MacBook Pro 14 M5 Pro vs Dell XPS 16

MacBook Pro 14 M5 Pro wins — The MacBook Pro 14 M5 Pro wins on performance and battery with 22-hour claims versus 14 hours on the Dell XPS 16 per Not…

Scores: MacBook Pro 14 M5 Pro 8.5/10 · Dell XPS 16 7.5/10

The MacBook Pro 14 M5 Pro wins on performance and battery with 22-hour claims versus 14 hours on the Dell XPS 16 per Notebookcheck tests. It also leads in display fluidity at 120Hz ProMotion. The Dell XPS 16 counters with more base RAM options and a larger OLED screen but trails in efficiency metrics reported by Tom's Hardware.

Spec-by-spec comparison

	MacBook Pro 14 M5 Pro	Dell XPS 16
processor	Apple M5 Pro	Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
display	14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR 120Hz	16-inch 2560x1600 120Hz OLED
ram	24GB unified memory	32GB LPDDR5X
weight	3.4 lbs	4.1 lbs

MacBook Pro 14 M5 Pro

What works

M5 Pro delivers up to 1,900 multi-core Geekbench 6 (per Geekbench)
Up to 22 hours video playback (per Apple specs)
120Hz ProMotion display with 1600 nits peak

What doesn't

Starts at 24GB RAM minimum
No user-upgradable storage

Dell XPS 16

What works

Intel Core Ultra 9 285H reaches 1,650 multi-core Geekbench 6 (per Geekbench)
OLED option with 400 nits sustained brightness
Up to 32GB RAM configurations available

What doesn't

Battery life averages 14 hours mixed use (per Notebookcheck)
Higher weight than 14-inch competitors

Bottom line

Our pick: MacBook Pro 14 M5 Pro.

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