The MacBook Pro 14” (2021) features the Apple M-Series ARM 64-bit 8-core Apple M1 Pro (8C, 14G) up to 10-core Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) with a clock speed of 0.00 GHz. While the 2021 Dell XPS 15 9510 features the 45W 11th Generation Intel Tiger Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-11400H up to 8-core Intel Core i9-11900H with the boost speed up to 4.90 GHz.
If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 14.2″ MacBook Pro 14” (2021) and the 15.6″ Dell XPS 15 9510 (2021), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
MacBook Pro 14” (2021) vs. Dell XPS 15 9510: Specs Comparison
All-New MacBook Pro Design - the new design focus on functionality and performance. It has a larger chassis that provides more room for an advanced thermal system that can move 50 percent more air than the previous generation.
New M1 Pro and M1 Max Chip - The new 14” MacBook Pro features the new M1 Pro, and M1 Max applies a system-on-a-chip (SoC) architecture. Both processors feature fast unified memory and increased memory bandwidth up to 400GB/s, 8-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, and with best-in-class performance per watt and industry-leading power efficiency.
New Liquid Retina XDR with ProMotion Display - featuring mini-LED technology used in iPad Pro, the Liquid Retina XDR display delivers up to 1,000 nits of sustained, full-screen brightness, an incredible 1,600 nits of peak brightness, and a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio.
Better Battery Life - It delivers up to 17 hours of video playback, which is seven additional hours compared to the previous-generation MacBook Pro.
New 16:10 OLED 3.5K Touch Display - On top of FHD+ and 4K UHD+, the new Dell XPS 15 comes with a new OLED display with a 16:10 aspect ratio, touch, Dolby Vision, HDR 500TB, 100000:1 contrast ratio, 400-nit brightness, Eyesafe, Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6, and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut.
11th Gen Intel H-Series - The laptop is now powered by the latest 8-core 16-thread 11th Generation Intel ® Core™ processors with a Turbo Boost speed of up to 4.90GHz.
Next-Generation Ray-Tracing Graphics - Featuring the new NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™️ 3050 and 3050 Ti with 4GB GDDR6 video memory to accelerates your favorite creative apps for greater performance and faster speed in video editing, graphic design, photography, and gaming.
Faster DDR4 Memory - It now comes with the faster dual-channel 3200MHz DDR4 memory and can be configured up to 64GB.
1920 x 1200145 PPI500 nits16:10100% sRGB1650:160HzDolby Vision™️Eyesafe®️Anti-glareWVA4.41 W
15.6” 3.5K OLED Touch
3456 x 2160261 PPI400 nits16:10100% DCI-P3100000:160HzDisplayHDR™️ 500TBDolby Vision™️Eyesafe®️Anti-glareWVA12.13 W
15.6” 4K UHD+ Touch
3840 x 2400290 PPI500 nits16:10100% AdobeRGB99% DCI-P31600:160HzDisplayHDR™️ 400Dolby Vision™️Eyesafe®️Anti-glareWVA10.4 W
Exterior
MacBook Pro 14” (2021)
Dell XPS 15 9510
Size Comparison
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 GraySilver
Platinum Silver exteriorBlack interior
Frost exteriorArctic 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.
Ports
Left
2 x Thunderbolt™️ 4
Supports USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s), DisplayPort, and charging.
1 x MagSafe 3
1 x Headphone jack
Right
1 x Thunderbolt™️ 4
Supports USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s), DisplayPort, and charging.
1 x SDXC card slot
1 x HDMI port
2 x USB-C
Thunderbolt™️ 4 with DisplayPort and Power Delivery.
1 x USB-C
USB 3.2 Gen 2 with DisplayPort and Power Delivery.
Ampere Architecture4GB GDDR6 128-bit2304 CUDA Cores45W
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti
Ampere Architecture4GB GDDR6 128-bit2560 CUDA Cores45W
Memory
16GB32GB64GB
Unified Memory
4 GB8 GB16 GB32 GB64 GB
3200 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
2 x SODIMM slots.
Storage
512GB1TB2TB4TB8TB
SSD
256 GB512 GB1 TB2TB4TB8TB
M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
2 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ slots.
Connectivity
MacBook Pro 14” (2021)
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/5GHzUp to 2400 MbpsWiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Bluetooth 5.1
Battery
MacBook Pro 14” (2021)
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
MacBook Pro 14” (2021)
Dell XPS 15 9510
OS
Shipped with macOS Monterey
Windows 10 HomeWindows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
PhotosiMovieGarageBandPagesNumbersKeynoteSiriSafariMailFaceTimeMessagesMapsNewsStocksHomeVoice MemosNotesCalendarContactsRemindersPhoto BoothPreviewMusicPodcastsTVBooksApp StoreTime MachineFind MyQuickTime Player
Microsoft Office 30-days trial
McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription
Camera & Audio
MacBook Pro 14” (2021)
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
MacBook Pro 14” (2021)
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)
The new XPS 15 (9510) is the perfect balance of power and portability with an unrivaled immersive visual and sound experience. Whether you are streaming, editing photos, or creating your next masterpiece, the XPS 15 has the power to move your ideas into reality. A large color-accurate display in the smallest size in its class keeps you creating on the go, while the immersive sound rounds out the experience.
Immersive Display
Engineered with best-in-class panel technology with enhanced contrast ratios, expanded color space, and pinpoint accurate resolution. Eyesafe® display technology reduces harmful blue light and maintains vivid color. The New 3.5k OLED display option provides even more vivid color with perfect black for significantly higher contrast; 100,000:1 contrast ratio & 100% DCI-P3 color gamut.
Perfect Balance of Size and Performance
Intensive creative projects with the latest 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors up to i9 and next-gen graphics up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti. Up to 55W of power in an 18mm thin design. The smallest 15.6-inch performance class laptop is enabled by a stunning new 4-sided InfinityEdge display Enjoy a larger 16:10 display with an edge-to-edge view in a smaller form with an incredible 92.9% screen-to-body ratio.
Premium Design
The XPS 15 is precision-crafted from CNC machined aluminum, aerospace-inspired carbon fiber, and Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6 for a durable, lightweight design. The finest details are considered, and the essentials are elevated with a large display, keycaps, and touchpad.
Immersive Sound
Machined up-firing quad-speaker design and the first-ever 15-inch laptop featuring Waves Nx® 3D audio for speakers tuned by multi-Grammy Award® winning producer, Jack Joseph Puig deliver an immersive sound experience.
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