Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Dell Alienware x16 R2

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Dell Alienware x16 R2 (55/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max

91/100
· $2499
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Dell Alienware x16 R2
Dell

Dell Alienware x16 R2

55/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware x16 R2
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 45.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 55.0 Below Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 67.0 Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware x16 R2
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Ion
Cable length — 1 meters
Charge power — 330 W
Charging port position — Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 2:00 hr
Replaceable — No
Voltage — 11.4 V
Weight of AC adapter — 1007 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware x16 R2
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.4
DisplayPort — 1x v1.4
Ethernet (RJ45) — No
Fingerprint — No
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — Yes
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C — 2x USB 3.2
USB-A — 2x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard — v7

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware x16 R2
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.66 kg (5.87 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware x16 R2
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Ambient light sensor — No
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
Contrast — 1000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut — 100%
HDR support — No
PPI — 142 ppi
Refresh rate — 480 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time — 3 ms
Size — 16 inches
Sync technology — G-Sync
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware x16 R2
Cpu Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E) —
Gpu Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing) —
Ram 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth) —
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s) —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware x16 R2
Base frequency — 1.4 GHz
Cores — 16 (6P + 10E)
Fabrication process — 7 nm
Integrated GPU — Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
L3 Cache — 24 MB
Threads — 22
Turbo frequency — 4.8 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware x16 R2
Area — 1057 cm2(163.8 inches2)
Colors — Silver
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 364.74 x 289.81 x 18.57 mm14.36 x 11.41 x 0.73 inches
Liquid metal — Yes
Material — Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) — 53.9 dB
Number of fans — 4
Screen-to-body ratio — ~70.2%
Side bezels — 10.1 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — Yes
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.66 kg (5.87 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware x16 R2
Blender GPU — 3688
Solar Bay — 46544

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware x16 R2
FLOPS — 16 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 2295 MHz
GPU boost clock — 2370 MHz
GPU performance — 16 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 128 bit
Memory size — 8 GB
Memory speed — ~16 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus — MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 48
Shading units (cores) — 3072
TGP — 140 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 96

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware x16 R2
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.8 mm
Keyboard type — Mechanical
Numpad — No
Surface — Glass
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware x16 R2
Channels — 2x8 GB
Clock — 7467 MHz
Upgradable — No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware x16 R2
Audio chip — Realtek ALC3281
Dolby Atmos — Yes
Loudness — ~89.9 dB
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W, 4x3W
Speakers — 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware x16 R2
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)
Total slots — 2

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