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Dell XPS 14 (2024)
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
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Size
14.5"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
14"
Operating System
macOS
Our Verdict
Dell XPS 14 (2024)
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024) is better than the Dell XPS 14 (2024) for most uses. The MacBook Pro has a lot more processing power, allowing it to tackle significantly more demanding tasks. It also provides a superior user experience overall, sporting a brighter display, a wider port selection, and better-sounding speakers. While both laptops have a tactile keyboard and a haptic touchpad, the XPS 14 requires more adaptation, as its edge-to-edge keys can cause more typos, and its invisible touchpad is hard to locate at times. Though neither is ideal for gaming, you can play some games on these machines, and each has its advantage; the MacBook Pro 14 has more processing power to deliver smoother gameplay, especially if you go with one of the higher-end configurations, but far more games run on Windows than macOS.
Variants
- XPS 14 (XPS9440) (Platinum - FHD/Non Touch/Ultra 7/16GB/512GB)
- XPS 14 (XPS9440-7134SLV-PUS) (Platinum - OLED/Touch/Ultra 7/32GB/1TB)
- XPS 14 (XPS9440-7892SLV-PUS) (Platinum - OLED/Touch/Ultra 7/RTX 4050/32GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MW2X3LL/A) (Silver - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/16GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MW2W3LL/A) (Silver - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MCX14LL/A) (Silver - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/24GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2G3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Max (14-Core CPU, 32-Core GPU)/36GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2E3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Pro (12-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU)/24GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2F3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Pro (14-Core CPU, 20-Core GPU)/24GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MW2V3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/16GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MW2U3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MCX04LL/A) (Space Black - M4 (10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU)/24GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2K3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Max (14-Core CPU, 32-Core GPU)/36GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2H3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Pro (12-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU)/24GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MX2J3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Pro (14-Core CPU, 20-Core GPU)/24GB/1TB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
8.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.5
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
135°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
8.3
8.5
Dimensions Photo
Size
14.5"
14"
Thickness
0.7" (1.9 cm)
0.7" (1.7 cm)
Width
12.7" (32.2 cm)
12.3" (31.3 cm)
Depth
8.5" (21.6 cm)
8.7" (22.1 cm)
Volume
80.6 in³ (1,321.5 cm³)
71.5 in³ (1,172.2 cm³)
Weight
3.6 lbs (1.6 kg)
3.4 lbs (1.6 kg)
Charger Size
5.2 in³ (84.8 cm³)
7.3 in³ (120.4 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
0.5 lbs (0.2 kg)
Serviceability
5.8
3.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.5
6.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
1
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1200
3024 x 1964
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
156 PPI
254 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
93%
89%
Refresh Rate
8.7
8.7
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
120 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
Dynamic Refresh Rate
Apple ProMotion
Contrast
8.0
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,788 : 1
25,075 : 1
Brightness
8.3
8.9
Maximum Brightness
450 cd/m²
557 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
20 cd/m²
1 cd/m²
Reflections
8.3
8.8
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
3.19%
1.82%
Indirect Reflections
1.96%
0.26%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.23%
1.6%
Black Uniformity
8.2
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.808%
0.127%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
5.7
10
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
5.37
1.28
Avg. Gamma
2.14
2.2
Avg. Color dE
3.3
0.89
Avg. Color Temperature
6,841.1 K
6,381.6 K
Color Gamut
8.3
9.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
98.36%
99.99%
sRGB uv
99.28%
99.98%
Adobe RGB xy
73.2%
89.18%
Adobe RGB uv
85.87%
94.44%
Gamut HDR
DCI-P3 xy
73.03%
99.7%
DCI-P3 uv
80.61%
99.56%
Rec. 2020 xy
52.46%
73.01%
Rec. 2020 uv
59.05%
74.71%
Flicker
10
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
> 1000Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
7.7
8.0
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.5
8.0
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
66 gf
64 gf
Actuation Force
34 gf
40 gf
Pre-Travel
0.64 mm
0.80 mm
Total Travel
1.20 mm
0.85 mm
Touchpad
7.3
9.2
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
6.5
9.5
Size
18.0 in² (116.0 cm²)
16.1 in² (104.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.0
8.9
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
85 dB SPL
78 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
6.4 dB
3.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
1.1
0.5
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
349 Hz
137 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.6 dB
1.5 dB
Webcam & Microphone
8.7
9.1
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
9.0
9.5
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
6.5
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
0
0
USB-C Ports
3
3
