Dell XPS 13 (9350, Late 2024) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Retina, Mid 2012)

Dell XPS 13 (9350, Late 2024) $1,200
MacBook Pro 15 (Retina, Mid 2012) $2,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,200
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,199
CPU
Core Ultra 5 226V
CPU
Core i7-3615QM
GPU
Arc 130V 1850MHz
GPU
GeForce GT 650M Mac+
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
No Display
Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880x1800 -
Core Ultra 5 226V
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.5GHz Clock
Core i7-3615QM
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
GB6S 2,545
63%
GB6M 9,880
37%
GB6S 550
14%
GB6M 1,880
7%
Arc 130V 1850MHz
896 Shaders
1850MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce GT 650M Mac+
384 Shaders
900MHz
1GB GDDR5
80.3GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 3.32 TFLOPS
7%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.69 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5X-8533
8GB
DDR3L-1600
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
256GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
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LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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Variable
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2880x1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
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LED Backlight
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79 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
No Biometrics
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2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 4.0
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HM77
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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1x HDMI 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 2
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External
External
60W
20.00V
3.00A
85W
20.00V
4.25A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.00A 20V (60W)
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
55Wh
4762mAh
11.55V
Lithium-Ion
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95Wh
8676mAh
10.95V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 17.5 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.8mm
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Height
15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Width
295.3 mm (11.6 in)
Depth
199.1 mm (7.8 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Height
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.9 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
247.1 mm (9.7 in)
Volume
1.60 L
Weight
1.18 kg (2.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.36 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
2.02 kg (4.5 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
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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9350
A1398
EMC 2512
MacBookPro10,1
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