Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Dell Pro Precision 7 16

[ 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 Pro Precision 7 16 (52/100), 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 Pro Precision 7 16
Dell

Dell Pro Precision 7 16

52/100
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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 Pro Precision 7 16
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 30.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 52.0 Below Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 74.0 Good
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro Precision 7 16
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 100 / 165 W
Charging port position — Left, Right
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Replaceable — No
Voltage — 11.7 V

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro Precision 7 16
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v6.0
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — No
Fingerprint — Optional
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — Yes
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — No
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 5
USB Type-C — 4x USB 4.0
USB-A — No
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 2560 x 1440
Wi-Fi standard — v7

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro Precision 7 16
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.17 kg (4.78 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro Precision 7 16
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Adaptive refresh rate — Yes (30-120 Hz)
Ambient light sensor — Yes
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
Contrast — 1500:1
HDR support — No
PPI — 142 ppi
Refresh rate — 120 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time — 35 ms
Size — 16 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD
sRGB color space — 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro Precision 7 16
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 Pro Precision 7 16
Base frequency — 1.9 GHz
Cores — 16 (4P + 12E)
Fabrication process — 2 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core)
L3 Cache — 18 MB
Threads — 16
Turbo frequency — 4.7 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro Precision 7 16
Area — 850 cm2(131.8 inches2)
Colors — Black
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 353.8 x 240.28 x 20.24-20.85 mm13.93 x 9.46 x 0.8-0.82 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Magnesium alloy
Screen-to-body ratio — ~87.3%
Side bezels — 4.6 mm
Transformer — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.17 kg (4.78 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro Precision 7 16
Blender GPU — 2031
Solar Bay — 21149

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro Precision 7 16
FLOPS — 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS
GPU performance — 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 128 bit
Memory size — 8 GB
Memory speed — ~24 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR7
Nvidia Optimus — Yes
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 32
Shading units (cores) — 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 80

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro Precision 7 16
Backlight — Yes
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Surface — Glass
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro Precision 7 16
Channels — 2x8 GB
Clock — 8533 MHz
Upgradable — No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro Precision 7 16
Audio chip — Cirrus Logic CS42L45
Dolby Atmos — Yes
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W, 2x2W
Speakers — 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro Precision 7 16
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)
Total slots — 2

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