Dell Pro Max 16 Plus vs Precision 7680

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Battery 96 Wh
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Review

Evaluation of Dell Pro Max 16 Plus and Precision 7680 important characteristics
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)

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16.1
(Bad)
Value Index
8.9
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell Pro Max 16 Plus
  • Can run popular games at about 102-140% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.6x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 120 grams less (around 0.26 lbs)
  • Around 39% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a bigger (~16%) battery – 96 against 83 watt-hours
Advantages of the Dell Precision 7680
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.55 kg (5.62 lbs) 2.67 kg (5.89 lbs)
Dimensions 360 x 258.6 x 17.34-30.9 mm
14.17 x 10.18 x 0.68-1.22 inches
356 x 258.34 x 25.05-27.45 mm
14.02 x 10.17 x 0.99-1.08 inches
Area 931 cm2 (144.3 inches2) 920 cm2 (142.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79.7% ~80.7%
Side bezels 7.7 mm 5.7 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Magnesium alloy Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 3 2
Noise level (max. load) 54.3 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate 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 Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 1300:1
sRGB color space - 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 100%
Response time 35 ms 35 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.7 V 11.55 V
Full charging time 1:10 hr 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Left
Charge power 165 / 280 W 180 / 240 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 755 grams 480 / 670 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.1 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz 5.3 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E) 20 (8P + 12E)
Threads 14 28
L3 Cache 24 MB 30 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
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 115 W -
Nvidia Optimus Yes Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 8 nm
FLOPS 12.3 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~11 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 12.3 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 3089 869
Solar Bay 30554 17187
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x16 GB 1x16 GB
Clock 6400 MHz 4800 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 129 GB 128 GB

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 3 3
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Cirrus Logic CS42L43 Realtek ALC3281
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~91.6 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
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 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5 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) Yes Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Size 13.3 x 9.0 cm 11.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Precision 7680:
    - Size and weight may vary depending on the configuration.
    - Max memory configuration: 128 GB through CAMM module, 64 GB via SODIMM.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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