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Dell Precision 5540 vs. M1 MacBook Pro 16”: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Dell Precision 5540 and M1 MacBook Pro 16”, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Dell Precision 5540 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 5540 is better than M1 MacBook Pro 16”.

Dell Precision 5540 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the M1 MacBook Pro 16” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell Precision 5540	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	Unified

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro T2000 4GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

Dell Precision 5540 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.

Slots	Dell Precision 5540	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
M.2	Yes x1	Onboard

Dell Precision 5540 weighed 3.93 pounds, 17% lighter than the 4.7 pounds M1 MacBook Pro 16”.

Weight	Dell Precision 5540	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Pound	3.93 lbs.	4.7 lbs.
Kilogram	1.78 kg	2.13 kg

Dell Precision 5540 has more ports and slots count than the M1 MacBook Pro 16”. It has eight versus seven amount of ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Pro 16”.

Ports	Dell Precision 5540	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	No
power port	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes x3
USB-A	Yes x2	No
Total	8	7

Dell Precision 5540 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M1 MacBook Pro 16”. It has six versus five commonly used ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Pro 16”.

Ports	Dell Precision 5540	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
power port	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes
USB-A	Yes	No

M1 MacBook Pro 16” Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Pro 16” is better than Dell Precision 5540.

2021 vs. 2019

Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) inside M1 MacBook Pro 16” has a 87% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-9980HK inside Dell Precision 5540.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M1 MacBook Pro 16” - Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G)

12,185

M1 MacBook Pro 16” - Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G)

11,988

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Xeon E-2276M

5,165

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i7-9850H

4,914

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i5-9400H

3,690

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell Precision 5540 and M1 MacBook Pro 16”.

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 5540

64 GB

M1 MacBook Pro 16”

64 GB

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Dell Precision 5540 Price
	Dell Precision 5000 5540 Workstation Laptop (2019) \| 15.6'' FHD \| Core i7 - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Quadro T2000 \| 6 Cores @ 4.6 GHz Win 10 Pro (Reed), Platinum Silver By Dell $579.98	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision M5540 15.6 UHD Touchscreen Intel Core i7-9750H 2.60Ghz 32GB 1TB SSDR Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Dell $639.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 15 5540 i7-9850H 32GB 512GB SSD 15.6" FHD T1000 IR Silver W10 PRO (Renewed) By Dell $490.00 $525.99 7% OFF	See at Amazon
M1 MacBook Pro 16” Price
	Late 2021 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro chip (16-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $1,239.00	See at Amazon
	Late 2021 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro chip 10-core CPU (16-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed Premium) By Apple $1,499.95	See at Amazon
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $910.11	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Precision 5540	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Released	2019	2021
Release Date	Announced at Computex 2019. Available from early July 2019.	Announced on October 18, 2021. Available on October 26, 2021.
Pricing	Starting at $1,339	$2,499 M1 Pro 10-Core CPU 16-Core GPU 16GB 512GB $2,699 M1 Pro 10-Core CPU 16-Core GPU 16GB 1TB $3,499 M1 Max 10-Core CPU 32-Core GPU 32GB 1TB $3,899 M1 Max 10-Core CPU 32-Core GPU 64GB 1TB $4,299 M1 Max 10-Core CPU 32-Core GPU 64GB 2TB $4,899 M1 Max 10-Core CPU 32-Core GPU 64GB 4TB $6,099 M1 Max 10-Core CPU 32-Core GPU 64GB 8TB
Generations	2022 Dell Precision 5570 2021 Dell Precision 5560 2020 Dell Precision 5550 2019 Dell Precision 5540	2023 M2 MacBook Pro 16” 2021 M1 MacBook Pro 16” 2020 MacBook Pro 16” 2019 MacBook Pro 16”

