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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
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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 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 | HP ZBook Ultra G1a | ASUS ROG Strix G16 G615LP-XS97 | MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP964XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2048 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" | 16" 3840x2400 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | AMD Radeon 8050S | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 280 | 90 | 74 | 90 | - | 76 |
| 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 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 Compare | 81.9 | 84.5 | 98.9 | 85.5 | 98.6 | 25.6 | 93.9 | 81.8 | 94.6 | 2.7 |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a Compare | 92.8 | 85.2 | 99.1 | 80 | 74 | 61.6 | 98.5 | 33.4 | 0 | 3 |
| ASUS ROG Strix G16 G615LP-XS97 Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 92 | 10.6 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 85.3 | 12.3 |
| MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 Compare | 97.2 | 97.4 | 59.8 | 89.4 | 90 | 10 | 65.2 | 60.4 | 88.6 | 8.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP964XHA-KG2US Compare | 66 | 68.8 | 79.5 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 33.2 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 15.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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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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