Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Midnight 2026

Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Midnight 2026

Apple
88 Overall Score
vs
Dell Latitude 14" 5421 Silver

Dell Latitude 14" 5421 Silver

Dell
42 Overall Score

Scores

Compact
Apple
96
Dell
57
Student
Apple
93
Dell
50
Business
Apple
92
Dell
45
Entertainment
Apple
85
Dell
34
Developer
Apple
76
Dell
43
Creator
Apple
64
Dell
18
Ai Llm
Apple
51
Dell
22
Gaming
Apple
25
Dell
11

Specifications

Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5Dell Latitude 14" 5421
Processor
CPU*Apple M5 Intel Core i7 11850H
CPU Multi-Core Score
26,857
19,688
Cores108
Frequency2.5 GHz
L3 Cache24 MB
Graphics
GPUApple M5 10-coreIntel UHD Graphics
GPU Benchmark Score
8,452
No data
Typeintegrated
VRAM TypeSystem Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM24 GB32 GB
Storage 11 TB512 GB
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Display
Size13.6"14"
Resolution2560 px1920 px
Connectivity
USB-C Ports2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothBluetooth 6Bluetooth 5.1
Physical
Weight1.23 kg1.50 kg
OSmacOSWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Midnight 2026

  • Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong reliability (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong compact (90th percentile)90th %ile

Dell Latitude 14" 5421 Silver

  • Strong ram (75th percentile)
  • Strong compact (74th percentile)
  • Strong cpu (66th percentile)
  • Below average gpu (12th percentile)12th %ile
  • Below average screen (23th percentile)
  • Below average port (25th percentile)
  • Below average reliability (33th percentile)

Verdict

Winner: Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5

Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 11 of 20 specs.

Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment