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MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) vs. Dell Latitude 5531: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) and Dell Latitude 5531 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) Pros

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Dell Latitude 5531 Pros

Reasons that Dell Latitude 5531 is better than MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015).

2022 vs. 2015

Intel Core i7-12800H inside Dell Latitude 5531 has a 205% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-4980HQ inside MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Latitude 5531 - Intel Core i7-12800H

10,118

Dell Latitude 5531 - Intel Core i5-12500H

9,293

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

3,315

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

3,188

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

3,057

Dell Latitude 5531 supports a larger memory capacity than the MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015). It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015).

Max system memory size

Dell Latitude 5531

64 GB

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)

16 GB

Dell Latitude 5531 supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015). It supports up to 4800MHz versus 1600MHz of system memory on the MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015).

Memory type and speed

Dell Latitude 5531 - DDR5

4,800 MHz

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) - DDR3L

1,600 MHz

Dell Latitude 5531 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 MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) since it has onboard memory.

Memory	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	Dell Latitude 5531
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	DDR3L	DDR5

Dell Latitude 5531 weighed 1.94 pounds, 57% lighter than the 4.49 pounds MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015).

Weight	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	Dell Latitude 5531
Pound	4.49 lbs.	1.94 lbs.
Kilogram	2.04 kg	0.88 kg

Prices

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

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) Price
	2015 Apple MacBook Pro with intel I7 (15-inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD)- Silver (Renewed) By Apple $342.30	See at Amazon
	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
	Apple MacBook Pro 15in Core i7 2.8GHz Retina (MGXG2LL/A), 16GB RAM, 512GB Solid State Drive (Renewed) By Apple $415.00	See at Amazon
Dell Latitude 5531 Price
	Dell Latitude 5000 5531 15.6" Notebook - Full HD - 1920 x 1080 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-12800H Tetradeca-core (14 Core) 2.40 GHz - 16 GB Total RAM - 256 GB SSD - Gray By Dell $900.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5000 5531 15.6" Notebook - Full HD - 1920 x 1080 - Intel Core i5 12th Gen i5-12600H Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.70 GHz - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Gray By Dell $931.77	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5000 5531 15.6" Notebook - Full HD - 1920 x 1080 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-12800H Tetradeca-core (14 Core) 2.40 GHz - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Gray By Dell $1,259.77	See at Amazon

Availability	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	Dell Latitude 5531
Released	2015	2022
Release Date	Announced on March 9th, 2015 Available on March 9th, 2015	Announced on March 31, 2022 Available in April 2022
Pricing	$1,999 Intel Core i7 4770HQ\| 16GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $2,499 Intel Core i7 4870HQ \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD	Starting at $1,749
Applicable Models	-	Dell Latitude 15 5531 Dell Latitude 15 5000 Series (12th Gen Intel H45 Series) 15-inch Dell Latitude 5000 Series Dell Latitude 5531 Laptop 2022 Dell Latitude 5531
Generations	MacBook Pro 15” (2019) MacBook Pro 15” (2018) MacBook Pro 15” (2017) MacBook Pro 15” (2016) MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	2022 Dell Latitude 5531 2022 Dell Latitude 5530 2021 Dell Latitude 5520 2020 Dell Latitude 5510 2018 Dell Latitude 5590 2017 Dell Latitude 5580

Exterior	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	Dell Latitude 5531
Dimensions	14.13” x 9.73” x 0.71” (358.9 mm x 247.1 mm x 18 mm)	14.09 x 9.19 x 0.89” (357.80 x 233.30 x 22.67 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.49 lb (2.04 kg)	3.94 lb (1.79 kg)
Colors	Silver	-
Keyboard and Trackpad	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	Keyboard Full-size keyboard with 10 Key Numpad Optional backlit Touchpad Size: 4.53” x 2.64” (115 mm x 67 mm) Supports Microsoft Precision multi-touch gesture.

Display	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	Dell Latitude 5531
Size	15.4 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	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	15.6” HD 1366 x 768 TN 220 nits 45% NTSC 500:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch 4.20W 15.6” FHD 1920 x 1080 IPS 250 nits 45% NTSC 700:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch WVA 4.20W 15.6” FHD with Touch 1920 x 1080 IPS 250 nits 45% NTSC 700:1 Anti-Glare Touch WVA 4.20W 15.6” FHD with LBL & SLP 1920 x 1080 IPS 400 nits 100% sRGB 700:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch TFT WVA Super Low Power (SLP) Low Blue Light (LBL) 4.60W 15.6” UHD with LBL & SLP 3840 x 2160 IPS 400 nits 100% sRGB 1000:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch TFT WVA Super Low Power (SLP) Low Blue Light (LBL) 4.5W

Ports	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	Dell Latitude 5531
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	Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 2.0, Power Delivery 1 x Smart Card Reader Optional Right (7) 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps, Flip-Down Port 1 x microSD card slot 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x lock slot Back (1) 1 x microSIM card slot Optional

