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M1 MacBook Pro 14” vs. Dell XPS 15 9510: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the M1 MacBook Pro 14” and Dell XPS 15 9510 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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M1 MacBook Pro 14” Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Pro 14” is better than Dell XPS 15 9510.

Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) inside M1 MacBook Pro 14” has a 50% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-11900H inside Dell XPS 15 9510.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M1 MacBook Pro 14” - Apple M1 Max (10C, 24G)

12,185

M1 MacBook Pro 14” - Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G)

12,185

M1 MacBook Pro 14” - Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G)

11,988

M1 MacBook Pro 14” - Apple M1 Pro (8C, 14G)

9,512

Dell XPS 15 9510 - Intel Core i9-11900H

8,121

Dell XPS 15 9510 - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

Dell XPS 15 9510 - Intel Core i5-11400H

5,592

M1 MacBook Pro 14” weighed 3.5 pounds, 18% lighter than the 4.22 pounds Dell XPS 15 9510.

Weight	M1 MacBook Pro 14”	Dell XPS 15 9510
Pound	3.5 lbs.	4.22 lbs.
Kilogram	1.59 kg	1.91 kg

M1 MacBook Pro 14” has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 15 9510. It has seven versus six amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 15 9510.

Ports	M1 MacBook Pro 14”	Dell XPS 15 9510
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	No	Yes
power port	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	Yes x3	Yes x2
USB-C	No	Yes
Total	7	6

M1 MacBook Pro 14” has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 15 9510. It has five versus four commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 15 9510.

Ports	M1 MacBook Pro 14”	Dell XPS 15 9510
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
power port	Yes	No
USB-C	No	Yes

Dell XPS 15 9510 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9510 is better than M1 MacBook Pro 14”.

Dell XPS 15 9510 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 14” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	M1 MacBook Pro 14”	Dell XPS 15 9510
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	Unified	DDR4

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro RTX 3050Ti 4GB GDDR6 45W TGP vs. integrated

Dell XPS 15 9510 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	M1 MacBook Pro 14”	Dell XPS 15 9510
M.2	Onboard	Yes x2

Dell XPS 15 9510 has a 15.6-inch screen size 9% larger than the 14.2-inch M1 MacBook Pro 14”.

Display size

Dell XPS 15 9510

15.6-inch

M1 MacBook Pro 14”

14.2-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between M1 MacBook Pro 14” and Dell XPS 15 9510.

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

M1 MacBook Pro 14”

64 GB

Dell XPS 15 9510

64 GB

Prices

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

M1 MacBook Pro 14” Price
	2021 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro chip (14-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) - Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $1,178.08	See at Amazon
	Apple 2021 MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Pro chip with 10‑core CPU and 16‑core GPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) - Silver By Apple $2,204.95 $2,499.00 12% OFF	See at Amazon
	2021 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro Chip 10-core CPU (14-inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Silver (Renewed Premium) By Apple $2,204.95	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H Price
	Dell XPS 15 9510 (Latest Model) 15.6 Core I7-11800H(8-Core) 512GB PCIe SSD 16GB RAM FHD (1920x1200) 500 Nit Non Touch NVidia RTX 3050 4GB Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Dell $1,099.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9510 15.6" Notebook - Full HD Plus - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-11800H Octa-core (8 Core) - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Platinum Silver, Black By Dell $1,195.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9510 OLED 3.5K Touchscreen Laptop PC, Intel Core i7-11800H Processor, 32GB Ram, 1TB NVMe SSD, Type C, NVIDIA RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,952.00	See at Amazon

Availability	M1 MacBook Pro 14”	Dell XPS 15 9510
Released	2021	2021
Release Date	Announced on October 18, 2021. Available on October 26, 2021.	Announced on May 11, 2021
Pricing	$1,999 M1 Pro, 8C CPU, 14C GPU, 16GB, 512GB $2,299 M1 Pro, 10C CPU, 16C GPU, 16GB, 512GB $2,499 M1 Pro, 10C CPU, 16C GPU, 16GB, 1TB $3,099 M1 Max, 10C CPU, 24C GPU, 32GB, 1TB $3,299 M1 Max, 10C CPU, 32C GPU, 32GB, 1TB $3,699 M1 Max, 10C CPU, 32C GPU, 64GB, 1TB $4,099 M1 Max, 10C CPU, 32C GPU, 64GB, 2TB $4,699 M1 Max, 10C CPU, 32C GPU, 64GB, 4TB $5,899 M1 Max, 10C CPU, 32C GPU, 64GB, 8TB	$1,249.99 i5-11400H, 8GB, 256GB, Intel UHD, FHD+ Non-touch $1,949.99 i7-11800H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 Ti, FHD+ Non-touch $2,149.99 i9-11900H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 Ti, FHD+ Non-touch $2,349.99 i7-11800H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 Ti, UHD+ Touch $2,549.99 i9-11900H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 Ti, UHD+ Touch
Generations	2023 M2 MacBook Pro 14” 2021 M1 MacBook Pro 14”	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

