DELL Pro Max 18 Plus MB18250 Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX Mobile workstation 45.7 cm (18") Quad HD+ 32 GB DDR5-SDRAM 1 TB SSD NVIDIA RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) Windows 11 Pro Black UK English
18" Quad HD+ 2560 x 1600 WVA, NVIDIA RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell (12GB GDDR7)
32GB DDR5-SDRAM (2 x 16) & 1000GB SSD
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX (36MB Cache), 32GB DDR5-SDRAM, 1000GB SSD, 18" Quad HD+ 2560 x 1600 WVA, Intel Graphics, NVIDIA RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell (12GB GDDR7), LAN, Webcam, Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
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Design
Product type
Mobile workstation
Product colour
Black
Colour name
Magnetite
Form factor
Clamshell
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Yes
Display
Display diagonal
45.7 cm (18")
Display resolution
2560 x 1600 pixels
Touchscreen
No
HD type
Quad HD+
Display technology marketing name
ComfortView Plus
Panel type
WVA
Native aspect ratio
16:10
Anti-glare screen
Yes
Display brightness
500 cd/m²
Pixel density
168 ppi
Colour gamut
100%
RGB colour space
DCI-P3
Display response rise/fall
30 ms
Maximum refresh rate
120 Hz
Contrast ratio (typical)
1000:1
Processor
Processor manufacturer
Intel
Processor family
Intel Core Ultra 9
Processor generation
Intel Core Ultra (Series 2)
Processor model
285HX
Processor cores
24
Processor threads
24
Processor boost frequency
5.5 GHz
Performance cores
8
Efficient cores
16
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
Performance-core base frequency
2.8 GHz
Efficient-core base frequency
2.1 GHz
Processor cache
36 MB
Maximum turbo power
160 W
Processor base power
55 W
Neural processor unit (NPU)
Neural processor unit (NPU)
Intel AI Boost
Sparsity support
Yes
Windows Studio effects support
Yes
AI software frameworks supported by NPU
DirectML, OpenVINO, Windows ML, ONNX RT, WebNN
Total processor performance up to
36 TOPs
NPU performance up to
13 TOPs
GPU performance up to
8 TOPs
Memory
Internal memory
32 GB
Internal memory type
DDR5-SDRAM
Memory form factor
CSODIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)
2 x 16 GB
Maximum internal memory
64 GB
Memory data transfer rate
6400 MT/s
Memory channels
Dual-channel
Non-ECC
Yes
Storage
Total storage capacity
1 TB
Storage media
SSD
Total SSDs capacity
1 TB
Number of SSDs installed
1
SSD capacity
1 TB
SSD memory type
TLC
NVMe
Yes
SSD interface
PCI Express 4.0
SSD form factor
M.2
Self-Encrypting Drive (SED)
Yes
Optical drive type
No
Card reader integrated
Yes
Compatible memory cards
SD, SDHC, SDXC
Graphics
On-board graphics card
Yes
Discrete graphics card
Yes
Discrete GPU manufacturer
NVIDIA
Discrete graphics card model
NVIDIA RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell
Discrete graphics card memory
12 GB
Discrete graphics memory type
GDDR7
On-board GPU manufacturer
Intel
On-board graphics card family
Intel® Graphics
On-board graphics card model
Intel® Graphics
Audio
Audio chip
Cirrus Logic CS42L43
Number of built-in speakers
2
Speaker power
2.5 W
Built-in microphone
Yes
Camera
Front camera
Yes
Front camera resolution (numeric)
8.29 MP
Front camera HD type
Full HD
Front camera resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels
Video capturing speed
30 fps
Infrared (IR) camera
Yes
Privacy camera
Yes
Privacy type
Privacy shutter
Network
Mobile network connection
No
Top Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi band
Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)
Wi-Fi data rate (max)
5760 Mbit/s
WLAN controller manufacturer
Intel
WLAN controller model
Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200
Ethernet LAN
Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates
10,1000,2500,100 Mbit/s
Bluetooth
Yes
Near Field Communication (NFC)
Yes
Ports & interfaces
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
1
HDMI ports quantity
1
HDMI version
2.1
Thunderbolt 5 ports quantity
2
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantity
1
Intel® Thunderbolt 5
Yes
Intel® Thunderbolt 4
Yes
Combo headphone/mic port
Yes
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode
Yes
USB Power Delivery
Yes
PowerShare
Yes
Performance
Hall sensor
Yes
Ambient light sensor
Yes
Accelerometer
Yes
Keyboard
Pointing device
Touchpad
Keyboard language
UK English
Keyboard backlit
Yes
Numeric keypad
Yes
Copilot key
Yes
Software
Operating system installed
Windows 11 Pro
Operating system architecture
64-bit
Trial software
Activate Your Microsoft 365 For A 30 Day Trial
Brand-specific features
Brand specific technologies
Express Charge Boost capable, TNR, HDR Camera, Control Vault 3+
