Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Dell Vostro 16 5630

[ 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 Vostro 16 5630 (41/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max:
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (91 vs 41)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 48)
  • + Higher Gaming score (86 vs 8)

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Vostro 16 5630
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
DeviceBenchmark Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 41.0 Poor
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 8.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 48.0 Poor
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Vostro 16 5630
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 65 W
Charging port position — Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Replaceable — No
Voltage — 15 V

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Vostro 16 5630
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.2
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — Optional
HDMI — 1x HDMI 1.4
Infrared sensor — Yes
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C — 1x USB 4.0
USB-A — 2x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard — v6E

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Vostro 16 5630
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Vostro 16 5630
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 — 800:1
HDR support — No
PPI — 142 ppi
Refresh rate — 60 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time — 35 ms
Size — 16 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — No
Type — TN LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Vostro 16 5630
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 Vostro 16 5630
Base frequency — 1.3 GHz
Cores — 10 (2P + 8E)
Fabrication process — 10 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
L3 Cache — 12 MB
Threads — 12
Turbo frequency — 4.6 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Vostro 16 5630
Area — 899 cm2(139.4 inches2)
Colors — Gray
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 356.78 x 251.9 x 15.67-17.95 mm14.05 x 9.92 x 0.62-0.71 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Top: Aluminum
Number of fans — 1
Screen-to-body ratio — ~82.6%
Side bezels — 6.1 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs)

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Vostro 16 5630
FLOPS — 1.6 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 300 MHz
GPU boost clock — 1250 MHz
GPU performance — 1.6 TFLOPS
Memory size — System Shared
Memory speed — 4.8 Gbps
Memory type — LPDDR5
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 20
Shading units (cores) — 640
TGP — 15 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 40

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Vostro 16 5630
Backlight — Yes
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — Yes
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Vostro 16 5630
Channels — 2x4 GB
Clock — 4800 MHz
Upgradable — No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Vostro 16 5630
Audio chip — Realtek ALC3254
Dolby Atmos — No
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2.5W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Vostro 16 5630
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)
Total slots — 2

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