Exterior	M1 MacBook Pro 14”	Dell XPS 15 9510
Dimensions	Height: 0.61 inch (1.55 cm) Width: 12.31 inches (31.26 cm) Depth: 8.71 inches (22.12 cm)	13.57” x 9.06” x 0.71” (344.72 x 230.14 x 18 mm)
Weight	3.5 pounds (1.6 kg)	4.22 lb (1.92 kg) Non-touch with 56Wh. 4.31 lb (1.96 kg) OLED touch with 86Wh. 4.42 lb (2.01 kg) 4K+ touch with 86Wh.
Colors	Space Gray Silver	Platinum Silver exterior Black interior Frost exterior Arctic White interior CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6 on the touch panel
Keyboard and Trackpad	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	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard. 5.91 x 3.54 in (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	M1 MacBook Pro 14”	Dell XPS 15 9510
Size	14.2 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	Liquid Retina XDR display Size: 14.2-inch Technology: Liquid Retina XDR display Resolution: 3024 x 1964 Pixel Density: 254 PPI 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	15.6” FHD+ Nontouch 1920 x 1200 145 PPI 500 nits 16:10 100% sRGB 1650:1 60Hz Dolby Vision™️ Eyesafe®️ Anti-glare WVA 4.41 W 15.6” 3.5K OLED Touch 3456 x 2160 261 PPI 400 nits 16:10 100% DCI-P3 100000:1 60Hz DisplayHDR™️ 500TB Dolby Vision™️ Eyesafe®️ Anti-glare WVA 12.13 W 15.6” 4K UHD+ Touch 3840 x 2400 290 PPI 500 nits 16:10 100% AdobeRGB 99% DCI-P3 1600:1 60Hz DisplayHDR™️ 400 Dolby Vision™️ Eyesafe®️ Anti-glare WVA 10.4 W

Ports	M1 MacBook Pro 14”	Dell XPS 15 9510
Image Source: Apple Left (4) 1 x power port MagSafe 3 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging 1 x HDMI v2.0, 4K@60Hz	Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	M1 MacBook Pro 14”	Dell XPS 15 9510
Processor	Apple M1 Pro (8C, 14G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 3.20 GHz, Apple M1 Max (10C, 24G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 3.20 GHz, Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 3.20 GHz,	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.70 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	Apple M1 Pro (8C, 14G) Apple M1 Pro iGPU 14 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G) Apple M1 Pro iGPU 16 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M1 Max (10C, 24G) Apple M1 Max iGPU 24 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) Apple M1 Max iGPU 32 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H Intel® UHD Graphics 16 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB Unified Memory	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 3200 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. 2 x SODIMM slots.
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ampere Architecture 4GB GDDR6 128-bit 2304 CUDA Cores 45W NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti Ampere Architecture 4GB GDDR6 128-bit 2560 CUDA Cores 45W
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB 4TB 8TB M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps. 2 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ slots.

Connectivity	M1 MacBook Pro 14”	Dell XPS 15 9510
Wi-Fi	802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5.1

Battery	M1 MacBook Pro 14”	Dell XPS 15 9510
Size	70 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	56 Wh 3-cell "smart" lithium-ion. 86 Wh 6-cell "smart" lithium-ion.
Battery Life	Up to 11 hours wireless web Up to 17 hours of Apple TV app movie playback	-
Power Supply	67W USB‑C Power Adapter M1 Pro with 8-core CPU models 96W USB‑C Power Adapter M1 Pro with 10-core CPU or M1 Max models. Supports Fast-Charging.	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.

Software	M1 MacBook Pro 14”	Dell XPS 15 9510
OS	Shipped with macOS Monterey	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	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	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	M1 MacBook Pro 14”	Dell XPS 15 9510
Camera	1080p FaceTime HD camera Advanced image signal processor with computational video.	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.
Audio	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	Realtek ALC3281-CG Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio Quad-speaker design with 2.5W x2 woofers and 1.5W x2 tweeters = 8W total peak output Dual microphone array optimized with Waves MaxxVoice supporting VoIP - Microsoft Cortana capable

Misc	M1 MacBook Pro 14”	Dell XPS 15 9510
Sensors	Touch ID sensor	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button IR Camera
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock
In the box	14‑inch MacBook Pro 67W USB‑C Power Adapter M1 Pro with 8-core CPU models. 96W USB‑C Power Adapter M1 Pro with 10-core CPU or M1 Max models. 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.	1 Year Premium Support
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	M1 MacBook Pro 14”	Dell XPS 15 9510
At Glance	Released in Late 2021 16:10 XDR 14.2” 1964p 120Hz Weight 3.5 lb 1.59 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	Released in Mid 2021 16:10 3.5K 15.6” 2160p OLED Weight 4.22 lb 1.91 kg Up to Intel Core i9-11900H 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,430 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,121 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro RTX 3050Ti 4GB GDDR6 45W TGP