MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)

Quick look

Price: £999²launch price
Chip: Core i52.6GHz dual-core Intel
CPU: 2-coreCPU
GPU: Not available³GPU
Memory: 8GBmemory, base
Storage: 128GBstorage, base
Display: 13.3-inchdisplay
Battery life: Up to9 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released: 29 July 2014⁴Released
Security updates: 2 February 2026⁵Security 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: 18 x 314 x 219 mm
Weight: 1.57 kg
Ports: MagSafe 2 power port, two Thunderbolt 2 ports (up to 20 Gbps), two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps), HDMI port, Headphone port, SDXC card slot
Thunderbolt ports: 2
Thunderbolt version: Thunderbolt 2
USB-A ports: 2
HDMI: HDMI port
SD card slot: Yes
Headphone jack: Yes
MagSafe: Yes
Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted T arrangement)
Touch ID: No Touch ID.⁶

Display

Display size: 13.3 in
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Pixel density: 227 ppi
Display type: Retina display

Chip and memory

Chip: 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
Apple silicon: Intel processor, not Apple silicon.⁷
CPU cores: 2
Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics
Chip options: 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz; 2.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz; configurable to 3.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz
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: 71.8 Wh
Rated charge cycles: 1,000 cycles⁹
Video playback (claimed): 9 h
Wireless web (claimed): 9 h
Included power adapter: 60 W
Fast charging: No fast charging.⁶

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth: 4.0
Ethernet: No Ethernet port.⁶
External displays (base): 2

Camera and audio

Camera: 720p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers: Stereo speakers
Microphones: Dual microphones

Platform

Shipped with: OS X Mavericks¹⁰
Newest macOS: macOS Big Sur¹¹
Model identifier: MacBookPro11,1¹¹
Part numbers: MGX72xx/A, MGX82xx/A, MGX92xx/A¹²
Model year: 2014

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 858¹³
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 1,642¹³

Software support

Feature updates until: Not available¹⁴
endoflife.date lists security support for Big Sur as ended: 2 February 2026⁵
Basis: endoflife.date’s listed end of security support for Big Sur¹⁵

Previous and next model

Next model

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015), March 2015

What changed

Weight: 1.57 kg MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)1.58 kg MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
Ports: MagSafe 2 power port, two Thunderbolt 2 ports (up to 20 Gbps), two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps), HDMI port, Headphone port, SDXC card slot MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)MagSafe 2 power port, two Thunderbolt 2 ports (up to 20 Gbps), two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps), HDMI port, 3.5 mm headphone jack, SDXC card slot MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
Chip: 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
Battery capacity: 71.8 Wh MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)74.9 Wh MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
Video playback (claimed): 9 h MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)12 h MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)

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Sources

Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) - Technical Specifications · Default for MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Updates MacBook Pro with Retina Display · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) - Technical Specifications; Identify your MacBook Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Updates MacBook Pro with Retina Display. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Updates MacBook Pro with Retina Display · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026
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endoflife.date — Apple macOS · third-party figure · read 2 Oct 2026
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No Touch ID. No fast charging. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) - Technical Specifications. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Intel processor, not Apple silicon. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 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 Newsroom (UK) — Apple Updates MacBook Pro with Retina Display · 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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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 Big Sur, not necessarily the day of Apple’s last patch. The newest macOS Apple lists this Mac for is macOS Big Sur. endoflife.date records security updates for Big Sur as ended on 2 February 2026. Source: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026
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Not published by Apple

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: colours, brightness, refresh rate, wide colour (P3), nano-texture option, GPU cores, storage upgradeable by user. 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 (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) - Technical Specifications; Identify your MacBook Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Updates MacBook Pro with Retina Display, read 9 Oct 2026.