MacBook Pro 15” (2018) vs. Dell XPS 15 9570: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between MacBook Pro 15” (2018) and Dell XPS 15 9570 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of MacBook Pro 15” (2018) over Dell XPS 15 9570.

Dell XPS 15 9570 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9570 is better than MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

Supports faster memory

Dell XPS 15 9570 supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Pro 15” (2018). It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

Memory type and speed
Dell XPS 15 9570 - DDR4
2,666 MHz
MacBook Pro 15” (2018) - DDR4
2,400 MHz
Upgradable storage

Dell XPS 15 9570 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

SlotsMacBook Pro 15” (2018)Dell XPS 15 9570
M.2
Onboard
Yes x1
Has four more ports and slots

Dell XPS 15 9570 has more ports and slots count than the MacBook Pro 15” (2018). It has nine versus five amount of ports and slots on the MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

PortsMacBook Pro 15” (2018)Dell XPS 15 9570
Battery gauge buttonNoYes
full-size SD card slotNoYes
HDMINoYes
headphone jackYesYes
lock slotNoYes
power portNoYes
Thunderbolt 3Yes x4Yes
USB-ANoYes x2
Total59
More versatile connectivity

Dell XPS 15 9570 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the MacBook Pro 15” (2018). It has six versus two commonly used ports and slots on the MacBook Pro 15” (2018).

PortsMacBook Pro 15” (2018)Dell XPS 15 9570
headphone jackYesYes
Thunderbolt 3YesYes
full-size SD card slotNoYes
HDMINoYes
power portNoYes
USB-ANoYes

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MacBook Pro 15” (2018) and Dell XPS 15 9570.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 32GB

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
MacBook Pro 15” (2018)
32 GB
Dell XPS 15 9570
32 GB

Prices

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

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) Price
2018 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.2GHz Intel Core i7 (15-inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Silver (Renewed)
2018 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.2GHz Intel Core i7 (15-inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Silver (Renewed)
By Apple
$481.30
$529.00 9% OFF
Apple 15in MacBook Pro, Retina, Touch Bar, 2.9GHz Intel Core i7 Quad Core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Space Gray, MPTT2LL/A (Renewed)
Apple 15in MacBook Pro, Retina, Touch Bar, 2.9GHz Intel Core i7 Quad Core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Space Gray, MPTT2LL/A (Renewed)
By Apple
$479.00
$547.39 12% OFF
Apple 15.4in MacBook Pro Laptop (Retina, Touch Bar, 2.2GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (MR932LL/A) (2018 Model) (Renewed)
Apple 15.4in MacBook Pro Laptop (Retina, Touch Bar, 2.2GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (MR932LL/A) (2018 Model) (Renewed)
By Apple
$507.99
Dell XPS 15 9570 Price
Dell XPS 9570 Laptop 15.6in FHD i7-8750H CPU 16GB RAM 512GB SSD GeForce GTX 1050Ti Thin Bezel 400 Nits Display Silver Windows 10 Home XPS9570-7996SLV-PUS (Renewed)
Dell XPS 9570 Laptop 15.6in FHD i7-8750H CPU 16GB RAM 512GB SSD GeForce GTX 1050Ti Thin Bezel 400 Nits Display Silver Windows 10 Home XPS9570-7996SLV-PUS (Renewed)
By Dell
$499.99
$562.50 11% OFF
Dell XPS 15 9530 15.6'' FHD+ (Intel 13th Gen 14-Core i7-13700H (Beat i9-12900H), 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Arc A370M) Business Laptop, Backlit, Fingerprint, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E, Platinum Silver
Dell XPS 15 9530 15.6'' FHD+ (Intel 13th Gen 14-Core i7-13700H (Beat i9-12900H), 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Arc A370M) Business Laptop, Backlit, Fingerprint, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E, Platinum Silver
By Dell
$1,649.00
Dell Original XPS 15 Laptop Charger 130W(watt) AC Power Adapter(Power Supply) with 3 Prong Power Cord - Precision M3800 5510 5520 5530,XPS 9530 9550 9560 9570
Dell Original XPS 15 Laptop Charger 130W(watt) AC Power Adapter(Power Supply) with 3 Prong Power Cord - Precision M3800 5510 5520 5530,XPS 9530 9550 9560 9570
By Dell
$33.45
$37.72 11% OFF

Availability

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)Dell XPS 15 9570
Released20182018
Release DateAnnounced on July 13, 2018-
Pricing
  • $2,399 - Intel Core i7 | 16GB RAM | 256GB SSD
  • $2,799 - Intel Core i7 | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD
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Generations

