Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Dell Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1)

[ 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 Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1) (39/100), 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 Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1)
Dell

Dell Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1)

39/100
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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 Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 20.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 39.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 34.0 Poor
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1)
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Ion
Charge power — 45 / 65 W
Charging port position — Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 4:00 hr
Replaceable — No
Voltage — 11.4 V

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1)
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.1
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — No
Fingerprint — Yes
HDMI — 1x HDMI 1.4
Infrared sensor — No
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — No
USB Type-C — 1x USB 3.2
USB-A — 2x 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 Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.72 kg (3.79 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1)
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 — 16:9
Coating — Glossy
Contrast — 400:1
HDR support — No
PPI — 112 ppi
Refresh rate — 60 Hz
Resolution — 1366 x 768 pixels
Response time — 16 ms
Size — 14 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — Yes
Type — TN LCD
sRGB color space — 50%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1)
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 Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1)
Base frequency — 1.7-3.0 GHz
Cores — 2
Fabrication process — 10 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4
L3 Cache — 6 MB
Threads — 4
Turbo frequency — 4.1 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1)
Area — 723 cm2(112.1 inches2)
Colors — Silver, Gray
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 324.3 x 222.9 x 17-18.9 mm12.77 x 8.78 x 0.67-0.74 inches
Material — Plastic
Number of fans — 1
Opening angle — 360°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~74.7%
Side bezels — 7.2 mm
Transformer — Yes
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.72 kg (3.79 lbs)

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1)
FLOPS — 1 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 400 MHz
GPU boost clock — 1250 MHz
GPU performance — 1 TFLOPS
Memory size — System Shared
Memory speed — 3.2 Gbps
Memory type — DDR4
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 12
Shading units (cores) — 384
TGP — 15 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 24

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1)
Backlight — Yes
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1)
Channels — 1x4 GB
Clock — 3200 MHz
Max. ram size — 32 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1)
Audio chip — Realtek ALC3204
Dolby Atmos — No
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2.5W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Inspiron 14 5406 (2-in-1)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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