XPS 15 (9520) vs MacBook Pro 16" (M1 Pro)

XPS 15 (9520) $1,730
MacBook Pro 16" (M1 Pro) $2,499
Base Price
$1,730
Base Price
$2,499
CPU
Core i7-12700H
CPU
M1 Pro 10C16G
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 45W
GPU
16-Core M1 Pro
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -
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Core i7-12700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
M1 Pro 10C16G
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.23GHz Clock
GB6S 2,300
61%
GB6M 10,000
42%
GB6S 2,400
64%
GB6M 12,500
52%
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 45W
2048 Shaders
4GB GDDR6
1343MHz
16-Core M1 Pro
2048 Shaders
Shared Memory
1278MHz
1080p 38 FPS
32%
FP32 5.5 TFLOPS
11%
1080p 43 FPS
36%
FP32 5.24 TFLOPS
10%
16GB
DDR5-4800
16GB
LPDDR5-6400
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
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512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6GB/s Read
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 5.2GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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16.2"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
60Hz
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120Hz
Variable
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
145 PPI
3456x2234
7.7 Million Pixels
254 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
Mini-LED Backlight
2,554 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
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79 Keys
1.00mm
White Backlight
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
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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1x HDMI 2.0
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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 UHS-II
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Power
MagSafe 3
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External
External
130W
20.00V
6.50A
140W
28.00V
5.00A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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4.50A 20V (90W)
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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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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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86Wh
7544mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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99.6Wh
8693mAh
11.46V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8.5 Hours
Up to 17 Hours
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Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Windows
macOS 12 Monterey
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
4.0mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
Height
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
Width
344.4 mm (13.6 in)
Depth
230.1 mm (9.1 in)
Volume
1.47 L
Height
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Width
355.7 mm (14 in)
Depth
248.1 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
1.48 L
Weight
1.96 kg (4.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.44 kg (5.4 lb)
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Weight
2.1 kg (4.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.38 kg (5.2 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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