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Dell XPS 15 9560 vs. MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015): Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Dell XPS 15 9560 and MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 15 9560 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9560 is better than MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015).

2017 vs. 2015

Dell XPS 15 9560 supports a larger memory capacity than the MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015).

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9560

32 GB

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)

16 GB

Dell XPS 15 9560 supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015). It supports up to 2400MHz versus 1600MHz of system memory on the MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015).

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 15 9560 - DDR4

2,400 MHz

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) - DDR3L

1,600 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9560 weighed 4 pounds, 11% lighter than the 4.49 pounds MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015).

Weight	Dell XPS 15 9560	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
Pound	4 lbs.	4.49 lbs.
Kilogram	1.81 kg	2.04 kg

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) over Dell XPS 15 9560.

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell XPS 15 9560 and MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015).

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) - Intel Core i7-4980HQ

3,315

Dell XPS 15 9560 - Intel Core i7-7700HQ

3,208

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) - Intel Core i7-4870HQ

3,188

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) - Intel Core i7-4770HQ

3,057

Dell XPS 15 9560 - Intel Core i5-7300HQ

2,685

Dell XPS 15 9560 - Intel Core i3-7100H

1,610

Prices

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

Dell XPS 15 9560 Price
	Dell XPS 15 9560 4K UHD Touch (3840 x 2160) Intel i7-7700HQ Quad Core 1TB SSD, 32GB Ram Thounderbolt NVIDIA GTX 1050 Win 10 Pro Fingerprint Reader (Renewed) By Dell $585.33	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9560 15.6in FHD InfinityEdge Display Intel Core i7-7700HQ X4 2.8GHz 8GB 256GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Silver (Renewed) By Dell $499.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9560 4K UHD Touch (3840 x 2160) 7th Gen Intel i7-7700HQ Quad Core 1TB SSD, 32GB Ram Thounderbolt NVIDIA GTX 1050 Win 10 Pro Fingerprint Reader Plus Best Notebook Stylus By Dell $1,199.00	See at Amazon
MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) Price
	Mid 2015 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.5GHz Intel Core i7-4870HQ (15 inches, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $395.00 $420.24 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	2015 Apple MacBook Pro with intel I7 (15-inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD)- Silver (Renewed) By Apple $342.30	See at Amazon
	Apple MacBook Pro 15in Core i7 2.8GHz Retina (MGXG2LL/A), 16GB RAM, 512GB Solid State Drive (Renewed) By Apple $399.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 15 9560	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
Released	2017	2015
Release Date	-	Announced on March 9th, 2015 Available on March 9th, 2015
Pricing	-	$1,999 Intel Core i7 4770HQ\| 16GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $2,499 Intel Core i7 4870HQ \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Generations	2022 Dell XPS 15 9520 2021 Dell XPS 15 9510 2020 Dell XPS 15 9500 2019 Dell XPS 15 7590 2018 Dell XPS 15 9570 2017 Dell XPS 15 9560 2015 Dell XPS 15 9550	MacBook Pro 15” (2019) MacBook Pro 15” (2018) MacBook Pro 15” (2017) MacBook Pro 15” (2016) MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)

Exterior	Dell XPS 15 9560	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
Dimensions	14.06 x 9.27 x 0.45 - 0.66 in (357 x 235 x 11 - 17 mm) Width: 14.06” (357 mm) Depth: 9.27” (235 mm) Height: 0.45 - 0.66” (11 - 17 mm)	14.13” x 9.73” x 0.71” (358.9 mm x 247.1 mm x 18 mm)
Weight	3-cell battery models: 4 lb (1.8 kg) 6-cell battery models: 4.5 lb (2.0 kg)	Starting at 4.49 lb (2.04 kg)
Colors	Silver (CNC machined aluminum with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)	Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard; 1.3mm travel. 4.13 x 3.15 in (105 mm x 80 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Full-size backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement) with 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 XPS 15 9560	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
Size	15.6 Inches	15.4 Inches
Info	15.6-inch WED FHD non-touchscreen 1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 400-nit brightness 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support. 15.6-inch WED UHD touchscreen 3840 x 2160, IPS, 282 PPI, 350-nit brightness, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Reflective, Touch support.	Retina display 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2880-by-1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1920 by 1200 1680 by 1050 1280 by 800 1024 by 640 300 nits brightness Standard color gamut (sRGB) 900:1 contrast ratio

