Dell XPS 16 (2026) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 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 XPS 16 (2026)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 490 grams less (around 1.08 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)
- Around 3.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- MacBook with the Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Features a much bigger (~43%) battery – 100 against 70 watt-hours
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 500 nits
- 79% sharper screen – 254 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) | 2.14 kg (4.72 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 352.58 x 237.47 x 14.62 mm 13.88 x 9.35 x 0.58 inches |
355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches |
| Area | 837 cm2 (129.8 inches2) | 882 cm2 (136.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.7% | ~86.2% |
| Side bezels | 4 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 48.6 dB | 51.7 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16.2 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 3456 x 2234 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | Adaptive Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)
16.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 118 in2
XPS 16 (2026)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~2% more screen space
| Contrast | 2000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 67.7% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 66.2% | 100% |
| Response time | 35 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.49 V | - |
| Full charging time | - | 1:25 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 140 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 100 W | 140 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 334 grams | 351 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | - |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 18 |
| Threads | 8 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
| Fabrication process | 2 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 | 25 W | 28 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2450 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS | 8.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | - | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | 7.47 Gbps | 9.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 160 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 80 |
| GPU performance | 2.5 TFLOPS | 8.3 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 4497 |
| Solar Bay | - | 45309 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 4x4 GB | 3x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 2x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | CirrusLogic CS42L43 | - |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x3W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~85.3 dB | ~84.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | No |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 5 |
| 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 | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 0.8 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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