Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Dell G5 15 5500

[ 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 G5 15 5500 (29/100), 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 G5 15 5500
Dell

Dell G5 15 5500

29/100
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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 G5 15 5500
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 17.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 29.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 36.0 Poor
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell G5 15 5500
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Ion
Charge power — 180 / 230 W
Charging port position — Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — No
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 2:30 hr
Replaceable — No
Voltage — 11.4 V

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell G5 15 5500
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.1
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — Optional
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.0
Infrared sensor — No
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — No
USB Type-C — No
USB-A — 3x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard — v6

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell G5 15 5500
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.34 kg (5.16 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell G5 15 5500
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Ambient light sensor — Yes
Aspect ratio — 16:9
Coating — Matte
HDR support — No
PPI — 141 ppi
Refresh rate — 60 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1080 pixels
Response time — 35 ms
Size — 15.6 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell G5 15 5500
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 G5 15 5500
Base frequency — 2.5 GHz
Cores — 4
Fabrication process — 14 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel UHD Graphics 630
L3 Cache — 8 MB
Threads — 8
Turbo frequency — 4.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell G5 15 5500
Area — 928 cm2(143.9 inches2)
Colors — Black
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 365.5 x 254 x 24.5 mm14.39 x 10 x 0.96 inches
Material — Plastic
Noise level (max. load) — 50 dB
Number of fans — 2
Opening angle — 140°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~72.3%
Side bezels — 10.1 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.34 kg (5.16 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell G5 15 5500
Blender GPU — 455

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell G5 15 5500
FLOPS — 3 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 1350 MHz
GPU boost clock — 1485 MHz
GPU performance — 3 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 128 bit
Memory size — 4 GB
Memory speed — ~12 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR6
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 32
Shading units (cores) — 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 64

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell G5 15 5500
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.7 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell G5 15 5500
Channels — 1x8 GB
Clock — 2933 MHz
Max. ram size — 64 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell G5 15 5500
Audio chip — Realtek ALC3254
Dolby Atmos — No
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell G5 15 5500
Bus — PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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