XPS 14 vs 14" MacBook Pro - Apple just KILLED Intel!
Summary
TLDRIn this comprehensive comparison, the Dell XPS 14 and Apple's M3 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro go head-to-head in various aspects including design, display, speakers, and performance. The XPS, priced at $2,400, boasts 32GB RAM, a 1TB SSD, and an Nvidia graphics card, offering a slightly thicker and heavier build compared to the MacBook. Both laptops feature Thunderbolt ports, but the MacBook includes a MagSafe connector and a full-size SD card reader. The XPS supports three external displays to the MacBook's two. When it comes to audio, the MacBook's six-speaker system outperforms the XPS, providing clearer bass. Display-wise, both offer high resolution and 120Hz refresh rates, with the Dell featuring an OLED touchscreen and the MacBook a mini LED display. In terms of performance, the MacBook's M3 Pro processor demonstrates superior single-core and multicore performance, even when unplugged. The XPS shows strong SSD performance and minimal graphics performance drop when running on battery. However, the MacBook excels in tasks like Adobe Lightroom and video editing, showcasing the efficiency of Apple's ARM-based design and impressive battery life. Viewers are encouraged to weigh their Windows needs against the MacBook's performance and battery advantages to make an informed choice.
Takeaways
- 💻 The Dell XPS 14 and Apple M3 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro have similar dimensions, but the Dell has slightly thinner bezels and is more expensive due to higher specs like 32GB RAM, a 1TB SSD, and an Nvidia graphics card.
- 🔌 Both laptops offer Thunderbolt ports and card readers, but the MacBook Pro includes a built-in HDMI port and MagSafe, whereas the Dell provides a dongle for additional connectivity.
- 🖥️ The Dell XPS supports three external displays, one more than the MacBook Pro, and features a touchscreen with an OLED display, which contrasts with the MacBook's Mini LED.
- 🔊 In terms of audio, both laptops have upgraded speakers, but the MacBook's six-speaker system with woofers provides a superior sound experience, especially in terms of bass.
- 🔋 Battery life comparisons show a significant advantage for the MacBook, which maintains a longer charge under similar usage conditions, particularly during performance tasks.
- 💾 SSD performance tests reveal that the Dell XPS has faster read and write speeds compared to the MacBook Pro, even though both devices offer high-performance storage solutions.
- 🏃 Performance benchmarks indicate that the MacBook's M3 Pro chip outperforms the Dell in both CPU and GPU tests, highlighting efficiency and power, particularly in graphics rendering with support for ray tracing.
- 🎥 Webcam and microphone quality are comparable, with both laptops featuring 1080p webcams and multi-mic setups for clear video calls.
- 🛠️ The MacBook Pro's keyboard and trackpad slightly edge out the Dell's for responsiveness and feel, although both are highly rated.
- 🔄 In practical application tests like photo exporting and video editing, the MacBook Pro consistently outperforms the Dell, especially when both laptops are plugged in, emphasizing the efficiency of Apple's M3 Pro chip.
Q & A
Which laptop is more expensive and why?
-The Dell XPS 14 is more expensive, priced at $2,400 on sale, due to it having 32GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and an Nvidia graphics card.
How do the MacBook Pro and Dell XPS 14 compare in terms of portability?
-Both are compact and small, but the Dell XPS 14 is slightly thicker, taller, and heavier at 3.8 lb compared to the MacBook Pro's 3.5 lb.
What are the differences in the connectivity options between the two laptops?
-Both have Thunderbolt ports and card readers. However, the MacBook Pro has a full-size card reader and a built-in HDMI port, while the Dell XPS 14 includes a dongle with a USB-C cable for HDMI and regular USB.
How does the Dell XPS 14's display technology differ from the MacBook Pro's?
-The Dell XPS 14 features an OLED display, while the MacBook Pro uses a mini LED display. Both have high resolution and support up to 120Hz refresh rate, but the MacBook Pro's display can get significantly brighter with up to 1,600 nits.
What is the battery life difference between the Dell XPS 14 and the MacBook Pro?
-The MacBook Pro has a significantly better battery life, offering about double the battery life of the Dell XPS 14 when performing tasks that require performance.
How do the SSD performance benchmarks compare between the two laptops?
-The Dell XPS 14 with a 1TB SSD showed faster read and write speeds compared to the MacBook Pro with a 512GB SSD.
What is the performance difference in CPU tasks between the Dell XPS 14 and the MacBook Pro?
