#Mac laptop spec for editing pro#
#Mac laptop spec for editing series#

Interestingly, the MacBook won in the UNIGINE Valley test, with 72 fps against 62 fps. The RTX 2060 excels in the tests, delivering performance in OpenCL about 80% better than the Radeon in the MacBook. In Geekbench 5, single-core performance is similar, but the Dell takes the lead in multi-core by about 17.5%.

In Cinebench R20, the XPS 17 is about 5% faster. For graphics the XPS has a very nice RTX 2060, but the MacBook is able to offer the latest Radeon 5600M with HBM2 memory.

#Mac laptop spec for editing pro#

The MacBook Pro sticks with a 9th-generation chip.

Onto benchmarks! The Dell has a more powerful setup, starring the latest 10th-generation processors. The MacBook is still solid, just doesnвЂ™t have those added features. It also has DisplayHDR 500 and Dolby Vision HDR, which can be very helpful while Apple has not yet enabled true HDR support. There are a few other differences, though noticeably the XPS 17 is a true 4K display and a touchscreen. The Dell targets Adobe RGB, where it hits 99% against the MacBookвЂ™s 88%. Apple has been pushing towards DCI-P3, and it excels here with 98% coverage of the space versus 92% from the XPS 17. I think the Dell wins with a built-in SD card reader, something I sorely miss having on a MacBook.ДЇor video editing, a key spec will be the display. Port selection is almost the same, with both sporting four USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports and a 3.5mm headphone jack. They even both have fingerprint sensors, though only the Dell has face unlock. The computers actually look very similar. Just to sit on a desk you might not mind the weight.Д«oth do offer their brandвЂ™s excellent build quality. The XPS 17 with 56 Wh batttery is 4.65 lb and while the 97 Wh battery is a massive 5.5 lb.Д¬onsidering the MacBook squeezed in a 99 Wh battery and still weighs less this is a consideration if you intend to move around with the laptop. Speaking of the extra size of the screen, the Dell XPS weighs in a bit heavier than the 4.3 lb MacBook. There is also the stellar XPS 15, but the extra screen real estate of the 17 is nicer and comes matches up closer to the 16вЂќ MacBook Pro. The Dell XPS 17 has 2.3GHz Intel Core i7 8-core processor, 16GB RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q with 6GB GDDR6 memory. LetвЂ™s start with the specs! The MacBook Pro here has a 2.4GHz Intel Core i9 8-core processor, 16GB RAM, and the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M GPU with 8GB HBM2 memory.

#Mac laptop spec for editing series#

To help find the better laptop for video editing, we have Tom from The Tech Chap performing a series of tests that should put things into perspective for those of you who are currently in the market for a new video editing mobile workstation. WeвЂ™ve gotten updates for practically every MacBook, including a brand-new 16вЂќ Pro model, and plenty of improvements from all kinds of manufacturers, such as the super solid Dell XPS 17. Lots has been happening in the laptop space lately.