Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Dell Alienware 16X Aurora

[ 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 Alienware 16X Aurora (64/100), 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 Alienware 16X Aurora
Dell

Dell Alienware 16X Aurora

64/100
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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 Alienware 16X Aurora
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 53.0 Below Average
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 64.0 Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 77.0 Good
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware 16X Aurora
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 180 / 280 W
Charging port position — Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 2:25 hr
Replaceable — No
Voltage — 11.7 V
Weight of AC adapter — 930 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware 16X Aurora
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.4
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — No
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — Yes
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
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 — 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard — v7

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware 16X Aurora
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.57 kg (5.67 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware 16X Aurora
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Adobe RGB profile — 89.7%
Ambient light sensor — No
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
Contrast — 1000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut — 96.9%
HDR support — No
PPI — 189 ppi
Refresh rate — 240 Hz
Resolution — 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time — 3 ms
Size — 16 inches
Sync technology — Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD
sRGB color space — 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware 16X Aurora
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 Alienware 16X Aurora
Base frequency — 2.9 GHz
Cores — 14 (6P + 8E)
Fabrication process — 3 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
L3 Cache — 24 MB
Threads — 14
Turbo frequency — 5.1 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware 16X Aurora
Area — 948 cm2(146.8 inches2)
Colors — Blue
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 356.98 x 265.43 x 19.2-23.4 mm14.05 x 10.45 x 0.76-0.92 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Top: AluminumMiddle: Magnesium alloyBottom: Magnesium alloy
Noise level (max. load) — 58 dB
Number of fans — 2
Opening angle — 180°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~78.3%
Side bezels — 6.2 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — Yes
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.57 kg (5.67 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware 16X Aurora
Blender GPU — 3798
Solar Bay — 56361

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware 16X Aurora
FLOPS — 18.4 TFLOPS
GPU performance — 18.4 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 128 bit
Memory size — 8 GB
Memory speed — ~24 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR7
Nvidia Optimus — Yes, Advanced Optimus
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 48
Shading units (cores) — 3328
TGP — 115 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 104

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware 16X Aurora
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.8 mm
Keyboard type — Mechanical
Numpad — Yes
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware 16X Aurora
Channels — 1x8 GB
Clock — 5600 MHz
Max. ram size — 96 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware 16X Aurora
Audio chip — Realtek ALC3204
Dolby Atmos — Yes
Loudness — ~82.1 dB
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware 16X Aurora
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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