Exterior	Dell Precision 5540	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Size Comparison	Dell Precision 5540M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Dimensions	14.06 x 9.26 x 0.44 in (357 x 235 x 11.2 mm) Width: 14.06” (357 mm) Depth: 9.26” (235 mm) Height: 0.44” (11.2 mm)	Height: 0.66 inch (1.68 cm) Width: 14.01 inches (35.57 cm) Depth: 9.77 inches (24.81 cm)
Weight	3.93 lbs (1.78 kg)	4.7 pounds (2.1 kg) M1 Pro models. 4.8 pounds (2.2 kg) M1 Max models.
Colors	Aluminum Platinum Silver LCD Cover Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover	Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit keyboard. 4.03 x 2.45 in (102.40 mm x 62.40 mm) touchpad with 5 multi-touch gesture support.	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Touch ID Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display	Dell Precision 5540	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Size	15.6 Inches	16.2 Inches
Info	15.6" UltraSharp FHD IGZO4 1920x1080, AG, NT, w/Prem Panel Guar, 100% sRGB. 15.6" Ultrasharp UHD IGZO4 3840x2160, Touch, w/Prem Panel Guar, 100% Adobe, 15.6" Ultrasharp OLED UHD 3840x2160, Non-Touch,w/Prem Panel Guar, 100% DCI-P3	Liquid Retina XDR display 16.2-inch (diagonal) Liquid Retina XDR display;10 3456-by-2234 native resolution at 254 pixels per inch XDR (Extreme Dynamic Range) Up to 1000 nits sustained (full-screen) brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio Color 1 billion colors Wide color (P3) True Tone technology Refresh rates ProMotion technology for adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz Fixed refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz

Ports	Dell Precision 5540	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Image Source: Dell Left (5) 1 x power port 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x lock slot	Image Source: Apple Left (4) 1 x power port 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging 1 x HDMI 4K@60Hz 1 x full-size SD card slot

Internal Specs	Dell Precision 5540	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Processor	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.30 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon E-2276M 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 3.20 GHz, Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 3.20 GHz,
Integrated Graphics	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Intel Xeon E-2276M Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G) Apple M1 Pro iGPU 16 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) Apple M1 Max iGPU 32 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SoDIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 64GB	16GB 32GB 64GB Unified Memory
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1455 MHz, 768 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA Quadro T2000 (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1575 → 1785 MHz, 1,024 CUDA Cores.	-
Storage	Hard Drive Slots 1 x M.2 PCIe SSD slot 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot Available only on a 3-cell 56Wh battery model. Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Up to 2TB SATA Hard Drive	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD

Connectivity	Dell Precision 5540	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Wi-Fi	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Intel Wireless-AC 9260 2x2 802.11ac Qualcomm QCA6174A 2x2 802.11ac	802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Battery	Dell Precision 5540	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Size	56 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion) 97 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)	100 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	-	Up to 14 hours wireless web Up to 21 hours of Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.67A.	140W USB‑C Power Adapter Charging up to 50 percent in just 30 minutes with included USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable.

Software	Dell Precision 5540	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 7.5 Upgradable to Windows 11	Shipped with macOS Monterey
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	Dell Precision 5540	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.	1080p FaceTime HD camera Advanced image signal processor with computational video.
Audio	Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers dual-array microphones	High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-canceling woofers Wide stereo sound Support for spatial audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Misc	Dell Precision 5540	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)	Touch ID sensor
Security	Intel® vPro™ Technology (iAMT 12) (optional, requires Intel WiFi® Link WLAN and a vPro compatible processor), Dell Client Command Suite available (dell.com/command), Factory Installed Dell Client Command \| Update, Dell Command \| Power Manager Intel® Platform Trust Technology Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 Chassis wedge-shaped security lock Support for Computrace and SmartCard Reader Touch Fingerprint Reader with Control Vault 3.0 (Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification)	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	-	16‑inch MacBook Pro 140W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage every 12 months, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More	-	Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and: Up to two external displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors (M1 Pro) or Up to three external displays with up to 6K resolution and one external display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors (M1 Max) Thunderbolt 4 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately) HDMI digital video output Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (sold separately)

Key Features	Dell Precision 5540	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
At Glance	Released in 2019 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p OLED Weight 3.93 lb 1.78 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,114 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,504 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro T2000 4GB GDDR5	Released in Late 2021 16:10 XDR 16.2” 2234p 120Hz Weight 4.7 lb 2.13 kg Up to Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) 10C/10T, 3.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,747 Single Core Geekbench 5 12,185 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M1 Max iGPU 32 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 64GB Unified Memory