Dell Precision 5560 (2021) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021) Side-by-Side Laptop Comparison

Tested using Methodology v0.8.2

Updated Apr 26, 2024 07:12 PM

Size15.6"

Operating SystemWindows 10

Size14"

Operating SystemmacOS

Variants

Precision 5560 (4N9X1) (Gray - FHD/i5/Quadro T1200/8GB/256GB)
Precision 5560 (T6DP2) (Gray - FHD/i7-11800H/Quadro T1200/16GB/512GB)
Precision 5560 (KTMKW) (Gray - FHD/i7-11800H/Quadro T1200/32GB/512GB)
Precision 5560 (F30R6) (Gray - FHD/i7-11800H/Quadro T1200/64GB/512GB)
Precision 5560 (0DCXW) (Gray - FHD/i7-11800H/RTX A2000/32GB/512GB)
Precision 5560 (DFKXH) (Gray - FHD/i7-11800H/RTX T1200/16GB/512GB)
Precision 5560 (KK8XF) (Gray - FHD/i7-11850H/Quadro T1200/16GB/512GB)
Precision 5560 (DJ99W) (Gray - FHD/i7-11850H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
Precision 5560 (FJ7P0) (Gray - FHD/i7-11850H/RTX A2000/32GB/512GB)

‎‎MacBook Pro 14 (‎MKGT3LL/A) (Silver - M1 Pro/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/1TB)
‎‎MacBook Pro 14 (MKGR3LL/A) (Silver - M1 Pro/8‑core CPU/14‑core GPU/16GB/512GB)
‎MacBook Pro 14 (‎MKGQ3LL/A) (Space Gray - M1 Pro/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/1TB)
MacBook Pro 14 (MKGP3LL/A) (Space Gray - M1 Pro/8‑core CPU/14‑core GPU/16GB/512GB)

Review

See Dell Precision 5560 (2021) review

See Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021) review

Our Verdict

Dell Precision 5560 (2021)

Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)

The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021) is better than the Dell Precision 5560 (2021). The MacBook Pro 14 is a more compact and portable device with a sturdier build. It has a wider port selection, a better webcam, and a Mini LED display with a better contrast ratio, a faster refresh rate, and higher peak brightness. The MacBook Pro's M1 Pro and Max SoCs perform better than Intel's 11th Gen processors, and they're more power efficient, leading to longer battery life. However, the Precision 5560 is more serviceable as its memory and storage drive are user-replaceable, and its speakers get significantly louder.

Check Price

Gray - FHD/i5/Quadro T1200/8GB/256GB

Precision 5560 (4N9X1)

Silver - M1 Pro/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/1TB

‎‎MacBook Pro 14 (‎MKGT3LL/A)

Gray - FHD/i7-11800H/Quadro T1200/16GB/512GB

Precision 5560 (T6DP2)

Silver - M1 Pro/8‑core CPU/14‑core GPU/16GB/512GB

‎‎MacBook Pro 14 (MKGR3LL/A)

Gray - FHD/i7-11800H/Quadro T1200/32GB/512GB

Precision 5560 (KTMKW)

Space Gray - M1 Pro/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/1TB

‎MacBook Pro 14 (‎MKGQ3LL/A)

Gray - FHD/i7-11800H/Quadro T1200/64GB/512GB

Precision 5560 (F30R6)

Space Gray - M1 Pro/8‑core CPU/14‑core GPU/16GB/512GB

MacBook Pro 14 (MKGP3LL/A)

Gray - FHD/i7-11800H/RTX A2000/32GB/512GB

Precision 5560 (0DCXW)

Gray - FHD/i7-11800H/RTX T1200/16GB/512GB

Precision 5560 (DFKXH)

Gray - FHD/i7-11850H/Quadro T1200/16GB/512GB

Precision 5560 (KK8XF)

Gray - FHD/i7-11850H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB

Precision 5560 (DJ99W)

Gray - FHD/i7-11850H/RTX A2000/32GB/512GB

Precision 5560 (FJ7P0)

Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our laptops test methodology.

