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With the settings on Ultra, the M4800 managed 27 fps, which failed to match the 51 fps average, the MacBook Pro (41 fps) or our 30 fps playability threshold. ![]() When we switched the M4800 to its native resolution (3200 x 1800), the frame rate dropped to 50 fps, while the MacBook Pro achieved 84 fps at 2880 x 1800. The MacBook Pro delivered 94 fps at 1280 x 800. On the "World of Warcraft" benchmark, the M4800 achieved 98 fps on autodetect at 1080p, matching the category average. ![]() The 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro's Nvidia GeForce GT 750M GPU and Intel Iris Pro graphics each delivered 2,275. This was enough to overcome the HP ZBook 15's Nvidia Quadro K610M GPU with 1GB of RAM, which scored 1,277. The workstation hit 2,661 on the 3DMark11, topping the 1,430 mainstream average. We saw strong results during real world and synthetic benchmark tests. That's faster than the 5:32 average, the MacBook Pro's 4:14 and the ZBook 15's time of 3:44.Ĭlick to EnlargeThe Dell Precision M4800 packs an Nvidia Quadro K2100M GPU with 2GB of VRAM, meaning it has more kick than your average mainstream notebook. The MacBook Pro was close, but fell short at 196 MBps.ĭuring the OpenOffice Spreadsheet Macro Test, the Precision M4800 matched 20,000 names and addresses in 3 minutes and 39 seconds. Neither did the ZBook 15, which scraped together 48 MBps. The 52 MBps average didn't stand a chance. The Precision's SSD is very fast in everyday use, duplicating 4.97GB of multimedia files in 24 seconds. The MacBook Pro started OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) in just 15 seconds. #PRECISION COLORS PRO 100 RED WINDOWS 7#The ZBook 15 was a little faster, booting Windows 7 Pro in 25 seconds. The M4800's 256GB SSD took 30 seconds to load Windows 7 Professional, just missing the 29-second average. The ZBook 15 came in second with 12,797, while the Apple MacBook Pro and its 2.3-GHz Intel Core i7 CPU came in third with 11,928. On Geekbench 3, the M4800 scored 13,559, well above the 9,047 category average. It also just beat the HP ZBook 15's 2.7-GHz Intel Core i7-4800MQ processor's score of 5,406. On the PCMark7 benchmark, the notebook hit 5,701, surpassing the 3,356 mainstream average. The laptop ably streamed an episode of "House of Cards" while running a virus scan with 13 open tabs in Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Thanks to its 2.8-GHz Intel Core i7-4900MQ CPU with 16GB of RAM, the Dell Precision M4800 can crunch numbers with the best of them. And just in case you need even more ports, there's a connector dock on the bottom of the notebook. The M4800's rear has an eSATA/USB 2.0 port, a VGA port, Ethernet and HDMI. There's another pair of USB 3.0 ports on the left, with a DVD burner, 9-in-1 card reader, a SmartCard reader, a 54mm ExpressCard slot, a lock slot and jacks for headphones and a microphone. On the right, you have two USB 3.0 ports, a DisplayPort and a Wi-Fi switch. ![]() The ZBook 15 did somewhat better at 295 lux.Ĭlick to EnlargeIt just wouldn't be a workstation without a plethora of ports. #PRECISION COLORS PRO 100 RED FULL#The MacBook Pro was a full 100 points behind at 223 lux. That's well above the 211-lux mainstream average. The Precision M4800 has a seriously bright screen, registering 323 lux on our light meter. However, Leo's eyes were a much deeper shade of blue on the MacBook Pro. We could clearly see the age lines in Leonardo DiCaprio's forehead on both panels. #PRECISION COLORS PRO 100 RED 1080P#The MacBook continued to outshine the M4800 during the 1080p "The Wolf of Wall Street" trailer. The dog's right-side whiskers were barely discernable on the M4800. In terms of sharpness, we saw the waxiness of the flowers and the puppy's individual hairs better on the MacBook. The same image on the M4800's matte display looked muted. In an image of a German shepherd puppy in a flower basket, the MacBook Pro 15 delivered richer color, especially the blacks in the dog's fur and the vibrant fuchsia of the flowers. When it comes to color and sharpness, though, Apple's Retina Display still reigns supreme. In our favorite pastoral scene, the M4800 delivered gorgeous shades of emerald and peridot, and the blue in the sky was deep and vibrant, adding some extra pop to the fluffy white clouds. The screen impressed when viewing high-resolution images. However, similar to other Window 8 machines with ultra high-res displays, text is hard to read unless you're zoomed in past 150 percent. The notebook's 15.6-inch, 3200 x 1800 matte panel is sharp and offers wide enough viewing angles to accommodate three people. Click to EnlargeThe M4800 is one of the first Windows workstations outfitted with a Retina-like display. ![]()
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