Purposes	Retention
Store and/or access information on a device	400 day(s)
Create profiles for personalised advertising	400 day(s)
Use profiles to select personalised advertising	400 day(s)
Use limited data to select advertising	400 day(s)
Measure advertising performance	400 day(s)
Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources	400 day(s)
Develop and improve services	400 day(s)

Special purposes	Retention
Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors	400 day(s)
Deliver and present advertising and content	400 day(s)

Features
Match and combine data from other data sources
Link different devices
Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically

Data categories
IP addresses
Probabilistic identifiers
Browsing and interaction data
Non-precise location data
Users’ profiles

Purposes	Retention
Store and/or access information on a device	395 day(s)
Use limited data to select advertising	395 day(s)
Create profiles for personalised advertising	395 day(s)
Use profiles to select personalised advertising	395 day(s)
Measure advertising performance	395 day(s)
Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources	395 day(s)
Develop and improve services	395 day(s)

Features
Match and combine data from other data sources
Link different devices
Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically

Special features
Use precise geolocation data
Actively scan device characteristics for identification

Data categories
IP addresses
Device characteristics
Device identifiers
Probabilistic identifiers
Authentication-derived identifiers
Browsing and interaction data
User-provided data
Non-precise location data
Precise location data
Users’ profiles
Privacy choices

Purposes	Retention
Measure advertising performance	60 day(s)
Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources	60 day(s)

Features
Match and combine data from other data sources

Data categories
IP addresses

Purposes	Retention
Store and/or access information on a device	-
Use limited data to select advertising	90 day(s)
Use profiles to select personalised advertising	90 day(s)
Measure advertising performance	400 day(s)

Special purposes	Retention
Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors	400 day(s)
Deliver and present advertising and content	400 day(s)
Save and communicate privacy choices	90 day(s)

Data categories
IP addresses
Device identifiers
Probabilistic identifiers
Browsing and interaction data
User-provided data
Non-precise location data
Privacy choices

Purposes	Retention
Store and/or access information on a device	365 day(s)
Use limited data to select advertising	365 day(s)
Create profiles for personalised advertising	3650 day(s)
Use profiles to select personalised advertising	3650 day(s)
Measure advertising performance	1500 day(s)
Develop and improve services	365 day(s)

Special purposes	Retention
Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors	365 day(s)
Deliver and present advertising and content	365 day(s)

Features
Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically

Data categories
IP addresses
Device characteristics
Device identifiers
User-provided data
Non-precise location data

Purposes	Retention
Store and/or access information on a device	180 day(s)
Create profiles for personalised advertising	180 day(s)
Use profiles to select personalised advertising	180 day(s)
Use limited data to select advertising	180 day(s)
Measure advertising performance	180 day(s)
Develop and improve services	180 day(s)

Special purposes	Retention
Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors	180 day(s)
Deliver and present advertising and content	180 day(s)
Save and communicate privacy choices	180 day(s)

Features
Link different devices

Data categories
IP addresses
Device characteristics
Device identifiers
Authentication-derived identifiers
Browsing and interaction data
Non-precise location data
Users’ profiles
Privacy choices

Purposes	Retention
Store and/or access information on a device	180 day(s)
Use limited data to select advertising	180 day(s)
Create profiles for personalised advertising	90 day(s)
Use profiles to select personalised advertising	90 day(s)
Measure advertising performance	180 day(s)
Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources	90 day(s)
Develop and improve services	180 day(s)

Special purposes	Retention
Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors	180 day(s)
Deliver and present advertising and content	180 day(s)
Save and communicate privacy choices	180 day(s)

Features
Link different devices
Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically

Special features
Use precise geolocation data

Data categories
IP addresses
Device characteristics
Device identifiers
Browsing and interaction data
User-provided data
Non-precise location data
Precise location data
Users’ profiles
Privacy choices

Purposes	Retention
Store and/or access information on a device	730 day(s)
Create profiles for personalised advertising	730 day(s)
Use profiles to select personalised advertising	730 day(s)
Use limited data to select advertising	730 day(s)
Measure advertising performance	730 day(s)
Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources	730 day(s)
Develop and improve services	730 day(s)

Special purposes	Retention
Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors	730 day(s)
Deliver and present advertising and content	730 day(s)
Save and communicate privacy choices	730 day(s)

Features
Match and combine data from other data sources
Link different devices
Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically

Special features
Use precise geolocation data

Data categories
IP addresses
Device characteristics
Device identifiers
Probabilistic identifiers
Authentication-derived identifiers
Browsing and interaction data
User-provided data
Non-precise location data
Precise location data
Users’ profiles
Privacy choices

Purposes	Retention
Store and/or access information on a device	180 day(s)
Create profiles for personalised advertising	180 day(s)
Use profiles to select personalised advertising	180 day(s)
Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources	180 day(s)
Develop and improve services	180 day(s)
Use limited data to select advertising	180 day(s)
Measure advertising performance	180 day(s)

Special purposes	Retention
Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors	180 day(s)
Deliver and present advertising and content	180 day(s)
Save and communicate privacy choices	180 day(s)

Features
Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically

Special features
Use precise geolocation data
Actively scan device characteristics for identification

Data categories
IP addresses
Device identifiers
Non-precise location data
Precise location data
Users’ profiles

Purposes	Retention
Store and/or access information on a device	60 day(s)
Use limited data to select advertising	14 day(s)
Create profiles for personalised advertising	60 day(s)
Use profiles to select personalised advertising	60 day(s)
Measure advertising performance	14 day(s)
Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources	60 day(s)

Special purposes	Retention
Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors	60 day(s)
Deliver and present advertising and content	60 day(s)

Features
Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically

Data categories
IP addresses
Device characteristics
Device identifiers
Probabilistic identifiers
Browsing and interaction data
Non-precise location data
Users’ profiles
Privacy choices

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Dell XPS 16 vs. MacBook Pro M4: Dell wins the performance battle

Dell's XPS 16 posts 28 percent faster CPU speeds and more than doubles the MacBook's GPU throughput under prolonged workloads.

Credit...Mietje Germonpré

By Ari Daniel

April 24, 2026

The Dell XPS 16 and MacBook Pro M4 Pro are the two laptops professionals reach for in 2025. Both cost around $2,500 in comparable configurations. In testing across CPU performance, GPU throughput, and battery endurance, the Dell is the stronger machine.

In CPU-bound professional workflows — video export, code compilation, and 3D rendering — the XPS 16 outperformed the MacBook Pro M4 Pro by an average of 28% across the benchmark suite. Under sustained load over a full working day, the Dell maintained throughput while Apple's efficiency cores stepped in and reduced peak performance noticeably — a limitation that accumulates across production-intensive sessions.

For GPU-heavy work the margin is larger. In 3D rendering, video effects, and ML inference workloads, the XPS 16's Nvidia RTX 4070 laptop GPU outperformed the MacBook Pro M4 Pro's integrated GPU by 2.1 times on average. For professionals who depend on GPU-accelerated tools, this is not a marginal difference — it is a fundamental capability gap.

Battery life also favors the Dell, contrary to the conventional narrative. In mixed productivity testing, the XPS 16 ran for 13 hours 45 minutes against the MacBook Pro M4 Pro's 8 hours 31 minutes. Apple's battery reputation is built on older comparisons; Dell's latest power management has closed and reversed the gap.

The MacBook Pro M4 Pro offers polished software integration and remains a refined professional laptop. But in CPU performance, discrete GPU power, and battery endurance, the Dell XPS 16 is the more capable machine for professionals whose work demands sustained compute throughput.

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