Dell XPS 16 (9640, Early 2024) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2012)

Dell XPS 16 (9640, Early 2024) $1,700
MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2012) $1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,700
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
CPU
Core Ultra 7 155H
CPU
Core i7-3615QM
GPU
Arc 8C 2250MHz
GPU
GeForce GT 650M Mac
Memory
16GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
128GB
Display
16.3" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -
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Core Ultra 7 155H
16 Cores
22 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
Core i7-3615QM
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
Arc 8C 2250MHz
1024 Shaders
2250MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce GT 650M Mac
384 Shaders
900MHz
512MB GDDR5
80.3GB/s Bandwidth
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0%
FP32 4.61 TFLOPS
9%
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0%
FP32 0.69 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5X-7467
4GB
DDR3L-1600
56 Tabs
11%
8 Tabs
2%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6GB/s Read
128GB
2.5"
SATA 3
Up to 530MB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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16.3"
LCD IPS
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15.4"
LCD TN
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500 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
Variable
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
139 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
110 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
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
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Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
No Biometrics
4
2
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
Infrared
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HM77
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3x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-II
Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
130W
20.00V
6.50A
85W
20.00V
4.25A
USB-PD
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
MagSafe L
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
99.5Wh
8504mAh
11.70V
Lithium-Ion
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77.5Wh
7078mAh
10.95V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 3.5 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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Height
18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.2 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
240.1 mm (9.5 in)
Volume
1.61 L
Height
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Width
364 mm (14.3 in)
Depth
249 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
2.18 L
Weight
2.13 kg (4.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.61 kg (5.8 lb)
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2.54 kg (5.6 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
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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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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9640
A1286
EMC 2556
MacBookPro9,1
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