Main Differences for

Threshold

0.10

School

7.8

8.7

Battery

7.1

9.2

Webcam & Microphone

6.1

9.1

Portability

7.6

8.4

Full Comparison

School

7.8

8.7

Gaming

7.0

7.7

Multimedia

7.5

8.3

Workstation

8.2

8.4

Business

7.8

8.4

Design

Style

Style Photo

Form Factor

Traditional (Clamshell)

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Build Quality

8.5

9.5

Build Quality Photo

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Hinge

9.1

Hinge Photo

Range

135°

Stability

Good

One Finger Lift

Yes

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Portability

7.6

8.4

Dimensions Photo

Size

15.6"

14"

Thickness

0.7" (1.9 cm)

0.6" (1.6 cm)

Width

13.5" (34.4 cm)

12.3" (31.3 cm)

Depth

9.1" (23.0 cm)

8.7" (22.1 cm)

Volume

91.7 in³ (1,503.3 cm³)

67.5 in³ (1,106.8 cm³)

Weight

4.2 lbs (1.9 kg)

3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)

Charger Size

11.3 in³ (185.9 cm³)

9.6 in³ (157.5 cm³)

Charger Weight

1.0 lbs (0.5 kg)

0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)

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Serviceability

7.9

3.5

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Ease Of Access

7.5

6.0

RAM Slots

Storage Slots

Replaceable Battery

Yes

Replaceable Wireless Adapter

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In The Box

In The Box Photo

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Display

Screen Specs

Display Photo

Resolution

1920 x 1200

3024 x 1964

Aspect Ratio

16:10

Pixel Density

145 PPI

255 PPI

Panel Type

IPS

Touch Screen

Screen-To-Body Ratio

91%

89%

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Refresh Rate

5.9

8.7

Motion Blur

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

120 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate

Apple ProMotion

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Contrast

8.0

Contrast Photo

Native Contrast

1,805 : 1

50,850 : 1

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Brightness

8.0

8.6

Maximum Brightness

413 cd/m²

476 cd/m²

Minimum Brightness

26 cd/m²

4 cd/m²

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Reflections

7.8

8.8

Reflections Photo Off

Reflections Photo Max

Screen Finish

Matte

Glossy

Total Reflections

4.32%

1.92%

Indirect Reflections

2.84%

0.18%

Calculated Direct Reflections

1.48%

1.74%

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Black Uniformity

8.4

Black Uniformity Photo

Uniformity (Std. Dev.)

0.762%

0.350%

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Horizontal Viewing Angle

7.8

6.9

Horizontal Viewing Angle Video

Horizontal Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Left

33°

26°

Color Washout From Right

31°

29°

Horizontal Hue Picture

Color Shift From Left

54°

38°

Color Shift From Right

60°

44°

Horizontal Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Left

34°

29°

Brightness Loss From Right

34°

32°

Black Level Raise From Left

60°

Black Level Raise From Right

60°

Gamma Shift From Left

51°

33°

Gamma Shift From Right

47°

37°

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Vertical Viewing Angle

6.8

6.6

Vertical Viewing Angle Video

Vertical Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Below

26°

27°

Color Washout From Above

28°

31°

Vertical Hue Picture

Color Shift From Below

37°

Color Shift From Above

45°

42°

Vertical Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Below

28°

31°

Brightness Loss From Above

30°

34°

Black Level Raise From Below

45°

Black Level Raise From Above

45°

40°

Gamma Shift From Below

23°

31°

Gamma Shift From Above

27°

33°

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Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy

