MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)

Essentials

Family: MacBook Pro

Codename: ?

Gestalt ID: 406

Minimum OS: 10.9

Maximum OS: 10.10.4

Introduced: July 2014

Terminated: May 2015

Processor

CPU: Intel Core i7 Mobile ("Haswell-H")

CPU Speed: 2.2/2.5 GHz (2.8 GHz BTO)

CPU Cores: 4

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 20 Gbps (DMI 2.0)

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 64-bit

Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 256 kB per-core (1 MB total)

Level 3 Cache: 6 MB on-processor

Level 4 Cache: 128 MB (see notes)

ROM: EFI

RAM Type: PC3-12800 DDR3L SO-DIMM

Minimum RAM Speed: 1600 MHz

Onboard RAM: 16 GB

Maximum RAM: 16 GB

Expansion Slots: SDXC card

Video

Screen: 15.4" LED-backlit TFT

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M, Intel Iris Pro 5200 Graphics

VRAM: 2 GB GDDR, 1GB shared (see notes)

Max Resolution: 2880x1800 ("retina")

Video Out: HDMI

Camera: 720p FaceTime HD

Storage

Flash Drive: 256/512 GB (up to 1 TB BTO)

ATA Bus: Serial-ATA

Input/Output

USB: 2 3.0

Firewire800: via adaptor

Thunderbolt: 2 2.0

Audio Out: stereo 24 bit mini, Optical S/PDIF

Audio In: stereo 24 bit mini (see notes)

Speaker: stereo

Microphone: dual mono

Networking

Ethernet: via adaptor

Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

Bluetooth: 4.0

Miscellaneous

Power: 85 Watts

Battery Life: 8 hours (30 day standby)

Dimensions: 0.71" H x 14.13" W x 9.73" D

Weight: 4.46 lbs.

Notes

The MacBook Pro's integrated graphics chipset used a portion of main memory as VRAM. Though reported as 1 GB, this was actually a minimum. Actual usage varied with graphics load, resulting in slightly less RAM available for system use. A 128 MB of "Crystalwell" embedded DRAM served as both a Level 4 cache for the CPU and a cache for the integrated graphics chipset. A single 3.5mm jack could be used for analog or optical audio out, or analog audio in.

Introduced in July 2014, the MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) replaced the MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013). It included faster processors, and double the RAM for the low-end configuration. It shipped in two configurations, both with 16 GB of RAM, of which the high-end model included a discrete GPU:

2.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 16 GB of RAM, 256 GB flash storage, integrated GPU, $1999
2.5 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 16 GB of RAM, 512 GB flash storage, integrated & discrete GPUs, $2499

Built-to-order options included a 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 processor and flash storage of up to 1 TB. In May 2015, the MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) was replaced by the MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015).

Picture Credits:
Apple, Inc.