Dell Dell Pro Max 16 MC16250 vs MSI Cyborg 15 (B2RW)

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Dell Pro Max 16 MC16250 compared with Cyborg 15 (B2RW)
DellDell Pro Max 16 MC16250MSICyborg 15 (B2RW)
Overview
ReleasedMarch 2025November 2025
Display
Screen size16″15.6″
Resolution1920 × 1200 or 2560 × 1600 (better)1920 × 1080
PanelIPS LCDIPS LCD
Refresh rate60 Hz or 120 Hz144 Hz (better)
Brightness400 nits–
TouchscreenNoNo
Display type16-inch FHD+ (1920 × 1200), 60 Hz, 300 or 400 nits, touch or non-touch; or QHD+ (2560 × 1600), 120 Hz, 300 or 400 nits, non-touch; all anti-glareFHD (1920 × 1080) IPS-level, 16:9, anti-glare (MSI Japan)
Pixel density142 ppi (FHD+); 189 ppi (QHD+)–
Colour range45% NTSC (FHD+); 100% sRGB (QHD+)–
Screen finishAnti-glare–
Display features1000:1 contrast; 35 ms response; ComfortView Plus on one QHD+ panel–
Performance
ProcessorIntel Core Ultra 5 235H or Intel Core Ultra 9 285HIntel Core 5 210H or Intel Core 7 240H
CPU cores14 or 168 or 10
CPU threads14 or 1612 or 16
GraphicsIntel Arc 140T or NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 BlackwellNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU
AI engine (NPU)13 TOPS–
Memory16 GB or 64 GB (better)16 GB
Storage256 GB to 2 TB (better)512 GB to 1 TB
CPUIntel Core Ultra 5 235H (14 cores, vPro), Core Ultra 7 255H, Core Ultra 7 265H (vPro) or Core Ultra 9 285H (vPro), 16 cores; 45 WCore 5 210H (8 cores, 12 threads, up to 4.8 GHz, 12 MB cache) or Core 7 240H (10 cores, 16 threads, up to 5.2 GHz, 24 MB cache)
GPUIntel Graphics or Intel Arc Pro Graphics; or NVIDIA RTX PRO 500 Blackwell (6 GB GDDR7), RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell (8 GB GDDR7) or RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell (8 GB GDDR7)NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR7, up to 1500 MHz, 45 W) or RTX 5060 Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR7, up to 1455 MHz, 55 W), including Dynamic Boost
AI engineIntel AI Boost NPU–
Memory typeDDR5, two slots; SODIMM at 5600 MT/s or CSODIMM at 6400 MT/s; 16 to 64 GBDDR5-5600 in two slots; up to 96 GB
Storage typeTwo M.2 PCIe NVMe slots (one 2230/2280, one 2230 or 2280); 256 GB to 2 TB, Gen 4 or Gen 5, optional self-encrypting drives and RAID 0 or 1One M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 slot
Battery and size
Battery capacity96 Wh (better)55.2 Wh
Weight2.11 kg2.1 kg (better)
Thickness19.08 mm (better)23.15 mm
Width × depth358 × 256 mm359.3 × 245.25 mm
Battery life detail4-cell 64 Wh or 6-cell 96 Wh lithium-ion polymer, with Long Cycle Life versions55.2 Wh, 4-cell; JEITA 3.0 up to 5 hours video playback, 10 hours idle (MSI Japan)
Charger100 W or 130 W USB-C adapter120 W adapter; USB Power Delivery 3.0 over USB-C
Materials–Translucent Black chassis
Fast chargingExpressCharge and ExpressCharge Boost–
ColoursMagnetiteTranslucent Black
Connections
Ports2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jackUSB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.3 or 5.45.3
Webcam1080p HDR with IR and privacy shutter, or 8MP with IR720p
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detail2 × Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbps) with Power Delivery and DisplayPort; 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB-A (one with PowerShare); HDMI 2.1; RJ45 gigabit Ethernet; microSD card reader; 3.5 mm headset jack; wedge lock slot; optional smart card reader, NFC and nano-SIMUSB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2) with DisplayPort and Power Delivery 3.0; 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A; HDMI 2.1 (4K 60 Hz); Gigabit Ethernet; 3.5 mm combo jack
External displaysUp to 3 with the laptop screen on, or 4 with it off–
KeyboardBacklit or non-backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and Copilot key4-zone RGB gaming keyboard with Copilot key
Trackpad125 × 88 mm–
SpeakersTwo speakers, 2 W each (2.5 W peak), Waves MaxxAudio Pro2 × 2 W, DTS Audio Processing, Hi-Res Audio ready
MicrophonesDual-array digital microphonesArray microphone
BiometricsOptional fingerprint reader in the power button; optional IR camera for Windows Hello with presence detectionNone; webcam shutter

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