Ports	Dell XPS 15 9560	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
Image Source: Dell Left (5) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), PCIe Gen 3 x2, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x power port Right (4) 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x lock slot 1 x Battery gauge button	2 x Thunderbolt 2 ports Supports data transfers up to 20 Gbps. 2 x USB 3.0 ports Supports data transfers up to 5 Gbps. 1 x HDMI port 1 x 3.5 mm headphone jack 1 x SDXC card reader 1 x MagSafe 2 power port

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 15 9560	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
Processor	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100H 2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 GHz, 3MB Cache, 35W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ 4 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB Cache, 45W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB Cache, 45W	4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4770HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.20 → 3.40 GHz, 5 MB Cache, 47W 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4870HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 3.70 GHz, 6 MB Cache, 47W 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4980HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.00 GHz, 6 MB Cache, 47W
Integrated Graphics	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100H Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 950 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz	4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4770HQ Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200 40 Execution Units, 200 → 1200 MHz 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4870HQ Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200 40 Execution Units, 200 → 1200 MHz 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4980HQ Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200 40 Execution Units, 200 → 1300 MHz
Memory	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	16GB 1600 MHz DDR3L onboard memory
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.	AMD Radeon R9 M370X with 2GB of GDDR5 memory
Storage	500GB/32GB SSD 512GB/128GB SSD Hybrid Hard Drive. 256 GB 512 GB PCIe Gen 3 SSD.	256GB 512GB configurable to 1TB SSD

Connectivity	Dell XPS 15 9560	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer 1535 Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac).	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology

Battery	Dell XPS 15 9560	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh	99.4 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	-	Up to 9 hours of wireless web Up to 9 hours of iTunes movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time
Power Supply	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.	85W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter With cable management system; MagSafe 2 power port.

Software	Dell XPS 15 9560	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Shipped with OS X Yosemite
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview iTunes iBooks App Store Time Machine

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 15 9560	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
Camera	Front-facing camera Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total) Dual-array microphones	Stereo speakers Dual microphones 3.5 mm headphone jack Support for Apple iPhone headset with remote and microphone Support for audio line out (digital/analog)

Misc	Dell XPS 15 9560	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button	Ambient light sensor
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Kensington lock slot	-
In the box	-	15‑inch MacBook Pro MagSafe 2 Power Adapter Power cord AC wall plug
Warranty	-	Your MacBook Pro with Retina display comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three years from your computer’s purchase date. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple‑authorized technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple Support or call 800-823-2775.
More	-	Video Support Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 3840 by 2160 pixels on up to two external displays, both at millions of colors Thunderbolt digital video output Native Mini DisplayPort output DVI, VGA, dual-link DVI, and HDMI output supported using Mini DisplayPort adapters (sold separately) HDMI video output Support for 1080p resolution at up to 60Hz Support for 3840-by-2160 resolution at 30Hz Support for 4096-by-2160 resolution at 24Hz

Key Features	Dell XPS 15 9560	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
At Glance	Released in 2017 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4 lb 1.81 kg Up to Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C/8T, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz Geekbench 5 852 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,208 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz Up to 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro GTX 1050 4GB GDDR5	Released in Early 2015 16:10 Retina 15.4” 1800p 60Hz Weight 4.49 lb 2.04 kg Up to Intel Core i7-4980HQ 4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.00 GHz Geekbench 5 928 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,315 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200 40 Execution Units, 200 → 1300 MHz 16GB 1600 MHz DDR3L AMD Radeon R9 M370X 2GB GDDR5