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Dell Pro Max 18 Plus, Core Ultra 7 265HX, 64GB, 1TB SSD, RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell, Magnetite
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 18"
GPU NVIDIA RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell
OS Windows 11 Pro
Battery 280 Wh
56 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong cpu (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong ram (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average portability (3rd percentile)
- Below average screen (20th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX |
| Cores | 20 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 12 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Battery | 280 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Pro Max 18 Plus | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 18" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 280 | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Pro Max 18 Plus | 94.1 | 94.8 | 93.7 | 96.3 | 19.9 | 2.7 | 79.3 | 33.4 | 69.4 | 0 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 73.4 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.4 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.8 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
Usage Scores
- Overall56.1
- AI/LLM58.3
- Gaming68.4
- Portability34.7
- Creator66.3
- Student45.8
- Business45.7
- Developer66.9
- Entertainment49.9
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