7.5

9.8

White Balance Screencap

Gamma Curve Screencap

Color Screencap

Avg. White Balance dE

3.41

1.63

Avg. Gamma

2.13

2.22

Avg. Color dE

2.68

1.05

Avg. Color Temperature

6,549.3 K

6,675.1 K

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Color Gamut

8.8

9.4

Gamut SDR

sRGB xy

112.83%

99.97%

sRGB uv

110.51%

99.88%

Adobe RGB xy

81.91%

88.88%

Adobe RGB uv

90.79%

94%

Gamut HDR

DCI P3 xy

83.02%

99.82%

DCI P3 uv

87.28%

99.43%

Rec. 2020 xy

59.69%

72.75%

Rec. 2020 uv

64.14%

73.82%

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Flicker

Flicker Graph

Flicker-Free

Yes

Flicker Frequency

No Flicker

> 1000Hz

Flicker Active Below

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Interface

Keyboard

8.2

8.0

Keyboard Photo

Typing Quality

8.0

Numpad

Backlighting

Adjustable

Key Switch Actuation Graph

Operating Force

64 gf

66 gf

Actuation Force

32 gf

41 gf

Pre-Travel

0.86 mm

0.75 mm

Total Travel

1.60 mm

0.86 mm

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Touchpad

9.5

9.2

Touchpad Photo

Tracking Quality

9.5

Size

21.1 in² (135.9 cm²)

16.1 in² (104.0 cm²)

Material

Glass

Dedicated Buttons

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Speakers

8.7

8.0

Frequency Response Plot

Max Volume

81 dB SPL

74 dB SPL

Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)

5.7 dB

3.9 dB

Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)

-1.0

0.6

Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)

236 Hz

102 Hz

Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)

20 kHz

Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.

2.2 dB

3.3 dB

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Webcam & Microphone

6.1

9.1

Webcam Video Sample

Video Quality

6.0

9.5

Resolution

720p

1080p

Position

Top Center

Privacy Cover

Face Unlock

Yes

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Connectivity

Ports

6.5

8.5

Ports Photo

USB-A Ports

USB-C Ports

Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt 4

USB-C Charging

Yes

USB-C Display Out

Yes

HDMI

2.0

DisplayPort

3.5mm Jack

Combo mic/headphone

Card Reader

SD UHS 1

SD UHS 2

Ethernet

Proprietary Port

Apple MagSafe 3

Security Lock

Yes

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Wireless Communication

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

Bluetooth

5.2

5.0

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Configuration

CPU

Brand

Intel

Apple

Model

Core i7-11800H

M1 Pro

Core Count

Thread Count

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GPU

Brand

NVIDIA

Apple

Model

Quadro T1200

M1 Pro

Dedicated/Integrated

Dedicated

Integrated

VRAM Size

4 GB

N/A

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RAM

Capacity

16 GB

Modules

Unknown

Type

DDR4

LP-DDR5

Speed

3,200 MHz

6,400 MHz

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Storage

Advertised Capacity

512 GB

Usable Capacity

449 GB

463 GB

Drive 1

SK Hynix PC711

Apple SSD AP512R

Drive 1 Type

SSD

Drive 2

No 2nd Drive

Drive 2 Type

No 2nd Drive

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Performance

Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)

9.1

9.4

Geekbench Image

CPU Single-Thread

1,561 points

1,766 points

CPU Multi-Thread

7,243 points

10,004 points

GPU Compute

45,142 points

38,523 points

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Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)

9.5

Cinebench R23 Photo

Single-Thread

1,479 points

1,532 points

Multi-Thread

10,127 points

9,576 points

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Blender (3D Rendering)

8.6

7.2

Blender Image

CPU Render Time

4.5 min

5.5 min

GPU Render Time

1.3 min

N/A

GPU Render Time (Optix)

72 s

N/A

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Basemark GPU (Game Scene)

7.3

8.3

Basemark Image

Overall Score

43,326

62,548

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Storage Drive Performance

9.5

Storage Performance Image

Sequential Write Speed

1,474.6 MB/s

4,513.3 MB/s

Sequential Read Speed

2,759.5 MB/s

4,831.8 MB/s

Random Write Speed

123.9 MB/s

54.2 MB/s

Random Read Speed

70.1 MB/s

57.5 MB/s

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Battery

7.1

9.2

Capacity

86 Wh

70 Wh

Battery Life (Web Browsing)

8.7 hrs

12.5 hrs

Battery Life (Video Playback)

7.0 hrs

9.6 hrs

Battery Life (Gaming)

