Dell XPS 15 9500 vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
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Review
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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell XPS 15 9500
- Easier to carry: weighs 210 grams less (around 0.46 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB) and an SSD
- Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (122.6 vs 136.4 square inches)
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
- Features a much bigger (~79%) battery – 100 against 56 watt-hours
- Around 46% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 3
- 56% sharper screen – 226 versus 145 pixels per inch (PPI)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.83 kg (4.04 lbs) | 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 344 x 230 x 18 mm 13.54 x 9.06 x 0.71 inches |
357.9 x 245.9 x 16.2 mm 14.09 x 9.68 x 0.64 inches |
| Area | 791 cm2 (122.7 inches2) | 880 cm2 (136.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~89.2% | ~84.3% |
| Side bezels | 4 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver, Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | 5000 RPM | 5616 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 46 dB | 46.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 145 ppi | 226 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 3072 x 1920 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Contrast | 1650:1 | 1331:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 89.5% | 88.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 94% | 99.4% |
| Response time | 43 ms | 43 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 3:00 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 90 / 130 W | 96 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 481 grams | 359 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 55 W | 50 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1350 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1485 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.041 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 1280 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 2933 MHz | 2666 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3281-CG | - |
| Speakers | 2.2 | 4.2 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | 84.2 dB | 82.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v5 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | No | No |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.1 | 4x USB 3.1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | No | No |
| 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 | 1.3 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.0 cm | 15.5 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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