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Dell Pro 16 vs 16 Plus

45 out of 100
Dell Pro 16
VS
49 out of 100
Dell 16 Plus
Dell Pro 16
Dell 16 Plus
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Display
Battery
64 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Dell Pro 16 and 16 Plus important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Pro 16
45
16 Plus
58
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Pro 16
25
16 Plus
16
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Pro 16
33
16 Plus
33
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Pro 16
61
16 Plus
64
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Pro 16
72
16 Plus
72
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
Pro 16
66
16 Plus
68
NanoReview Score
Pro 16
45
16 Plus
49
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
27.9
(Mediocre)
Value Index
67.8
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell Pro 16
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Advantages of the Dell 16 Plus
  • Can run popular games at about 85-116% higher FPS
  • Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a much bigger (~42%) battery – 64 against 45 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Pro 16
vs
16 Plus

Case

Weight 1.92 kg (4.23 lbs) 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs)
Dimensions 358 x 251.82 x 18.89-20.85 mm
14.09 x 9.91 x 0.74-0.82 inches		 356.78 x 250.6 x 16.99 mm
14.05 x 9.87 x 0.67 inches
Area 902 cm2 (139.6 inches2) 894 cm2 (138.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.3% ~83%
Side bezels 6.7 mm 6.1 mm
Colors Black, Silver Blue
Material Magnesium alloy Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) - 46.9 dB

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 No
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 52% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 42% -
Response time 35 ms 35 ms
Max. brightness
Pro 16
300 nits
16 Plus
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.25 V 15.2 V
Full charging time - 2:00 hr
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
Charge power 60 / 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter - 273 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 8 8
L3 Cache 10 MB 8 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) Intel Arc Graphics 130V
Fabrication process 10 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pro 16
2018
16 Plus +22%
2460
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pro 16
6219
16 Plus +52%
9466
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Pro 16
95
16 Plus +5%
100
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Pro 16
256
16 Plus +97%
504
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 30 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 600 MHz
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz 1850 MHz
FLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps 8.53 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 -
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 -
GPU performance 1.3 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Blender GPU - 558
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 8533 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
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 1x128 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3204 Realtek ALC3329
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness - ~82.7 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Optional Yes
Infrared sensor Optional Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 1x 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 No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel - 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 8.0 cm 13.3 x 9.0 cm
Surface - Plastic
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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