-The MacBook Pro's M3 Pro processor outperformed the Dell XPS 14's Intel processor by a significant margin in both single-core and multicore tasks.
How do the graphics performance benchmarks compare when running on battery power?
-The Dell XPS 14 with an Nvidia RTX 4050 showed minimal drop in performance when running on battery power, with only a 7% difference compared to when it was plugged in.
What is the difference in webcam quality between the Dell XPS 14 and the MacBook Pro?
-Both laptops have 1080p webcams, with the Dell XPS 14 featuring multiple microphones and the MacBook Pro having a studio-quality microphone setup.
How do the speakers on the Dell XPS 14 compare to those on the MacBook Pro?
-The MacBook Pro's six-speaker system, with two dedicated woofers, outperformed the Dell XPS 14's speakers, especially in terms of bass reproduction.
What is the performance difference in Adobe Lightroom tasks between the two laptops?
-The MacBook Pro was faster in exporting photos in Adobe Lightroom, with a time of 49 seconds compared to the Dell XPS 14's 90 seconds.
How do the laptops handle video editing tasks?
-The MacBook Pro was quicker in rendering a 5-minute 4K project in DaVinci Resolve, taking 1 minute and 17 seconds, compared to the Dell XPS 14's 45 seconds.
Outlines
💻 Comparative Overview of Dell XPS 14 and MacBook Pro 14-inch
This paragraph introduces a comparison between the Dell XPS 14 and Apple's 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 Pro. It covers design, display, speakers, and performance benchmarks. The XPS is noted to be more expensive due to higher RAM and SSD storage, and the inclusion of an Nvidia graphics card. The XPS supports three external displays compared to the MacBook's two. Differences in port types, built-in features like Windows Hello for Dell and Touch ID for MacBook, keyboard preferences, and speaker quality are discussed. The XPS has a touchscreen, while the MacBook has a mini LED display with higher peak brightness.
🔋 Battery Life and SSD Performance Comparison
The second paragraph focuses on the battery life and SSD performance of both laptops. It is observed that the MacBook has significantly better battery life, retaining more charge over the course of the test. The XPS, when set to the best performance mode, consumes more power, especially with the Intel chip and Nvidia graphics card. SSD performance is also compared, with the XPS showing faster read and write speeds, likely due to its larger 1TB capacity compared to the MacBook's 512GB.
🚀 CPU and GPU Performance Testing
This section delves into CPU and GPU performance. The MacBook Pro's M3 Pro processor outperforms the Dell XPS in both single-core and multicore tests, with substantial differences highlighted. The XPS, equipped with an Nvidia RTX 4050, shows a minimal drop in performance when running on battery power. However, when plugged in, both the CPU and GPU tests show that the MacBook performs better, especially in rendering tasks, despite the XPS having a higher power draw.
📹 Video Editing and Final Thoughts
The final paragraph discusses video editing performance and the battery life benefits of Apple's ARM-based design with 3nm process technology. The MacBook is found to be faster in video editing tasks, and the battery life is emphasized as a strong point for the MacBook. The XPS is recommended for those needing a Windows-based system, while the MacBook offers a more seamless experience for those within the Apple ecosystem. The video concludes by inviting viewers to share their preferences and subscribe for more content.
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Keywords
💡Dell XPS 14
💡Apple M3 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro
💡Performance Benchmarks
💡Battery Life
💡SSD Performance
💡CPU Performance
💡Graphics Performance
💡Display Technology
💡Portability
💡Thermal Management
💡Speaker Quality
Highlights
The Dell XPS 14 is more expensive than the MacBook Pro 14 due to its 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, and Nvidia graphics card.
The XPS has a slightly higher resolution display than the MacBook, but both support up to 120Hz refresh rate.
The XPS has a touchscreen, while the MacBook has a mini LED display with better peak brightness.
The MacBook has a superior 6-speaker audio system with dedicated woofers compared to the XPS.
The XPS has a better Windows Hello facial recognition login compared to the MacBook's Touch ID.
The Dell XPS has a slightly better keyboard and trackpad than the MacBook Pro.
The XPS can support 3 external displays, compared to 2 on the MacBook Pro.
The MacBook Pro has a longer battery life compared to the Dell XPS, especially when running performance-intensive tasks.
The XPS has faster SSD read/write speeds than the MacBook Pro.
The MacBook Pro's M3 Pro CPU outperforms the Dell XPS in single-core and multi-core performance by 35% and 133% respectively.
The MacBook Pro's integrated graphics outperform the Dell XPS with its Nvidia RTX 4050 in 4K gaming benchmarks.