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 5
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
No
2.1
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
MicroSD UHS 2
SD UHS 2
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
Apple MagSafe 3
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Apple
Model
Core Ultra 7 155H
M4 Pro
Core Count
16
12
Thread Count
22
12
GPU
Brand
Intel
Apple
Model
Arc Graphics
M4 Pro
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
24 GB
Modules
8 (Soldered)
Unknown
Type
LP-DDR5x
LP-DDR5x
Speed
6,400 MHz
8,533 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
410 GB
459 GB
Drive 1
KIOXIA BG6 512 GB
Apple SSD AP0512Z
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)
9.3
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,757 points
CPU Multi-Thread
11,577 points
GPU Compute
30,484 points
CPU/RAM Performance
8.6
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
174 points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
1,481 points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
3,893
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
20,855
Blender - CPU (Avg)
113 samples/min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
33,677
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
5,562
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
264 ms
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.8
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,741 points
Multi-Thread
12,897 points
Low Tier Graphics
8.0
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
101,346
Basemark Web 3.0
2,777
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
N/A
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
332.0
mprep - Stress My GPU
19,030
Blender (3D Rendering)
8.5
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
3.0 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
High Tier Graphics
6.6
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
N/A
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
1,541
Basemark GPU (DX12)
N/A
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
105,629
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
6,725 Frames
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
5.7
Basemark Image
Overall Score
21,960
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
3.3
Blender - GPU (Avg)
793 samples/min
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
7,671 points
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
6.9
Civilization VII - AI
14.1 s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
199.3 fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
148.6 fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
25.7 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
87.2 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
48.1 fps
Previous Methodology Score
4.7
Previous Methodology Score Converted
4.1
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
5.6
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
40.0 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
20.0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
26 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
21 fps
GTA V (Avg)
N/A
GTA V (1% Low)
N/A
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
N/A
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
N/A
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
74.8 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
48.0 fps
Previous Methodology Score
7.8
Previous Methodology Score Converted
6.2
Borderlands 3
3.9
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
27 fps
1% Low
11 fps
0.1% Low
3 fps
1% Low Delta
51 ms
0.1% Low Delta
297 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
56 fps
Ray Tracing Performance
3.5
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
24.8 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
20.0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
21 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
17 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
N/A
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
N/A
Civilization VI
6.3
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
42 fps
1% Low
27 fps
0.1% Low
25 fps
1% Low Delta
14 ms
0.1% Low Delta
17 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
103 fps
Avg. Turn Time
6.75 s
Storage Drive Performance
9.4
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,750.2 MB/s
5,937.8 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,668.6 MB/s
5,168.3 MB/s
Random Write Speed
94.4 MB/s
55.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
49.6 MB/s
59.3 MB/s
Battery
9.4
9.5
Capacity
70 Wh
72 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
15.2 hrs
15.7 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
13.8 hrs
13.3 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.3 hrs
1.6 hrs
Charge Time
2.7 hrs
1.9 hrs
Counter-Strike 2
5.3
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
60fps
1% Low
18fps
0.1% Low
6fps
1% Low Delta
38 ms
0.1% Low Delta
156 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
78fps
Thermals And Noise
8.8
7.5
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
26 °C (79 °F)
28 °C (82 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
36 °C (96 °F)
43 °C (109 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
40.0 dBA
47.5 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
4.3
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
31 fps
1% Low
15 fps
0.1% Low
8 fps
1% Low Delta
36 ms
0.1% Low Delta
93 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
54 fps
Performance Over Time
7.9
9.9
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
85 °C
94 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
12% loss
1% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
74 °C
94 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
macOS
Additional Software
Yes
None
Extra Features
Biometrics
Face Recognition and Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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