Dell Pro Max 16 vs Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025) (89/100)

Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025) leads overall with a score of 89/100 compared to Dell Pro Max 16 (44/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Dell Pro Max 16
Dell

Dell Pro Max 16

44/100
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[ WINNER ]
Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Lenovo

Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)

89/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Dell Pro Max 16 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Gaming 26.0 Poor 92.0 Excellent WINNER
NanoReview Score 44.0 Poor 89.0 Very Good WINNER
Performance 72.0 Good 96.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Dell Pro Max 16 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Charge power 100 / 130 W 400 W
Charging port position Left, Right Left, Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 140 W
Fast charging Yes Yes
Replaceable No No
Voltage 15.6 V —
Weight of AC adapter — 1247 grams

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Dell Pro Max 16 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 2.7 GHz
Cores 14 (4P + 8E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
L3 Cache 18 MB 36 MB
Threads 14 24
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 5.4 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Dell Pro Max 16 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Area 916 cm2(142 inches2) 1195 cm2(185.2 inches2)
Colors Black Black
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 358 x 256 x 15.08-19.08 mm14.09 x 10.08 x 0.59-0.75 inches 403 x 296.5 x 23.9-27.95 mm15.87 x 11.67 x 0.94-1.1 inches
Liquid metal No Yes
Material Magnesium alloy Aluminum
Number of fans 2 4
Screen-to-body ratio ~81% ~78.6%
Side bezels 6.7 mm 7.7 mm
Transformer No No
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Weight 2.08 kg (4.59 lbs) 3.5 kg (7.72 lbs)
Noise level (max. load) — 56 dB
Opening angle — 180°

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Dell Pro Max 16 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
DisplayPort No No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
Fingerprint Optional No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor Optional Yes
Optical drive No No
Proprietary charging port No Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 5
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
VGA No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
Wi-Fi standard v7 v7

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Dell Pro Max 16 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Adaptive refresh rate No —
Ambient light sensor Yes —
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Coating Matte Glossy
Contrast 1000:1 1200:1
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI 142 ppi 252 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 240 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 3840 x 2400 pixels
Response time 35 ms 3 ms
Size 16 inches 18 inches
Sync technology No G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Type IPS LCD Mini LED
Adobe RGB profile — 96.8%
DCI-P3 color gamut — 88.9%
sRGB color space — 100%

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Dell Pro Max 16 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Blender GPU 1702 7717
FLOPS 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
GPU performance 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
Memory bus 96 bit 256 bit
Memory size 6 GB 16 GB
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~28 Gbps
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 24 96
Shading units (cores) 1792 7680
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 56 240
GPU base clock — 975 MHz
Nvidia Optimus — MUX
TGP — 175 W

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Dell Pro Max 16 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Backlight Yes Yes
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Key travel — 1.6 mm
Surface — Glass

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Dell Pro Max 16 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Channels 2x8 GB 2x16 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Max. ram size 64 GB 192 GB
Total slots 2 4
Upgradable Yes Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Dell Pro Max 16 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Audio chip Realtek ALC3329 Realtek ALC3306
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2
Power 2x2W 2x2W, 2x2W
Speakers 2.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Loudness — ~79 dB

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Dell Pro Max 16 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Dell Pro Max 16 Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
Blender GPU 1702 7717
Solar Bay — 123422

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