The XPS has minimal graphics performance drop when running on battery power.
The MacBook Pro's mini LED display shows some blooming in very dark scenes with bright highlights.
The Dell XPS runs cooler and quieter when set to ultra performance mode, compared to the MacBook Pro.
The MacBook Pro is faster at video editing and exporting tasks compared to the Dell XPS.
The MacBook Pro charges faster and maintains better battery life during intensive use compared to the Dell XPS.
The MacBook Pro has a significant performance advantage when plugged in, especially for CPU and GPU intensive tasks.
Transcripts
can the new Dell xps1 14 compete with
Apple's M3 Pro 14-in MacBook Pro well
today we will find out because we're
going to compare everything from the
designs pores to the displays speakers
and of course performance of the chips
and some benchmarks in realworld tests
now as you guys could see they look very
similar in size uh we have a little bit
thinner bezels on the XPS but the
interesting thing is that the XPS is is
actually more expensive it's
$2,400 on sale and that is because it
has 32 gigs of RAM and has a 1 TB SSD
and then that Nvidia graphics card now
this is 2 Grand but if you spend another
200 bucks you can get a terabyte as well
and you can also upgrade the RAM but
we'll see if that actually limits it now
let's go ahead and just close these down
for a second man these things are so
Compact and small I'm to go ahead and
unplug him and one thing I want to do is
test them unplugged as well as plugged
in and if we take a look at the left
side here we have similar Thunderbolt
ports uh but we also have mag safe on
the MacBook which makes it convenient to
be able to connect and disconnect on the
other side both have Thunderbolt ports
and card readers but the MacBooks is a
full size which I prefer because I can
use an adapter for micro SD and the
MacBook has a built-in HDMI port now
Dell does give you this small little
dongle with a little builtin USBC cable
so you can have a regular USB and HDMI
with that said the Dell actually
supports three external displays
compared to two with this M3 Pro now the
XPS is a little bit thicker as you could
see it's also a little bit taller if we
stand it up this way and it's heavier at
3.8 lb compared to 3.5 now we also
compared the XPS to the 15-in MacBook
Air and unlike that one both of these do
have fans built in and I like that we
don't have any grills or vents intake
vents right at the bottom so if it's on
your lap you don't have any issues they
both pull in from the side and eject out
the back now one thing I love about the
Dell is their Windows hello login so
right now open it up it saw my face with
the sensors and it logged me in now on
the MacBook we don't have that we just
have Touch ID just like you have a
fingerprint scanner on the Dell so I can
log in fairly quickly here but I really
wish that this Notch included face ID
now I really like how the inside of the
XPS looks it is super clean and modern
the trackpad is hidden here and with
that it has a even click and it is nice
and responsive I think it's the second
best trackpad on the market whereas the
MacBook just a little bit quicker a
little bit nicer but both are excellent
and the same thing goes with the
keyboard the Mac keyboard is really nice
and the Dells even though it's flush
with these large key caps it has a lot
of travel and it feels really good in my
opinion slightly better than the MacBook
now one big difference that you'll
notice is that we do not have any
function keys on the Dell it's actually
haptic and for the most part it's not
terrible I think the one thing that gets
to me sometimes though is that the
Escape key is not physical even Apple
made that change with their touch bar
and same thing with the delete key
because I do use those pretty often so I
prefer the physical function keys on the
MacBook now as you can probably see we
have these speaker grills on the side of
the XPS and they've updated this with
new 8 watt speakers and on the MacBook
it's hard to tell with this dark color
but it's also there so let's go ahead
and compare the
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all right guys you heard that for
yourself the difference is pretty
massive the XPS does get loud I believe
the MacBook is louder but the highs are
toned down a little bit but as far as
Bas there's a whole level of this song
that you simply can't hear with the
speakers in the XPS because the the
MacBook does have a six- speaker system
with two dedicated woofers that really
helps now as far as the displays there's
actually a good amount of similarities
as far as resolution the Dell is
slightly higher but it's very close and
both of these actually go up to 120 HZ
and they can lower their refresh rate in
order to save battery the Macbook will
actually go to 24 HZ the XPS to 48 now
the Dell does have a touchcreen built in
so if you like to interact with with
your finger you could do that and the
one big difference is that we have an
Ola display here compared to a mini LED
and watching back some of this HDR
footage both of them look really good in
a lot of these scenes I would say in the
darker scenes the XPS looks better but
in the brighter ones the MacBook
actually reaches up to 1,600 nits
compared to 500 HDR rating so it can get
