Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)

[ 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 XPS 15 9530 (2023) (51/100), 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 XPS 15 9530 (2023)
Dell

Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)

51/100
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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 XPS 15 9530 (2023)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 17.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 51.0 Below Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 56.0 Below Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Cable length — 1 meters
Charge power — 130 W
Charging port position — Left, Right
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 2:30 hr
Replaceable — No
Voltage — 11.4 V
Weight of AC adapter — 463 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.3
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — No
Fingerprint — Yes
HDMI — No
Infrared sensor — Yes
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — No
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C — 3x USB 4.0
USB-A — No
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 XPS 15 9530 (2023)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
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 — 16:10
Coating — Glossy (Antireflective)
Contrast — 1650:1
HDR support — Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI — 145 ppi
Refresh rate — 60 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Size — 15.6 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 XPS 15 9530 (2023)
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 XPS 15 9530 (2023)
Base frequency — 2.6 GHz
Cores — 12 (4P + 8E)
Fabrication process — 10 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
L3 Cache — 18 MB
Threads — 16
Turbo frequency — 4.7 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
Area — 793 cm2(122.9 inches2)
Colors — Black, Silver
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 344.72 x 230.14 x 18 mm13.57 x 9.06 x 0.71 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Top: AluminumMiddle: Carbon fiberBottom: Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) — 44.6 dB
Number of fans — 2
Opening angle — 140°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~88.9%
Side bezels — 4.4 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
Blender GPU — 349
Solar Bay — 11534

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
FLOPS — 4.2 TFLOPS
GPU performance — 4.2 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 64 bit
Memory size — 4 GB
Memory speed — ~12 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus — Yes, Advanced Optimus
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 32
Shading units (cores) — 1024
TGP — 50 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 64

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.3 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Surface — Glass
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
Channels — 1x8 GB
Clock — 4800 MHz
Max. ram size — 64 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
Audio chip — Realtek ALC3281
Dolby Atmos — No
Loudness — ~83.4 dB
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W, 2x3W
Speakers — 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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