Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023) vs Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M2, 2022)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
- Around 68% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a much bigger (~48%) battery – 86 against 58.2 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 12% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB) and an SSD
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M2, 2022)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 460 grams less (around 1.01 lbs)
- 57% sharper screen – 227 versus 145 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (100.1 vs 122.9 square inches)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs) | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 344.72 x 230.14 x 18 mm 13.57 x 9.06 x 0.71 inches |
304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 793 cm2 (122.9 inches2) | 646 cm2 (100.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.9% | ~79.4% |
| Side bezels | 4.4 mm | 8.8 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Silver, Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 49 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 145 ppi | 227 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Contrast | 1650:1 | 1658:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 87.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 98.8% |
| Response time | - | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 2:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 130 W | 67 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 505 grams | 274 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | - |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Apple M2 GPU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 15 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1550 MHz | 1456 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.46 TFLOPS | 3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 5.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | - |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | - |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x1.5W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | - | 81.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| 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 | 4x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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 | - |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.0 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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