a lot brighter and the highlights can
really pop if you have those black dark
scenes now with that the OLED has pixels
that completely shut off instead of
zones so because of that it should get
pure contrast but looking at the image
the MacBook actually has better
antireflectivity coatings on the Pro
Models and so sometimes blacks can get
look slightly gray on the Dell whereas
on the MacBook they will look darker
just because of those Coatings now
there's a downside with the Mac book
mini LED if you have super dark scenes
at night with super bright areas like
text you can see some blooming now here
is the webcam quality from the XPS 1080p
webcam and it's multiple different
microphones I think there's four of them
on here so you guys let me know how this
looks and this is the M3 Pros webcam
which is also a 1080p webcam and what
Apple calls studio quality microphone so
let me which one looks better and of
course which one sounds better down in
the comments below now getting into
performance I want to first talk about
battery life because in our video
comparing it to the 15-in air we
actually ran all the tests unplugged
this one I want to plug it in and see
the difference in performance too but
during this time while we've been
shooting everything our Dell has gone
from 100% down to
45% whereas the MacBook it was at 90%
just hit 89% that's a huge difference in
battery life now I will say we do have
the Dell set to best performance mode
because we're testing performance so if
you set it in power saving it will get
better but the MacBook a at the end of
all of our benchmarks was at 54% I
believe or 58 um compared to 18% so with
the Intel chip if you have it in full
performance well the battery gets
drained especially with that Nvidia
graphic graphics card as well so you get
about double the battery life in the
real world with a Macbook if you're
doing tasks that need performance so
let's compare the SSD performance I'm
going to go ahead and start this test of
course we have a 512 on the MacBook a 1
tbte on the XPS but for 200 bucks you
can upgrade that and I believe that the
XPS still allows you to upgrade the SSD
but the RAM is soldered and on the
MacBook everything's soldered on all
right guys we have our results right
here and you see that the XPS is quite a
bit faster we have 7,45 for read
compared to 5900 and then for right 52
compared to
4,577 so it is quicker if we had the 1
tab might be slightly faster but I don't
think it would beat out the dell and you
guys see the full info right here for
those of you guys that want to dive in
and now let's get into CPU performance I
went ahead and plugged in the Dell but
we'll give you guys both numbers in some
of these tests because we tested it
unplugged and we're going to run the CPU
new test here and we have 11 cores
compared to 16 with this uh core 7
155h processor that hits up to 4.8 GHz
all right guys we have our scores and in
single core the M3 Pro with 3 neter is
just so fast we have a 35% difference in
performance and then looking at
multicore here we have about 133%
difference between these two and and the
interesting thing is that on battery
power the Dell actually scored slightly
higher than when it is plugged in and I
don't think I've seen that before on a
Windows computer but that is a good
thing that it's not slowing down at
least for these sets of tests and now
let's go ahead and test out the graphics
we have that Nvidia RTX 4050 compared to
our M3 Pro Graphics here and I'm going
to run the gfx bench 4K ASC ruin test
all right guys we have our results and
the scaling on here is terrible but the
XPS has 50 frames per second is what it
got compared to 79 so that is a
difference of
58% now this test was done on plugin
power so I'm going to go ahead and
unplug it and the Nvidia settings are
set to maximum performance and let's go
ahead and run this one more time on
battery just to see if we have any
throttling or limitations all right guys
so I'm going to look close here because
it's tiny
46.69 wow okay so yes we have a drop but
that is very very minimal and that is a
great thing it's only a 7% difference
compared to plugged in and then now we
have more like 70% difference in
graphics performance between these and
now let's push the graphics a little bit
more I have the latest version of cine
bench and it has a GPU test that could
use Ray tracing and Nvidia also does
rate tracing it's a first for Apple so
let's go ahead and run this GPU test so
on the Dell right now we are using about
19 Watts 18 Watts hit a peak of 202 to
run this test and on the MacBook we're
at
13.5 11 12 13 so right there in that
range so it is using quite a bit less
power to render this all right guys we
have
3,783 points for the XPS which is good
and we have
5,469 for the Mac that is a difference
of 47 7% now we were on battery so let's
plug this thing in and run it again all
right wow okay we just hit 30 WS there
on the GPU that's the peak running at
29.7 um so yeah we are getting a
limitation there basically from about 30
Watts which is designed down to roughly
20 watts uh when it's on battery so it
probably depends on the workload where
in gfx bench wasn't a big difference but
we'll see the difference here and that
is with Nvidia settings with all the
battery boost features shut off and
