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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Pro Max 16
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Advantages of the Dell 16 Premium
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Features a much bigger (~55%) battery – 99.5 against 64 watt-hours
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 11% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 19-26% higher FPS
- Around 7% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.08 kg (4.59 lbs) | 2.07 kg (4.56 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 358 x 256 x 15.08-19.08 mm 14.09 x 10.08 x 0.59-0.75 inches |
358.18 x 240.05 x 18.7 mm 14.1 x 9.45 x 0.74 inches |
| Area | 916 cm2 (142 inches2) | 860 cm2 (133.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81% | ~89.6% |
| Side bezels | 6.7 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Magnesium alloy | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 48.9 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 139 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | - |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | - |
Screen space comparison
16 Premium
16.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 119.4 in2
Pro Max 16
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~3% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 2000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 15.6 V | 11.7 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, Right |
| Charge power | 100 / 130 W | 130 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 462 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 8E) | 16 (6P + 10E) |
| Threads | 14 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 140T | Arc Graphics 140T |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 45 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS | 8.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1792 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS | 8.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1702 | 2108 |
| Solar Bay | - | 30781 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 7467 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 | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3329 | CirrusLogic CS42L43 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W, 2x3W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~84.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Size | 12.5 x 8.8 cm | 14.8 x 9.0 cm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Pro Max 16:
- DDR5 memory runs at either 5600 MHz or 6400 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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