Dell Pro Max 18 Plus

Dell Pro Max 18 Plus
  • Launched: March 2025
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~83.5%
  • Dimensions: 402 x 279.95 x 17.92-31.70 mm (15.83 x 11.02 x 0.71-1.25 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Pro Max 18 Plus.
Performance
83
Gaming
43
Display
56
Battery Life
65
Connectivity
82
Portability
41
NanoReview Score
59
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell Pro Max 18 Plus

Case

Weight 3.25 kg (7.17 lbs)
Dimensions 402 x 279.95 x 17.92-31.70 mm
15.83 x 11.02 x 0.71-1.25 inches
Area 1125 cm2 (174.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.5%
Side bezels 7.2 mm
Colors Gray
Material Magnesium alloy
Transformer No
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber Yes
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 3
Noise level (max. load) 53.8 dB

Display

Size 18 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz)
PPI 168 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1
sRGB color space 99.9%
Adobe RGB profile 97.7%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
Response time 30 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.7 V
Full charging time 1:10 hr
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Charging port position Left, Right
Charge power 165 / 280 W
Weight of AC adapter 718 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E)
Threads 14
L3 Cache 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
Fabrication process 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3156
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
15726
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
143
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
1625

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 115 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm
FLOPS 12.3 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance 12.3 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
9991
Blender GPU 3277
Solar Bay 31048
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x16 GB
Clock 6400 MHz
Type DDR5
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 256 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 4
NVMe Yes

Sound

Audio chip Cirrus Logic CS42L43
Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~87.2 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7
Bluetooth v5.4
Fingerprint Optional
Infrared sensor Optional
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Touchpad
Size 13.3 x 9.0 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes

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