maximum performance all right guys I was
not expecting this we just got 5,997
points beating out the bend M3 Pro which
has 5469 that is a difference of 9% and
that shows you if you got to do heavy
rendering even on this laptop you should
have it plugged in even with all those
battery boost features disabled now of
course we're running 30 WTS compared to
we had what 13 1 12 here or so so the
three nomor design is efficient but this
has better performance and now let's run
our CPU test right here I'm just running
the single test because neither of these
throttle they both have dual fans and
here we hit a peak power of
75 Watts wow on this one we're looking
at about 21 22 Watts um at the peak but
of course this is going to lower down a
little bit as a fan spin up I'm not sure
if you guys can hear the fans on here
but you definitely can hear them whereas
with this 14-in design with the bin chip
it stays really really quiet and now
that it's been about 30 40 seconds we
are down to about 37 39 Watts 40 right
there so it doesn't stay at that 60 very
long and over here we're at 22 the 14in
is going to stay about uh consistent
throughout the temperatures stay fairly
low as well uh because it doesn't use as
much power so let's go ahead and let
this run all right guys I pulled out my
thermal cam you guys can see the heat on
the XPS here and we're looking at
37° C on the
MacBook 36 wow that is very close and
that is interesting because the Dell in
the Dell settings I have it set to ultra
performance which actually runs the fans
louder than it needs to be actually
Keeps Us running cooler where the Mac
prefers to run really quiet and you can
go in and adjust it to get it to run
cooler but louder if you want all right
guys results are in here and we have 876
points compared to 700 that is a 25%
difference in performance um the MacBook
was silent um and it used a lot less
power and it did beat it out but what is
also very interesting is when we ran
this test on battery power we had 584
points instead of 700 so that means yes
even with the CPU if you're doing
something very tough consistent it is
slowing down when it is on battery power
even in the best performance mode and
now let's keep the XPS plugged in
because we know that it needs to have
that to get the best performance and I
have Adobe Lightroom opened up right
here I'll just go ahead and switch
through a few of these files and I
already know that even the MacBook Air
which just the M3 was quicker um at
switching photos and even doing the AI
task so let's just go ahead and run this
full export and I am really curious how
this will perform compared to the last
test where we ran it on battery the
MacBook is ahead let's see here it looks
like it's about
done bam 49 seconds for the Mac let's
wait on this one and Bam it is finished
uh so a minute and 30 seconds for the
Dell 49 seconds for the Macbook so
definitely quite a bit faster and this
is only 50 photos typically if I'm doing
like 200 300 uh from a shoot now in our
previous test it took over 2 minutes
we'll have it on screen I think it was
225 if I can remember that's a big
difference when you do have it plugged
in because we are pushing the CPU and
the graphics but with that said in that
MacBook Air Video it was a minute and 10
so it still would be faster comparing
this so if you're going to be rendering
pushing your CPU on this system and
Graphics do plug it in if you want to
get your full performance and now let's
go ahead and Export our standard 5minute
4K project with multiple lsip light here
and fill grain so it does put a load on
the graphics we're going to go ahead and
run this and the nice thing about
resolve is actually shows me the last
time that we did this when we had it
unplugged it took 2 minutes and 6
seconds to do this which was pretty
quick and looking at it now we're
running about 69 frames per second
compared to 93 and a half so we know the
MacBook is going to be faster all right
guys we have our results the XPS 45
seconds compared to a minute and 17 so
the MacBook is quicker and on battery
took 2 minutes and 6 seconds so you save
about 20 seconds or so being plugged in
that's the difference right there looks
like the Mac overall is quicker for
video editing and now I do want to talk
about battery for a little bit you guys
saw when it was drained before we got to
the main performance test we' had it
plugged in now and it is almost fully
charged so charges up pretty quick the
MacBook though was unplugged the whole
time and this is at
55% battery throughout all of our
testing um this whole video that we've
been shooting for many hours here so
that's another benefit of the arm design
with apple silicon and 3 nanm is that
the battery life is very very good so
there you guys go you guys saw all of
the differences between these systems
unless know down below which one you
would rather purchase um I know if you
need Windows well obviously you have to
go with the Dell because it's x86 you
can use parallels but it's not a
complete experience like we had before
with boot camp so let us know your
thoughts and if you want to see how it
compares to the 15-in MacBook Air which
is cheaper we have it right over there
click above to subscribe thank you guys
for watching and we'll see you in the
next
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