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MacBook Pro 15” (2016) vs. Dell XPS 13 9360: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the MacBook Pro 15” (2016) and Dell XPS 13 9360 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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MacBook Pro 15” (2016) Pros

Reasons that MacBook Pro 15” (2016) is better than Dell XPS 13 9360.

Intel Core i7-6920HQ inside MacBook Pro 15” (2016) has a 29% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8550U inside Dell XPS 13 9360.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

MacBook Pro 15” (2016) - Intel Core i7-6920HQ

3,321

MacBook Pro 15” (2016) - Intel Core i7-6820HQ

3,142

MacBook Pro 15” (2016) - Intel Core i7-6700HQ

3,073

Dell XPS 13 9360 - Intel Core i7-8550U

2,557

Dell XPS 13 9360 - Intel Core i5-8250U

1,971

Dell XPS 13 9360 - Intel Core i7-7560U

1,826

Dell XPS 13 9360 - Intel Core i7-7500U

1,744

Dell XPS 13 9360 - Intel Core i5-7200U

1,611

Dell XPS 13 9360 - Intel Core i3-7100U

1,308

MacBook Pro 15” (2016) supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 13 9360. It supports up to 2133MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9360.

Memory type and speed

MacBook Pro 15” (2016) - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Dell XPS 13 9360 - DDR3

1,866 MHz

Configurable up to AMD Radeon Pro 460 4GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

MacBook Pro 15” (2016) has a 15.4-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell XPS 13 9360.

Display size

MacBook Pro 15” (2016)

15.4-inch

Dell XPS 13 9360

13.3-inch

Dell XPS 13 9360 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9360 is better than MacBook Pro 15” (2016).

2017 vs. 2016

Dell XPS 13 9360 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	MacBook Pro 15” (2016)	Dell XPS 13 9360
M.2	Onboard	Yes x1

Dell XPS 13 9360 weighed 2.69 pounds, 34% lighter than the 4.02 pounds MacBook Pro 15” (2016).

Weight	MacBook Pro 15” (2016)	Dell XPS 13 9360
Pound	4.02 lbs.	2.69 lbs.
Kilogram	1.82 kg	1.22 kg

Dell XPS 13 9360 has more ports and slots count than the MacBook Pro 15” (2016). It has seven versus five amount of ports and slots on the MacBook Pro 15” (2016).

Ports	MacBook Pro 15” (2016)	Dell XPS 13 9360
full-size SD card slot	No	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	No	Yes
power port	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes x4	Yes
USB-A	No	Yes x2
Total	5	7

Dell XPS 13 9360 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the MacBook Pro 15” (2016). It has five versus two commonly used ports and slots on the MacBook Pro 15” (2016).

Ports	MacBook Pro 15” (2016)	Dell XPS 13 9360
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	Yes
full-size SD card slot	No	Yes
power port	No	Yes
USB-A	No	Yes

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MacBook Pro 15” (2016) and Dell XPS 13 9360.

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

MacBook Pro 15” (2016)

16 GB

Dell XPS 13 9360

16 GB

Prices

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

MacBook Pro 15” (2016) Price
	2016 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.7GHz quad-core with Intel Core i7 (15-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)(QWERTZ English) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $429.99	See at Amazon
	Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina Core i7 2.6GHz MLH32LL/A with Touch Bar, 16GB Memory, 256GB Solid State Drive (Renewed) By Apple $465.08	See at Amazon
	Apple 2016 MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 (15 inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $474.97 $519.87 9% OFF	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 13 9360 Price
	2018 Dell XPS 13 9360 Ultrabook - 13.3in QHD+ Infinity TouchScreen (3200x1800), 8 Gen Intel Quad-Core i7-8550U, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, 16GB RAM, Backlit, Windows 10 - Wty til 2019 (Renewed) By Dell $989.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9360 Laptop (13.3" InfinityEdge Touchscreen FHD (1920x1080), Intel 8th Gen Quad-Core i5-8250U, 128GB M.2 SSD, 8GB RAM, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10)- Silver By Dell $899.99	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9360 13.3" FHD Laptop 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8550U 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Machined Aluminum Display Silver Win 10 By Dell $399.99	See at Amazon

Availability	MacBook Pro 15” (2016)	Dell XPS 13 9360
Released	2016	2017
Release Date	Announced on October 27, 2016 Available on November 15, 2016	-
Pricing	$2,399 Intel Core i7 6700HQ \| 16GB RAM \| 256GB SSD \| Radeon Pro 450 $2,799 Intel Core i7 6820HQ \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD \| Radeon Pro 455	-
Generations	MacBook Pro 15” (2019) MacBook Pro 15” (2018) MacBook Pro 15” (2017) MacBook Pro 15” (2016) MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	2022 Dell XPS 13 9315 2022 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 2021 Dell XPS 13 9305 2020 Dell XPS 13 9310 2020 Dell XPS 13 9300 2019 Dell XPS 13 7390 2019 Dell XPS 13 9380 2018 Dell XPS 13 9370 2017 Dell XPS 13 9360 2015 Dell XPS 13 9350 2015 Dell XPS 13 9343 2013 Dell XPS 13 9333

