Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Dell Pro 7 14

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Dell Pro 7 14 (55/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max

91/100
· $2499
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Dell Pro 7 14
Dell

Dell Pro 7 14

55/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro 7 14
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 29.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 55.0 Below Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 60.0 Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro 7 14
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 65 / 100 W
Charging port position — Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes, 100 W
Fast charging — Yes
Replaceable — No
Voltage — 11.7 V
Weight of AC adapter — 252 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro 7 14
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v6.0
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — No
Fingerprint — Optional
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — Yes
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — No
SD card reader — No
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C — 2x USB 4.0
USB-A — 2x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 2560 x 1440
Wi-Fi standard — v7

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro 7 14
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.27 kg (2.8 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro 7 14
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Adaptive refresh rate — No
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
Contrast — 1000000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut — 100%
HDR support — No
PPI — 162 ppi
Refresh rate — 60 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time — 1 ms
Size — 14 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — No
Type — OLED

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro 7 14
Cpu Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E) —
Gpu Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing) —
Ram 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth) —
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s) —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro 7 14
Base frequency — 2.5 GHz
Cores — 6 (2P + 4E)
Fabrication process — 2 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
L3 Cache — 12 MB
Threads — 6
Turbo frequency — 4.4 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro 7 14
Area — 713 cm2(110.5 inches2)
Colors — Black
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 315.5 x 226 x 14.73-16.45 mm12.42 x 8.9 x 0.58-0.65 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Top: AluminumMiddle: Magnesium alloyBottom: Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) — 47.1 dB
Number of fans — 2
Screen-to-body ratio — ~79.7%
Side bezels — 7 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.27 kg (2.8 lbs)

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro 7 14
FLOPS — 1.2 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 300 MHz
GPU boost clock — 2300 MHz
GPU performance — 1.2 TFLOPS
Memory size — System Shared
Memory speed — 8.53 Gbps
Memory type — LPDDR5X
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 8
Shading units (cores) — 256
TGP — 25 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 16

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro 7 14
Backlight — Optional
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Surface — Glass
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro 7 14
Channels — 2x8 GB
Clock — 8533 MHz
Upgradable — No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro 7 14
Audio chip — Cirrus Logic CS42L45
Dolby Atmos — No
Loudness — ~85.9 dB
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Pro 7 14
Bus — PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)
Total slots — 1

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