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Dell Precision 3591 (2024)
Dell Pro Max 16 (2025)
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Size15.6"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Our Verdict
Dell Precision 3591 (2024)
Dell Pro Max 16 (2025)
The Dell Pro Max 16 (2025) is marginally better than the Dell Precision 3591 (2024). The Pro Max 16 has a sturdier build and provides a slightly better user experience with a larger, more responsive touchpad and a more comfortable keyboard. It also has higher-quality display options, including a 120Hz QHD+ panel. Performance will depend on the configuration, though generally speaking, you'll get slightly more out of the Pro Max 16, as it uses newer Intel Arrow Lake CPUs and NVIDIA Blackwell generation GPUs.
Variants
- Precision 3591 (P127F) (Silver - Ultra 5 135H/RTX 500/16GB/512GB)
- Precision 3591 (5P4PT) (Silver - Ultra 5 135H/RTX 500/16GB/512GB)
- Precision 3591 (5J9V3) (Silver - Ultra 7 155H/RTX 500/16GB/512GB)
- Precision 3591 (Y8MNV) (Silver - Ultra 7 165H/RTX 1000/32GB/512GB)
- Precision 3591 (PD2HR) (Silver - Ultra 7 165H/RTX 1000/32GB/512GB)
- Precision 3591 (34HGH) (Silver - Ultra 7 165H/RTX 500/16GB/512GB)
- Pro Max 16 (D55TP) (Black - FHD+/Ultra 5 235H/16GB/256GB)
- Pro Max 16 (42VDY) (Black - FHD+/Ultra 7 255H/16GB/512GB)
- Pro Max 16 (362M3) (Black - FHD+/Ultra 7 255H/32GB/1TB)
- Pro Max 16 (MC16250) (Black - FHD+/Ultra 9 285H/32GB/256GB)
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
6.8
7.3
Battery
5.3
7.5
Keyboard
7.0
5.5
Touchpad
6.9
8.3
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
7.0
8.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
5.8
7.0
Hinge Photo
Range
180°
185°
Stability
Decent
Good
One Finger Lift
No
No
Portability
6.9
6.6
Dimensions Photo
Size
15.6"
16"
Thickness
1.2" (3.1 cm)
1.2" (3.2 cm)
Width
14.1" (35.8 cm)
14.1" (35.8 cm)
Depth
9.3" (23.5 cm)
10.1" (25.7 cm)
Volume
159.2 in³ (2,608.0 cm³)
176.9 in³ (2,898.2 cm³)
Weight
4.4 lbs (2.0 kg)
4.6 lbs (2.1 kg)
Charger Size
11.9 in³ (195.4 cm³)
11.9 in³ (195.4 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.0 lbs (0.5 kg)
0.8 lbs (0.4 kg)
Serviceability
9.1
8.9
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
9.0
8.5
RAM Slots
2
2
Storage Slots
2
2
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1200
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Pixel Density
141 PPI
141 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
84%
86%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
6.6
7.4
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
949 : 1
1,371 : 1
Brightness
6.1
7.3
Maximum Brightness
231 cd/m²
324 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
13 cd/m²
19 cd/m²
Reflections
8.0
6.9
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
4.32%
6.42%
Indirect Reflections
4.14%
5.2%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.18%
1.21%
Black Uniformity
5.7
7.1
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
2.219%
1.229%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
4.2
6.3
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
4.61
2.74
Avg. Gamma
2.42
2.27
Avg. Color dE
6.31
5.12
Avg. Color Temperature
7,631.5 K
7,023.4 K
Color Gamut
4.1
4.3
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
64.66%
65.8%
sRGB uv
54.08%
56.67%
Adobe RGB xy
48.36%
49.09%
Adobe RGB uv
47.18%
48.91%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
48.04%
48.81%
DCI P3 uv
43.69%
45.44%
Rec. 2020 xy
34.52%
35.02%
Rec. 2020 uv
31.97%
33.11%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
7.0
5.5
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
6.5
6.5
Numpad
Yes
Yes
Backlighting
Adjustable
No
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
70 gf
69 gf
Actuation Force
36 gf
32 gf
Pre-Travel
1.10 mm
1.08 mm
Total Travel
1.73 mm
1.65 mm
Touchpad
6.9
8.3
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.0
8.0
Size
12.0 in² (77.5 cm²)
17.1 in² (110.4 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.6
6.0
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
77 dB SPL
80 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
6.0 dB
8.3 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-1.4
-1.5
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
354 Hz
446 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
17 kHz
14 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.7 dB
0.9 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.9
7.0
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.5
6.5
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
Yes
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.5
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
2
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.0
2.0
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
MicroSD UHS 1
MicroSD UHS 2
Ethernet
Yes
Yes
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
Yes
Yes
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core Ultra 5 135H
Core Ultra 9 285H
Core Count
14
16
Thread Count
18
16
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
Intel
Model
RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU
Arc Pro 140T GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Integrated
VRAM Size
4 GB
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
45W
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
32 GB
Modules
1
2
Type
DDR5
DDR5
Speed
5,600 MHz
5,600 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
256 GB
Usable Capacity
447 GB
164 GB
Drive 1
KIOXIA BG6 512 GB
Micron 2550
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.5
9.5
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,655 points
2,082 points
CPU Multi-Thread
9,173 points
14,889 points
GPU Compute
62,939 points
39,719 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.8
10
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,695 points
2,082 points
Multi-Thread
12,364 points
19,913 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
8.8
9.1
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
4.2 min
2.0 min
GPU Render Time
0.6 min
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
17 s
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
8.5
6.1
Basemark Image
Overall Score
65,967
25,786
Storage Drive Performance
9.3
9.3
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,599.9 MB/s
1,485.3 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,546.9 MB/s
3,257.0 MB/s
Random Write Speed
84.5 MB/s
89.7 MB/s
Random Read Speed
45.9 MB/s
49.0 MB/s
Battery
5.3
7.5
Capacity
64 Wh
64 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
5.4 hrs
9.2 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
5.8 hrs
7.8 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.5 hrs
1.5 hrs
Charge Time
2.6 hrs
2.4 hrs
Borderlands 3
5.0
5.5
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
51 fps
35 fps
1% Low
15 fps
25 fps
0.1% Low
5 fps
15 fps
1% Low Delta
45 ms
11 ms
0.1% Low Delta
166 ms
38 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
92 fps
75 fps
Civilization VI
7.8
7.0
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
87 fps
57 fps
1% Low
56 fps
37 fps
0.1% Low
53 fps
36 fps
1% Low Delta
6 ms
9 ms
0.1% Low Delta
7 ms
11 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
263 fps
173 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.27 s
7.44 s
Counter-Strike 2
6.3
6.9
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
89fps
68fps
1% Low
33fps
40fps
0.1% Low
20fps
33fps
1% Low Delta
19 ms
11 ms
0.1% Low Delta
39 ms
16 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
130fps
171fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
5.4
6.5
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
61 fps
37 fps
1% Low
25 fps
29 fps
0.1% Low
11 fps
27 fps
1% Low Delta
23 ms
8 ms
0.1% Low Delta
71 ms
10 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
74 fps
58 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.4
7.4
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
33 °C (91 °F)
32 °C (90 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
44 °C (111 °F)
41 °C (106 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
33.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
43.0 dBA
49.2 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Performance Over Time
7.9
10
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
83 °C
81 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
10% loss
0% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
71 °C
57 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
3% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
Face Recognition and Fingerprint Sensor
No
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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