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Dell XPS 17 9700 vs. M1 MacBook Pro 16”: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell XPS 17 9700 and M1 MacBook Pro 16” specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 17 9700 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 17 9700 is better than M1 MacBook Pro 16”.

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Dell XPS 17 9700 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	Dell XPS 17 9700	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
M.2	Yes x2	Onboard

M1 MacBook Pro 16” Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Pro 16” is better than Dell XPS 17 9700.

2021 vs. 2020

Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) inside M1 MacBook Pro 16” has a 79% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 17 9700.

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 XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

M1 MacBook Pro 16” has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 17 9700. It has five versus three commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 17 9700.

Ports	Dell XPS 17 9700	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
HDMI	No	Yes
power port	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell XPS 17 9700 and M1 MacBook Pro 16”.

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 17 9700

64 GB

M1 MacBook Pro 16”

64 GB

Prices

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

Dell XPS 17 9700 Price
	2020 Dell XPS 9700 Laptop 17 - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10750H - Six Core 5Ghz - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,449.95	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 17" 9700 FHD+ Laptop PC Intel Core i7-10750H Processor, 16GB Ram, 1TB NVMe SSD, Type C, Webcam, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,499.95	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 9730 Laptop, 17" FullHD Display, Intel Core İ7-13700H, 64 GB DDR5 RAM, 2 TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 Home, Platinum Silver By Dell $2,487.00	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 $1,262.15	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 $789.95 $1,005.90 21% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 17 9700	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Released	2020	2021
Release Date	Announced Date: May 13, 2020	Announced on October 18, 2021. Available on October 26, 2021.
Pricing	-	$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 XPS 17 9720 2021 Dell XPS 17 9710 2020 Dell XPS 17 9700	2023 M2 MacBook Pro 16” 2021 M1 MacBook Pro 16” 2020 MacBook Pro 16” 2019 MacBook Pro 16”

Exterior	Dell XPS 17 9700	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Dimensions	14.74 x 9.76 x 0.77 in (374.45 x 248.05 x 19.5 mm) Width: 14.74” (374.45 mm) Depth: 9.76” (248.05 mm) Height: 0.77” (19.5 mm)	Height: 0.66 inch (1.68 cm) Width: 14.01 inches (35.57 cm) Depth: 9.77 inches (24.81 cm)
Weight	Non-touch with 56Wh: 4.65 lbs (2.11 kg) Touch screen with 97Wh: 5.53 lbs (2.51 kg)	4.7 pounds (2.1 kg) M1 Pro models. 4.8 pounds (2.2 kg) M1 Max models.
Colors	CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6 on touch panel	Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard with larger keycaps. Larger touchpad with 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 XPS 17 9700	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Size	17 Inches	16.2 Inches
Info	17-inch FHD+ non-touchscreen 1920 x 1200, IPS, 145 PPI, 500-nits brightness, 1650:1 contrast ratio, 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support. 17-inch UHD+ IPS touchscreen 3840 x 2400, IPS, 290 PPI, 500-nit brightness, 1600:1 contrast ratio, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, Touch support.	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 XPS 17 9700	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (4) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x full-size SD card slot v6.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone	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 XPS 17 9700	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H 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	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	16GB 32GB 64GB Unified Memory
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1035 → 1200 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6 192-bit, 975 → 1185 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores.	-
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB 4TB 2 x Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD

Connectivity	Dell XPS 17 9700	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer AX1650w Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac), WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Rivet Killer AX500s DBS Up to 1774.50 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac), WiFi-6 (802.11ax)	802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Rivet Killer AX1650w › Bluetooth 5.1 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Battery	Dell XPS 17 9700	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh	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	90 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/3A, 9VDc/3A, 15VDC/3A, 20VDC/4.5A. 130 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/1A, 20VDC/6.5A.	140W USB‑C Power Adapter Charging up to 50 percent in just 30 minutes with included USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable.

Software	Dell XPS 17 9700	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Shipped with macOS Monterey
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 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 XPS 17 9700	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. Infrared camera 576 x 360 (VGA) at 30 fps for Windows Hello Facial Recognition.	1080p FaceTime HD camera Advanced image signal processor with computational video.
Audio	Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio Quad-speaker design Dual microphone array optimized with Waves MaxxVoice supporting VoIP - Microsoft Cortana capable	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 XPS 17 9700	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button	Touch ID sensor
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock	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	-	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 XPS 17 9700	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
At Glance	Released in Mid 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 17” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4.65 lb 2.11 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10885H 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,196 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,788 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q	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