MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max, Late 2024) vs Dell Alienware m16 (R1, Early 2023)

MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max, Late 2024) $3,499
Dell Alienware m16 (R1, Early 2023) $1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$3,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
CPU
M4 Max (14C32G)
CPU
Core i7-13700HX
GPU
32-Core M4 Max
GPU
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 115W
Memory
36GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
512GB
Display
16.2" LCD IPS 3456x2234 -
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M4 Max (14C32G)
14 Cores
14 Threads
4.5GHz Clock
Core i7-13700HX
16 Cores
24 Threads
2.1GHz Clock
GB6S 3,990
98%
GB6M 22,690
85%
GB6S 2,550
63%
GB6M 13,500
51%
32-Core M4 Max
4096 Shaders
1678MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 115W
2560 Shaders
2370MHz
6GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 13.74 TFLOPS
27%
N/A
0%
FP32 12.13 TFLOPS
24%
36GB
LPDDR5X-8533
16GB
DDR5-4800
136 Tabs
27%
56 Tabs
11%
1TB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 5GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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16.2"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
300 Nits
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120Hz
Variable
240Hz
Variable
3456x2234
7.7 Million Pixels
254 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
Mini-LED Backlight
2,554 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
1.80mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
6
2
Realtek ALC3254
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.3
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Integrated Chipset
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
DC 7.4x5mm
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External
External
140W
28.00V
5.00A
240W
19.50V
12.30A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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5.00A 15V (75W)
5.00A 20V (100W)
5.00A 28V (140W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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DC 7.4x5mm
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
100Wh
8728mAh
11.46V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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86Wh
7544mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 15 Hours
Up to 4 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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macOS 15 Sequoia
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
4x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
Height
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Width
355.7 mm (14 in)
Depth
248.1 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
1.48 L
Height
25.4 mm (1 in)
Width
368.9 mm (14.5 in)
Depth
289.9 mm (11.4 in)
Volume
2.72 L
Weight
2.16 kg (4.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.44 kg (5.4 lb)
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Weight
3.25 kg (7.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
4.03 kg (8.9 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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Storage Slots
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2x M.2 2230 PCIe 4.0 x4
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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