Exterior

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)Dell XPS 15 9570
Dimensions13.75” x 9.48” x 0.61” (349.3 mm x 240.7 mm x 155 mm)14.06 x 9.27 x 0.45 - 0.66 in (357 x 235 x 11 - 17 mm)
Width: 14.06” (357 mm)
Depth: 9.27” (235 mm)
Height: 0.45 - 0.66” (11 - 17 mm)
WeightStarting at 4.02 pounds (1.83 kg)
  • 3-cell battery models: 4 lb (1.8 kg)
  • 6-cell battery models: 4.5 lb (2.0 kg)
Colors
Space Gray Silver
  • Silver (CNC machined aluminum with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)
Keyboard and TrackpadBacklit 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; 1.3mm travel.
  • 4.13 x 3.15 in (105 mm x 80 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)Dell XPS 15 9570
Size15.4 Inches15.6 Inches
InfoRetina 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 (P3)
  • True Tone technology
  • 15.6-inch FHD non-touchscreen
    1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 400-nit brightness 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support.
  • 15.6-inch UHD touchscreen
    3840 x 2160, IPS, 282 PPI, 350-nit brightness, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Reflective, Touch support.

Ports

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)Dell XPS 15 9570
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
Dell XPS 15 9570 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (5)
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), PCIe Gen 3 x4, DisplayPort 1.2, Power Delivery
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x power port
Right (4)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare
  • 1 x full-size SD card slot
  • 1 x lock slot
  • 1 x Battery gauge button

Internal Specs

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)Dell XPS 15 9570
Processor
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.30 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory
16GB
configurable to 32GB of 2400MHz DDR4 onboard memory
  • 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB
    2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics
  • AMD Radeon Pro 555X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory
  • AMD Radeon Pro 560X with 4GB of GDDR6 memory
  • AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 with 4GB of HBM2 memory
  • AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 with 4GB of HBM2 memory
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050Ti with Max-Q (Optional)
    Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1291 → 1418 MHz, 768 CUDA Cores.
Storage
256GB 512GB
configurable to 1TB, 2TB, or 4TB SSD
  • 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)Dell XPS 15 9570
Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
  • Rivet Killer 1535
    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).
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
  • Bluetooth 4.2

Battery

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)Dell XPS 15 9570
Size83.6 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
  • 3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh
  • 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 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 20 hours and 18 minutes
* Tested on FHD panel with 97 Wh.
Power Supply87W USB‑C Power Adapter130 W power adapter
Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.

Software

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)Dell XPS 15 9570
OSShipped with macOS Catalina
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

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)Dell XPS 15 9570
Camera720p 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
  • Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
  • Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total)
  • Dual-array microphones

Misc

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)Dell XPS 15 9570
Sensors
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Chip
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Wedge-shaped lock
In the box
  • 15‑inch MacBook Pro
  • 87W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
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WarrantyYour 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, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)
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Key Features

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)Dell XPS 15 9570
At Glance
Released in Mid
2018
16:10 Retina
15.4”
1800p 60Hz
Weight
4.02 lb
1.82 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,066
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,806
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
2400 MHz DDR4
AMD
Radeon Pro Vega 20
4GB HBM2
Released in
2018
16:9 4K UHD
15.6”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
4 lb
1.81 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,066
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,806
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Up to
32GB
2666 MHz DDR4
Dell XPS 15 9570 Ports
Nvidia Quadro
GTX 1050Ti
4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q

Comparison Summary

MacBook Pro 15” (2018) vs. Dell XPS 15 9570

Apple has released the MacBook Pro 15” , a 15.4-inch machine, in mid-2018. It is powered by up to a hexa-core Intel Core i9-8950HK with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 with 4GB HBM2.

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch XPS 15 9570 was introduced by Dell around the same year in 2018. It comes with up to a hexa-core Intel Core i9-8950HK with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 1050Ti with 4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)1
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H97591.46%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H1,00694.37%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK1,066100.00%
Dell XPS 15 95701
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H93587.71%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H97591.46%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK1,066100.00%
01,066

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)1
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H4,47093.01%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H4,49793.57%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK4,806100.00%
Dell XPS 15 95701
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H3,26968.02%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H4,47093.01%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK4,806100.00%
04,806

The MacBook Pro 15” (2018) has a 15.4-inch display which is quite similar size to the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15 9570. In addition, the MacBook Pro 15” (2018) weighs 4.02 lbs. about 0% heavier than the 4 lbs. Dell XPS 15 9570. Moreover, measured at 13.75” x 9.48” x 0.61”, the MacBook Pro 15” (2018) is slightly more portable than the Dell XPS 15 9570 at 14.06” x 9.27” x 0.66”.

MacBook Pro 15” (2018)Dell XPS 15 9570

There are only three Thunderbolt 3 ports, a headphone jack available on MacBook Pro 15” (2018). With that said, it has four ports and slots fewer than the Dell XPS 15 9570 that has a Thunderbolt 3 port, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, a headphone jack, a power port, a full-size SD card slot, a lock slot, and a Battery gauge button.

Moving over to upgradability, Apple claims that the MacBook Pro 15” (2018) supports up to 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. It also has soldered storage, and there are no M.2 slots for expansion.

For Dell XPS 15 9570, it supports up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.

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