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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Pro 16 Plus
- Can run popular games at about 85-116% higher FPS
- Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Dell Pro 16
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.84 kg (4.06 lbs) | 1.92 kg (4.23 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 358 x 251.4 x 19.85-20.55 mm 14.09 x 9.9 x 0.78-0.81 inches |
358 x 251.82 x 18.89-20.85 mm 14.09 x 9.91 x 0.74-0.82 inches |
| Area | 900 cm2 (139.5 inches2) | 902 cm2 (139.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.5% | ~82.3% |
| Side bezels | 6.7 mm | 6.7 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Black, Silver |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
Magnesium alloy |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 51% | 52% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 42% |
| Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.25 V | 11.25 V |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 60 / 65 / 100 W | 60 / 65 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Arc Graphics 130V | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 30 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 600 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1850 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Memory speed | 8.53 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | - | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | - | 16 |
| GPU performance | 3.3 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | 583 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x16 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Cirrus CS42L43 | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~88.9 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Optional |
| Key travel | 1 mm | - |
| Size | 12.5 x 8.8 cm | 11.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Pro 16:
- The 128 GB variant uses UFS 3.1 storage soldered directly to the motherboard.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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