When released, Apple’s updated MacBook Pro 13 will get the most powerful 10th-gen Intel Ice Lake CPU available. But otherwise Apple’s late to the game—again. We can think of a bunch of Windows laptops that already outstrip it in features, and we’ll tell you about them as we work through the MacBook Pro 13’s major improvements.Â
First item for examination is the CPU. Intel originally launched its most advanced 10nm 10th-gen “Ice Lake� series of CPUs way back in August. PC laptops based on Ice Lake appeared by October, and it’s gradually made its way into dozens of laptops since then.