Apple 13-inch MacBook Air - Apple M5 chip with 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU - 24GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Starlight Review

CPU M5
RAM 24 GB
Storage 1000 GB
Screen 13.6" 2560x1664
GPU Apple M5 10-core
OS Mac OS
Weight 1.2 kg
Apple 13-inch MacBook Air - Apple M5 chip with 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU - 24GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Starlight laptop
81.3 Overall Score

Overview

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 81
GPU 19
RAM 66.8
Ports 53.4
Screen 76.9
Portability 90.6
Storage 69.9
Reliability 94.5

Pros & Cons

Pros

Cons

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

Cores 10

Graphics

GPU Apple M5 10-core
Type integrated

Memory & Storage

RAM 24 GB
RAM Generation Not provid
Storage 1000 GB
Storage Type SSD

Display

Size 13.6"
Resolution 2560 (QHD)

Connectivity

Thunderbolt 2x Thunderbolt

Physical

Weight 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs
OS Mac OS

Value & Pricing

Price History

New Refurbished
$1,100 $1,200 $1,300 $1,400 $1,500 $1,600 Mar 19Mar 28Apr 6Apr 11 $1,349

vs Competition

Spec Apple 13-inch MacBook Air - Apple M5 chip with 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU - 24GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Starlight ASUS ROG Flow ASUS ROG Flow - AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 AMD Radeon Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) Lenovo ThinkPad Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 16" UHD+ OLED Touchscreen MSI Creator MSI Creator M14 A13V A13VF-081US 14" 2.8K Laptop, HP ZBook HP 14" ZBook Ultra G1a Multi-Touch Mobile
CPU M5 AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Apple M5 Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Intel Core i7 13620H AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395
RAM (GB) 24 128 32 64 32 128
Storage (GB) 1000 1024 4096 2048 2048 2048
Screen 13.6" 2560x1664 13.4" 2560x1600 14.2" 3024x1964 16" 3840x2160 14" 2880x1800 14" 2880x1800
GPU Apple M5 10-core AMD Radeon 8060 Apple (10-Core) NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AMD Radeon
OS Mac OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Pro, English Windows 11 Home (MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business) Windows 11 Pro
Weight (kg) 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.6 2.5
Battery (Wh) - 70 72 90 - 74