Exterior	MacBook Pro 15” (2016)	Dell XPS 13 9360
Dimensions	13.75” x 9.48” x 0.61” (349.3 mm x 240.7 mm x 155 mm)	11.97 x 7.88 x 0.35 - 0.60 in (304.16 x 200.25 x 8.95 - 15.35 mm) Width: 11.97” (304.16 mm) Depth: 7.88” (200.25 mm) Height: 0.35- 0.60” (8.95 - 15.35 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.02 pounds (1.83 kg)	Non-touchscreen: 2.69 lb (1.22 kg) Touchscreen: 2.91 lb (1.32 kg)
Colors	Space Gray Silver	Rose Gold with black carbon fiber palm rest. Platinum silver with black carbon fiber palm rest.
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 64 (U.S.) or 65 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor 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 with 1.3mm key travel. Precision touchpad, seamless glass integrated button, 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm).

Display	MacBook Pro 15” (2016)	Dell XPS 13 9360
Size	15.4 Inches	13.3 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 640 500 nits brightness Wide color gamut (P3)	13.3-inch FHD AG non-touchscreen 1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, Non-touch support, anti-glare. 13.3-inch FHD touchscreen 1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, touch support. 13.3-inch QHD+ touchscreen 3200 x 1800, 276 PPI, 60 Hz, IGZO2 IPS, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 72% color gamut, Touch support.

Ports	MacBook Pro 15” (2016)	Dell XPS 13 9360
Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport Right (3) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport	Image Source: Dell Left (4) Image Source: Dell 1 x power port 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), PCIe Gen 3 x4 (40 Gbps), Power In/Charging, PowerShare, DisplayPort 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) Image Source: Dell 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs	MacBook Pro 15” (2016)	Dell XPS 13 9360
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 45W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.70 → 3.60 GHz, 8 MB Smart Cache, 45W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6920HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.90 → 3.80 GHz, 8 MB Smart Cache, 45W	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.40 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 → 3.50 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7560U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.40 → 3.80 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6920HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7560U Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1050 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	16GB of 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 SRAM.
Discrete Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro 450 with 2GB of GDDR5 memory AMD Radeon Pro 455 with 4GB of GDDR5 memory AMD Radeon Pro 460 with 4GB of GDDR5 memory	-
Storage	256GB 512GB configurable to 1TB or 2TB SSD	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB SATA (6 Gbps) or PCIe/NVMe (8Gbps).

Connectivity	MacBook Pro 15” (2016)	Dell XPS 13 9360
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	DW1820A 2x2 Wi-Fi Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology	Bluetooth 4.1, 4.

Battery	MacBook Pro 15” (2016)	Dell XPS 13 9360
Size	76 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 60 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 10 hours wireless web Up to 10 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time	Up to 22 hours (Productivity Tasks) Up to 13 hours (Netflix streaming over Edge) * Tested on FHD panel
Power Supply	87W USB‑C Power Adapter	45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter reated at 19.50VDC/2.31A.

Software	MacBook Pro 15” (2016)	Dell XPS 13 9360
OS	Shipped with macOS Sierra	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 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	MacBook Pro 15” (2016)	Dell XPS 13 9360
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	Front-facing camera Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range Three microphones 3.5mm headphone jack	Realtek ALC3246-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W total) Dual array microphones

Misc	MacBook Pro 15” (2016)	Dell XPS 13 9360
Sensors	Touch ID sensor	Optional dedicated Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader. Ambient light sensor
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T1 Chip	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Noble lock slot
In the box	15‑inch MacBook Pro 87W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge 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, 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	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: Up to two displays with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Up to four displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)	-

Key Features	MacBook Pro 15” (2016)	Dell XPS 13 9360
At Glance	Released in Late 2016 16:10 Retina 15.4” 1800p 60Hz Weight 4.02 lb 1.82 kg Up to Intel Core i7-6920HQ 4C/8T, 2.90 → 3.80 GHz Geekbench 5 836 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,321 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 AMD Radeon Pro 460 4GB GDDR5	Released in Late 2017 16:9 QHD+ 13.3” 1800p 60Hz Weight 2.69 lb 1.22 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8550U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz Geekbench 5 860 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,557 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz DDR3