Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Starlight 2026
The M5 chip’s 3nm architecture and 16-core Neural Engine deliver responsive AI performance in a fanless chassis that stays silent under load. Its 1.24kg weight and vivid 2880x1864 Liquid Retina display make it exceptionally portable for a 15.3-inch laptop, while 24GB unified memory and a 2TB SSD handle large datasets smoothly. This configuration suits business users and data scientists who need to run on-device machine learning models and everyday productivity apps without fan noise, though gaming performance remains a clear limitation.
CPU Apple M5
RAM 24 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 15.3" 2560x1664
GPU Apple (10-Core)
OS macOS
Weight 1.2 kg
Battery 54 Wh
76 Overall Score
Price MX$0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong screen (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong cpu (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.3" |
| Resolution | 2560x1664 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| Battery | 54 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.3" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | 54 | - | - | 71 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 | 80.7 | 71.2 | 66.3 | 46.5 | 86.4 | 57.8 | 94.2 | 97.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 89.3 | 59.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.2 | 91.1 | 98.8 | 99.8 | 95.3 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 80.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 67.5 | 32.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 63.6 | 95.7 | 87.1 | 80.4 | 80.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 80.6 | 91.2 | 96.1 | 72.4 | 59.6 |
Usage Scores
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