Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) vs Dell XPS 16 (9640)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Dell XPS 16 (9640) (88/100)

Dell XPS 16 (9640) leads overall with a score of 88/100 compared to Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) (74/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Gaming 24.0 Poor 84.0 Very Good WINNER
NanoReview Score 74.0 Good 88.0 Very Good WINNER
Performance 68.0 Average 89.0 Very Good WINNER
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good
Display 96.0 Excellent

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Battery type Li-Po
Cable length 2 meters
Charge power 67 / 96 W
Charging port position Left, Right
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W
Fast charging Yes
Full charging time 2:10 hr
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 274 / 315 grams
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Base frequency 3.5 GHz
Cores 12 (8P + 4E)
Fabrication process 5 nm
Integrated GPU Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
Threads 12

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Area 691 cm2(107.2 inches2)
Colors Silver, Gray
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches
Liquid metal No
Material Aluminum
Max. fan speed (RPM) 6800 RPM
Noise level (max. load) 47.5 dB
Number of fans 2
Opening angle 135°
Screen-to-body ratio ~84.6%
Side bezels 3.4 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber No
Weight 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.3
DisplayPort No
Ethernet (RJ45) No
Fingerprint Yes
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port Yes
SD card reader Yes
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0
USB-A No
VGA No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard v6E

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz)
Ambient light sensor Yes
Aspect ratio 16:10
Coating Glossy (Antireflective)
Contrast 25000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 99.2%
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI 254 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Resolution 3024 x 1964 pixels
Response time 31 ms
Size 14.2 inches
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Type Mini LED
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Blender GPU 863
FLOPS 6.8 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 450 MHz
GPU boost clock 1398 MHz
GPU performance 6.8 TFLOPS
Memory bus 256 bit
Memory size System Shared
Memory speed 6.4 Gbps
Memory type LPDDR5
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 76
Shading units (cores) 2432
Solar Bay 14631
TGP 35 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 152

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1 mm
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Surface Glass
Windows Precision No

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 6400 MHz
Upgradable No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~84.3 dB
Microphones 3
Speakers 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Bus Custom
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Weight 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Cpu Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (16 cores, up to 4.8 GHz, Intel AI Boost)
Gpu NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop (8 GB GDDR6, 60W)
Ram 32 GB LPDDR5X-7467 MHz
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

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