MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Pro or M5 Max) vs DELL Pro 15 Essential PV15250

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

11 differences
SpecificationMacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Pro or M5 Max)DELL Pro 15 Essential PV15250
Display diagonalDiffers16.2 inch39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolutionDiffers3456-by-2234 pixels1920 x 1080 pixels
Processor manufacturerDiffersAppleIntel
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
AC adapter powerDiffers140 W65 W
Battery capacityDiffers100 Wh54 Wh
DepthDiffers24.81 cm235.6 mm
WeightDiffers2.14 kg1.9 kg
WidthDiffers35.57 cm358.5 mm
Front camera resolution (numeric)Differs12 MP0.92 MP
Operating system installedDiffersmacOSWindows 11 Pro
Storage mediaSameSSDSSD
HDMI ports quantitySame11
USB Type-C charging portSameYesYes
AC adapter includedSameYesYes
Anti-glare screennot knownnot knownYes
Colour gamutnot knownnot known45%
Contrast ratio (typical)not knownnot known600:1
Display brightnessnot knownnot known250 cd/m²
Display response rise/fallnot knownnot known35 ms
HD typenot knownnot knownFull HD
LED backlightnot knownnot knownYes
Maximum refresh ratenot knownnot known120 Hz
Native aspect rationot knownnot known16:9
Panel typenot knownnot knownIPS WVA
Pixel densitynot knownnot known141 ppi
RGB colour spacenot knownnot knownNTSC
Touchscreennot knownnot knownNo
Efficient coresnot knownnot known8
Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequencynot knownnot known3.7 GHz
Maximum turbo powernot knownnot known55 W
Performance coresnot knownnot known2
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequencynot knownnot known5 GHz
Processor base powernot knownnot known15 W
Processor boost frequencynot knownnot known5 GHz
Processor cachenot knownnot known12 MB
Processor cache typenot knownnot knownSmart Cache
Processor coresnot knownnot known10
Processor familynot knownnot knownIntel® Core™ i7
Processor generationnot knownnot known13th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelnot knownnot knowni7-1355U
Processor threadsnot knownnot known12
Card reader integratednot knownnot knownYes
Compatible memory cardsnot knownnot knownSD, SDHC, SDXC
Number of SSDs installednot knownnot known1
NVMenot knownnot knownYes
Optical drive typenot knownnot knownNo
SSD capacitynot knownnot known512 GB
SSD form factornot knownnot knownM.2
SSD interfacenot knownnot knownPCI Express 4.0
SSD memory typenot knownnot knownQLC
SSD performance classnot knownnot known25
Total SSDs capacitynot knownnot known512 GB
Total storage capacitynot knownnot known512 GB
Antenna typenot knownnot known2x2
Bluetoothnot knownnot knownYes
Bluetooth versionnot knownBluetooth 6not known
MIMOnot knownnot knownYes
MIMO typenot knownnot knownMulti User MIMO
Mobile network connectionnot knownnot knownNo
Wi-Fi data rate (max)not knownnot known1201 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsnot knownnot known802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN controller manufacturernot knownnot knownRealtek
WLAN controller modelnot knownnot knownRealtek RTL8852BE
Non-operating altitudenot knownnot known0 - 10668 m
Non-operating shocknot knownnot known160 G
Non-operating vibrationnot knownnot known1.3 G
Operating altitudenot knownnot known0 - 3048 m
Operating relative humidity (H-H)not knownnot known10 - 90%
Operating shocknot knownnot known110 G
Operating temperature (T-T)not knownnot known0 - 35 °C
Operating vibrationnot knownnot known0.66 G
Storage relative humidity (H-H)not knownnot known0 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)not knownnot known-40 - 65 °C
Combo headphone/mic portnot knownnot knownYes
DC-in jacknot knownnot knownYes
HDMI versionnot knownnot known1.4
Power adapter barrel connectornot knownnot known4.5 mm
Thunderbolt 5 ports quantitynot known3not known
USB 2.0 ports quantitynot knownnot known1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantitynot knownnot known1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantitynot knownnot known1
AC adapter frequencynot knownnot known50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltagenot knownnot known100 - 240 V
AC adapter output currentnot knownnot known3.34 A
AC adapter output voltagenot knownnot known19.5 V
USB Power Delivery (USB PD)not knownnot knownYes
USB Type-C required charging power (min)not known140 Wnot known
Battery charge indicatornot knownnot knownYes
Battery recharge timenot knownnot known4 h
Battery technologynot knownnot knownLithium Polymer (LiPo)
Battery weightnot knownnot known240 g
Fast chargingnot knownnot knownYes
Number of battery cellsnot knownnot known4
Carbon emissions, end-of-life (kg of CO2e)not knownnot known1.6
Carbon emissions, energy usage (kg of CO2e)not knownnot known19.36
Carbon emissions, logistics (kg of CO2e)not knownnot known3.68
Carbon emissions, manufacturing (kg of CO2e)not knownnot known135.36
PAIA versionnot knownnot knownGaBi version 1, 2025
Total carbon footprint (kg of CO2e)not knownnot known160
Discrete graphics cardnot knownnot knownNo
Discrete graphics card modelnot knownnot knownNot available
On-board GPU manufacturernot knownnot knownIntel
On-board graphics cardnot knownnot knownYes
On-board graphics card familynot knownnot knownIntel® UHD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelnot knownnot knownIntel® UHD Graphics
Internal memorynot knownnot known16 GB
Internal memory typenot knownnot knownDDR5-SDRAM
Maximum internal memorynot knownnot known16 GB
Memory data transfer ratenot knownnot known4400 MT/s
Memory form factornot knownnot knownSO-DIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)not knownnot known1 x 16 GB
Heightnot known1.68 cmnot known
Height (front)not knownnot known1.7 cm
Height (rear)not knownnot known1.9 cm
Front cameranot knownnot knownYes
Front camera HD typenot knownnot knownHD
Front camera resolutionnot knownnot known1280 x 720 pixels
Video capturing speednot knownnot known30 fps
Keyboard backlitnot knownnot knownNo
Keyboard colour namenot knownnot knownPlatinum Silver
Keyboard languagenot knownnot knownSpanish
Numeric keypadnot knownnot knownYes
Pointing devicenot knownnot knownTouchpad
Audio systemnot knownnot knownHigh Definition Audio
Built-in microphonenot knownnot knownYes
Number of built-in speakersnot knownnot known2
Speaker powernot knownnot known2.5 W
Form factornot knownnot knownClamshell
Housing materialnot knownnot knownAluminium
Introduction yearnot known2026not known
Product typenot knownnot knownLaptop
Fingerprint readernot knownnot knownYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)not knownnot knownYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) versionnot knownnot known2.0
Operating system architecturenot knownnot known64-bit
Trial softwarenot knownnot knownMcAfee Business Protection 1YR, Activate Your Microsoft 365 For A 30 Day Trial
Repairability indexnot knownnot known7.1
Wi-Fi bandnot knownnot knownDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Brand specific technologiesnot knownnot knownExpress Charge Boost capable
Worldwide AC compatibilitynot known100V to 240V ACnot known
Link to manufacturer informationnot knownhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/126319not known
Cables includednot knownUSB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)not known