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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Build Quality
    3. Hinge
    4. Portability
    5. Serviceability
    6. In The Box
  5. Display
    1. Screen Specs
    2. Refresh Rate
    3. Contrast
    4. Brightness
    5. Reflections
    6. Black Uniformity
    7. Horizontal Viewing Angle
    8. Vertical Viewing Angle
    9. Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
    10. Color Gamut
    11. Flicker
  6. Interface
    1. Keyboard
    2. Touchpad
    3. Speakers
    4. Webcam & Microphone
  7. Connectivity
    1. Ports
    2. Wireless Communication
  8. Configuration
    1. CPU
    2. GPU
    3. RAM
    4. Storage
  9. Performance
    1. Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
    2. Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
    3. Blender (3D Rendering)
    4. Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
    5. Storage Drive Performance
    6. Battery
    7. Borderlands 3
    8. Civilization VI
    9. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
    10. Counter-Strike 2
    11. Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
    12. Thermals And Noise
    13. Performance Over Time
  10. Additional Features And Software
    1. Software
    2. Extra Features
  11. Comments

Dell XPS 15 (2023) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Dell XPS 15 (2023)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)

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Updated Jun 06, 2024 02:22 PM

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Dell XPS 15 (2023) Picture
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023) Picture

Variants

  • XPS 15 ‎(XPS9530-7042SLV-PFR) (Platinum Silver - 3.5K/i7-13700H/RTX 4060/16GB/1TB)
  • XPS 15 ‎(XPS9530-7754SLV-PES) (Platinum Silver - FHD/ i7-13700H/Arc A370M/16GB/512GB)
  • XPS 15 ‎(‎XPS9530-7778SLV-PFR) (Platinum Silver - FHD/i7-13700H/Arc A370M/16GB/512GB)
  • XPS 15 ‎(XPS9530-7097SLV-PGB) (Platinum Silver - 3.5K/i7-13700H/RTX 4060/16GB/1TB)
  • XPS 15 ‎(‎XPS9530-7066SLV-PDE) (Platinum Silver - 3.5K/i7-13700H/RTX 4060/16GB/1TB)
  • XPS 15 (XPS9530-9565SLV-PUS) (Platinum Silver - 3.5K/i9-13900H/RTX 4060/32GB/1TB)
  • XPS 15 (XPS9530-7718SLV-PUS) (Platinum Silver - FHD/i7- 13700H/Arc A370M/16GB/512GB)
  • XPS 15 (XPS9530-7701SLV-PUS) (Platinum Silver - FHD/i7- 13700H/RTX 4050/16GB/iTB)
  • XPS 15 (XPS9530-7749SLV-PCA) (Platinum Silver - FHD/i7-13700H/Arc A370M/16GB/512GB)
  • XPS 15 (XPS9530-7761SLV-PGB) (Platinum Silver - FHD/i7-13700H/Arc A370M/16GB/512GB)
  • XPS 15 ‎(XPS9530-7785SLV-PDE) (Platinum Silver - FHD/i7-13700H/Arc A370M/16GB/512GB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MRW73LL/A) (Silver - M3 Max/14-core CPU/36GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MUW73LL/A) (Silver - M3 Max/16-core CPU/48GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MRW43LL/A) (Silver - M3 Pro/12-core CPU/18GB/512GB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MRW63LL/A) (Silver - M3 Pro/12-core CPU/36GB/512GB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MRW33LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Max/14-core CPU/36GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MUW63LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Max/16-core CPU/48GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MRW13LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Pro/12-core CPU/18GB/512GB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MRW23LL/A) (Space Black - M3 Pro/12-core CPU/36GB/512GB)

Our Verdict

Dell XPS 15 (2023)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023)

The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3, 2023) is better than the Dell XPS 15 (2023) for most uses. The MacBook Pro 16 has a brighter Mini LED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a significantly better webcam, a wider port selection, better performance, and longer battery life. Also, it doesn't get as hot or loud as the XPS 15. However, the XPS 15 is more portable, and it has user-replaceable RAM and storage, allowing you to replace or upgrade the components yourself.

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