Dell Alienware X16 (R2, Early 2024) vs MacBook Pro 14 (M1 Pro, Late 2021)

Dell Alienware X16 (R2, Early 2024) $2,000
MacBook Pro 14 (M1 Pro, Late 2021) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
Core Ultra 7 155H
CPU
M1 Pro (8C14G)
GPU
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
GPU
14-Core M1 Pro
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
512GB
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
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Core Ultra 7 155H
16 Cores
22 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
M1 Pro (8C14G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.23GHz Clock
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
3072 Shaders
2370MHz
8GB GDDR6
256GB/s Bandwidth
14-Core M1 Pro
1792 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 14.56 TFLOPS
29%
1080p 37 FPS
31%
FP32 4.58 TFLOPS
9%
16GB
LPDDR5X-7467
16GB
LPDDR5-6400
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 7GB/s Read
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 5.2GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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16"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
240Hz
Variable
120Hz
Variable
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
3024x1964
5.9 Million Pixels
254 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Mini-LED Backlight
2,010 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
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1.80mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.0
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Integrated Chipset
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3x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Audio
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Card
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
DC 7.4x5mm
Power
MagSafe 3
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External
External
240W
19.50V
12.30A
67W
20.00V
3.27A
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3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.27A 20V (65.4W)
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Removable Cable
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90Wh
7895mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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69.6Wh
6068mAh
11.47V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 5 Hours
Up to 13.5 Hours
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Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Windows
macOS 12 Monterey
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
Height
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Width
364.8 mm (14.4 in)
Depth
290 mm (11.4 in)
Volume
1.96 L
Height
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
312.6 mm (12.3 in)
Depth
221.2 mm (8.7 in)
Volume
1.07 L
Weight
2.66 kg (5.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.44 kg (7.6 lb)
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1.6 kg (3.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.81 kg (4 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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R2
A2442
EMC 3650
MacBookPro18,3
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