1.4 hrs

1.8 hrs

Charge Time

1.9 hrs

2.2 hrs

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Borderlands 3

5.0

4.4

Borderlands 3 Graph

Avg. FPS

30 fps

32 fps

1% Low

21 fps

18 fps

0.1% Low

11 fps

9 fps

1% Low Delta

14 ms

25 ms

0.1% Low Delta

54 ms

78 ms

Avg. FPS On Very Low

65 fps

53 fps

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Civilization VI

6.9

5.8

Civilization VI Graph

Avg. FPS

51 fps

44 fps

1% Low

35 fps

29 fps

0.1% Low

34 fps

21 fps

1% Low Delta

9 ms

12 ms

0.1% Low Delta

10 ms

25 ms

Avg. FPS On Minimum

164 fps

59 fps

Avg. Turn Time

7.49 s

10.7 s

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

9.2

8.8

CS:GO graph

Avg. FPS

168 fps

107 fps

1% Low

102 fps

N/A

0.1% Low

76 fps

N/A

1% Low Delta

4 ms

N/A

0.1% Low Delta

7 ms

N/A

Avg. FPS On Low

262 fps

144 fps

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Counter-Strike 2

CS2 Graph

Avg. FPS

1% Low

0.1% Low

1% Low Delta

0.1% Low Delta

Avg. FPS On Low

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider

7.0

6.6

SOTTR Graph

Avg. FPS

47 fps

50 fps

1% Low

36 fps

0.1% Low

32 fps

27 fps

1% Low Delta

6 ms

8 ms

0.1% Low Delta

10 ms

18 ms

Avg. FPS On Lowest

88 fps

69 fps

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Thermals And Noise

6.1

7.5

Keyboard Temps Picture

Keyboard Temp While Idle

35 °C (94 °F)

26 °C (78 °F)

Keyboard Temp Under Load

57 °C (134 °F)

48 °C (118 °F)

Fan Noise While Idle

25.0 dBA

Fan Noise Under Load

44.0 dBA

42.1 dBA

Power & Fan Control App

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Performance Over Time

8.1

9.3

Performance Over Time Graph

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CPU Temp (Cinebench)

96 °C

93 °C

CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)

12% loss

4% loss

GPU Temp (Heaven)

74 °C

88 °C

GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)

0% loss

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Additional Features And Software

Software

Operating System

Windows 10

macOS

Additional Software

Yes

None

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Extra Features

RGB Illumination

Touch Pen

Secondary Display

Biometrics

Face Recognition and Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor

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Check Price

Gray - FHD/i5/Quadro T1200/8GB/256GB

Precision 5560 (4N9X1)

Silver - M1 Pro/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/1TB

‎‎MacBook Pro 14 (‎MKGT3LL/A)

Gray - FHD/i7-11800H/Quadro T1200/16GB/512GB

Precision 5560 (T6DP2)

Silver - M1 Pro/8‑core CPU/14‑core GPU/16GB/512GB

‎‎MacBook Pro 14 (MKGR3LL/A)

Gray - FHD/i7-11800H/Quadro T1200/32GB/512GB

Precision 5560 (KTMKW)

Space Gray - M1 Pro/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/1TB

‎MacBook Pro 14 (‎MKGQ3LL/A)

Gray - FHD/i7-11800H/Quadro T1200/64GB/512GB

Precision 5560 (F30R6)

Space Gray - M1 Pro/8‑core CPU/14‑core GPU/16GB/512GB

MacBook Pro 14 (MKGP3LL/A)

Gray - FHD/i7-11800H/RTX A2000/32GB/512GB

Precision 5560 (0DCXW)

Gray - FHD/i7-11800H/RTX T1200/16GB/512GB

Precision 5560 (DFKXH)

Gray - FHD/i7-11850H/Quadro T1200/16GB/512GB

Precision 5560 (KK8XF)

Gray - FHD/i7-11850H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB

Precision 5560 (DJ99W)

Gray - FHD/i7-11850H/RTX A2000/32GB/512GB

Precision 5560 (FJ7P0)