Internal Specs	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	Dell Latitude 5531
Processor	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	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H 12 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 45W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12600H 12 cores, 16 threads, 2.70 → 4.50 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 45W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12800H 14 cores, 20 threads, 2.40 → 4.80 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	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	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12600H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12800H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz
Memory	16GB 1600 MHz DDR3L onboard memory	Memory Info 2 x SO-DIMM slots Type: Single or Dual-Channel DDR5 Speed: 4800 MHz Memory Configurations 4GB 8GB 16GB Single Channel 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Dual Channel
Discrete Graphics	AMD Radeon R9 M370X with 2GB of GDDR5 memory	Optional NVIDIA® GeForce® MX550 Video memory: 2GB GDDR6 VRAM
Storage	256GB 512GB configurable to 1TB SSD	Hard Drive Slot 2x M.2 2230/2280 1 x PCIe Gen 4 x4 slot 1 x PCIe Gen 3 x4 slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2 x 2TB PCIe SSD
Fans Number	-	1

Connectivity	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	Dell Latitude 5531
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	Realtek RTL8822CE 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) Bluetooh 5.0 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Up to 2400 Mbps Triple band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6 GHz WiFi 802.11 a/b/g WiFi-4 (802.11n) WiFi-5 (802.11ac) WiFi-6E (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology	Optional Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Ethernet	-	Intel I219-V/Intel I219-LM Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps
Wireless WAN	-	Intel XMM 7360 Global LTE-Advanced (DW5820e) Transfer rate: Up to 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9) Frequency bands supported: LTE FDD: 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9) LTE TDD: 347 Mbps DL/30 Mbps UL (Cat 9) UMTS/HSPA+: UMTS 384 Kbps DL/384 Kbps UL Wireless standards: LTE Category 9 UMTS/HSPA+ Supports GPS, BDS, and GLONASS Intel 5000 Global 5G Modem Transfer rate: SA: DL 4.67 Gbps/ UL 1.25 Gbps NSA: DL 3.74 Gbps/ UL 700 Mbps LTE: DL 1.6 Gbps (CAT19)/ UL 150 Mbps UMTS: DL 384 kbps/ UL 384 kbps/DL DC-HSPA+:42 Mbps (CAT24)/ UL 11.5 Mbps (CAT7) Frequency bands supported: NR(n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79) LTE (B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B14, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B29, B30, B32, B34, B38, B39, B40, B41, B42, B43, B46, B48, B66, B71) WCDMA/HSPA+ (1, 2, 4, 5, 8) Wireless standards: NR FR1(Sub6) FDD/TDD, LTE FDD/TDD,WCDMA/HSPA+, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou/Galileo

Battery	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	Dell Latitude 5531
Size	99.4 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	64Wh 4-cell lithium-ion with ExpressCharge Boost 64Wh 4-cell lithium-ion with Long Cycle Life and ExpressCharge Boost 97Wh 4-cell lithium-ion with ExpressCharge Boost
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	85W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter With cable management system; MagSafe 2 power port.	90W 130W USB Type-C adapter.

Software	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	Dell Latitude 5531
OS	Shipped with OS X Yosemite	Windows 11 Home Pro Pro National Academic Ubuntu® 20.04 LTS
Built-in Apps	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	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial

Camera & Audio	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	Dell Latitude 5531
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	Front-facing camera 720p with 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. 1080p with 2.07 Megapixels (1920 x 1080p FHD) at 30 fps. Optional Infrared camera, proximity sensor, and ambient light sensor. For Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
Audio	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)	Realtek ALC3204 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro 2 x 2W = 4W stereo speakers Dual-array microphones

Misc	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	Dell Latitude 5531
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer (ST Micro LIS2DW12TR): On the base (system board) Accelerometer with Gyro (ST Micro LSM6DSOTR): On the hinge-up (optional-upsell configuration with EMZA/ALS/IR camera) GPS (through WWAN card only, optional) Adaptive thermal performance: requires a 16-bit accelerometer Hall effect sensor Sensor hub
Security	-	Hardware-Based Security Shunt Circuit Dell Client Command Suite : On-Prem & Cloud Dell Optimizer Dell Power Manager Support assist : PCs & OS Recovery (Excalibur) Dell SafeBIOS - Off-Host Verification Dell SafeBIOS - Indicator of Attack Dell SafeID Vmware Carbon Black Endpoint: Standard, Advanced, Enterprise Absolute Visibility Absolute Control Absolute Resilience Netskope Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) Netskope Secure Web Gateway Netskope Private Access Optional Dell Data Security and Management Software Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise Dell Data Guardian Dell Encryption Enterprise Dell Encryption Personal Dell Threat Defense MozyPro or MozyEnterprise RSA NetWitness Endpoint RSA SecurID Access VMware Workspace ONE Absolute Endpoint Visibility and Control Vmware Carbon Black Endpoint + Secureworks Threat Detection & Response Carbonite Dell Supply Chain Defense
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.	1 Year Hardware Warranty with Mail-In Service
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	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	Dell Latitude 5531
At Glance	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	Released in Early 2022 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 1.94 lb 0.88 kg Up to Intel Core i7-12800H 14C/20T, 2.40 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,706 Single Core Geekbench 5 10,118 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 4800 MHz DDR5 Nvidia GeForce MX550 2GB GDDR6 Optional 4G LTE Up to Wi-Fi 6E Dual Thunderbolt™️ 4 Ports Optional IR Camera For Face Unlock Optional Fingerprint Reader Power Button