 2023 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Pro - Apple (UK), captured 1 Oct 2024 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Feature and security updates: end dates not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026
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Runs macOS 27 Golden Gate (Apple's Identify page, cited on the macOS row). endoflife.date states that major versions of macOS are usually maintained for three years and that Apple usually provides security updates for the latest 3 releases, but this isn't consistently applied. Source: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026
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Not published by Apple

MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: storage upgradeable by user, the macOS it shipped with. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new MacBook Pro featuring M3 chips; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model, read 9 Oct 2026.