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MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)

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Price
£2,3492launch price
Chip
Core i72.8GHz quad-core Intel
CPU
4-coreCPU
GPU
Not available3GPU
Memory
16GBmemory, base
Storage
256GBstorage, base
Display
15.4-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.

349.3 mm240.7 mm15.5 mm
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 349.3 x 240.7 mm
Weight
1.83 kg
Colours
Silver, Space Gray
Ports
Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, 3.5 mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports
4
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 Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor
Touch ID
Yes
Touch Bar
Yes

Display

Display size
15.4 in
Resolution
2880 x 1800
Pixel density
220 ppi
Display type
Retina display
Brightness
500 nits
Wide colour (P3)
Yes

Chip and memory

Chip
2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
Apple silicon
Intel processor, not Apple silicon.6
CPU cores
4
Graphics
Radeon Pro 555 with 2GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching; Intel HD Graphics 630
Chip options
2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz; 2.9GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz; configurable to 3.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz
Memory (base)
16GB
Memory (maximum)
16GB
Memory options
16GB
Memory upgradeable by user
No, as Apple documents8
Storage (base)
256GB
Storage (maximum)
2TB
Storage options
256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB

Battery and power

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

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)
4

Camera and audio

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

Platform

Newest macOS
macOS Ventura11
Model identifier
MacBookPro14,311
Part numbers
MPTR2xx/A, MPTT2xx/A, MPTU2xx/A, MPTV2xx/A, MPTW2xx/A, MPTX2xx/A12
Model year
2017

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
1,12613
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
3,78213

Software support

Feature updates until
Not available14
endoflife.date lists security support for Ventura as ended
15 September 20255
Basis
endoflife.date’s listed end of security support for Ventura15

Previous and next model

Previous model

What changed

Chip
2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)

Next model

What changed

Chip
2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)2.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)
CPU cores
4 MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)6 MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)
Battery capacity
76 Wh MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)83.6 Wh MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)

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Comparisons

Against its own line

Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) - Technical Specifications · Default for MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple UK Store (archived 23 June 2017) — MacBook Pro 15-inch with Touch Bar, 2.8GHz quad-core Core i7, 16GB, 256GB, £2,349.00 · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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  3. Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) - Technical Specifications; Apple Newsroom (UK) — iMac receives major update featuring more powerful graphics, faster processors, Thunderbolt 3 and brighter displays; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  4. 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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  5. endoflife.date — Apple macOS · third-party figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  6. No USB-A ports. No MagSafe port. Intel processor, not Apple silicon. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 2026

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  7. No HDMI port. No SD card slot. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) - Technical Specifications. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  8. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  9. Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops · Apple’s figure · read 15 Oct 2026

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  10. No fast charging. Checked: Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils game-changing MacBook Pro. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  11. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  12. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  13. Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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  14. Feature updates: end date not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026

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  15. 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 (15-inch, 2017). 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 (15-inch, 2017) - Technical Specifications; Apple Newsroom (UK) — iMac receives major update featuring more powerful graphics, faster processors, Thunderbolt 3 and brighter displays; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model, read 9 Oct 2026.