Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Dell Alienware m15 R4

[ 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 m15 R4 (45/100), 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 m15 R4
Dell

Dell Alienware m15 R4

45/100
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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 m15 R4
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 35.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 45.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 48.0 Poor
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware m15 R4
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Ion
Cable length — 1 meters
Charge power — 240 W
Charging port position — Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — No
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 2:00 hr
Replaceable — No
Voltage — 11.4 V
Weight of AC adapter — 800 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware m15 R4
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.1
DisplayPort — 1x v1.4
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — No
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — No
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 3
USB Type-C — 1x USB 3.2
USB-A — 3x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard — v6

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware m15 R4
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.11 kg (4.65 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware m15 R4
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Ambient light sensor — Yes
Aspect ratio — 16:9
Coating — Matte
Contrast — 1000:1
HDR support — No
PPI — 141 ppi
Refresh rate — 144 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1080 pixels
Response time — 7 ms
Size — 15.6 inches
Sync technology — G-Sync (configurable)
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware m15 R4
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 m15 R4
Base frequency — 2.2 GHz
Cores — 8
Fabrication process — 14 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel UHD Graphics 630
L3 Cache — 16 MB
Threads — 16
Turbo frequency — 5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware m15 R4
Area — 996 cm2(154.4 inches2)
Colors — White, Gray
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 360.3 x 276.3 x 17.8-20.5 mm14.19 x 10.88 x 0.7-0.81 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) — 52 dB
Number of fans — 2
Screen-to-body ratio — ~67.4%
Side bezels — 7.5 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — Yes
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.11 kg (4.65 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware m15 R4
Blender GPU — 2539
Solar Bay — 38426

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware m15 R4
FLOPS — 13.8 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 1387 MHz
GPU boost clock — 1703 MHz
GPU performance — 13.8 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 192 bit
Memory size — 6 GB
Memory speed — 14 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus — Yes, Advanced Optimus
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 48
Shading units (cores) — 3840
TGP — 130 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 120

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware m15 R4
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.7 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Surface — Glass
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware m15 R4
Channels — 2x8 GB
Clock — 2933 MHz
Max. ram size — 32 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware m15 R4
Audio chip — Realtek ALC3281-CG
Dolby Atmos — No
Loudness — ~85 dB
Microphones — 2
Power — 4x4W
Speakers — 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Dell Alienware m15 R4
Bus — PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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