Dell Pro Max 14 Premium vs Pro 14 Premium (2026)
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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 Max 14 Premium
- Can run popular games at about 128-174% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
- Features a much bigger (~80%) battery – 72 against 40 watt-hours
- Around 49% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Dell Pro 14 Premium (2026)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 460 grams less (around 1.01 lbs)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.61 kg (3.55 lbs) | 1.15 kg (2.54 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 310.6 x 212.46 x 18.91-19.72 mm 12.23 x 8.36 x 0.74-0.78 inches |
311.2 x 216.7 x 16.78-19.85 mm 12.25 x 8.53 x 0.66-0.78 inches |
| Area | 660 cm2 (102.2 inches2) | 674 cm2 (104.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~86.1% | ~84.3% |
| Side bezels | 4.6 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Magnesium alloy | Magnesium alloy |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | - | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | - | 2 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-60 Hz) | Yes (48-60 Hz) |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 162 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 | 1500:1 | 800:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 15.6 V | 7.8 V |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 100 / 130 W | 60 / 65 / 100 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 140T | Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 2 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 25 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 2450 MHz |
| FLOPS | 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | 8.53 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1981 | - |
| Solar Bay | 27219 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8400 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Cirrus Logic CS42L43 | Cirrus CS42L43, Cirrus CS35L56 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 4.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | No | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 4x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 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 | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 13.0 x 7.0 cm | 12.5 x 7.5 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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