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Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Silver 2026
The 3nm Apple M5 10-core chip and 10-core GPU, backed by a 16-core Neural Engine, deliver AI acceleration in a silent 1.24kg chassis. Its 15.3-inch 2880x1864 Liquid Retina display combines with a 4TB SSD and Wi-Fi 7, offering expansive storage and connectivity in a fanless aluminum unibody. This MacBook Air is ideal for business travelers and students needing on-device AI, with strong business (78.4) and entertainment (78.7) scores but poor gaming capability.
CPU Apple M5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 4 TB
Screen 15.3" 2560x1664
GPU Apple (10-Core)
OS macOS
Weight 1.2 kg
Battery 54 Wh
79 Overall Score
Price $2,499
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong screen (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong cpu (82th percentile) 82th
Cons
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
What owners think
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 4 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.3" |
| Resolution | 2560 (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 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.3" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 54 | - | 100 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 | 81.8 | 18.5 | 53.4 | 46.5 | 84.7 | 54.4 | 98.6 | 96.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.4 | 95.3 | 72.6 | 89.9 | 58.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Compare | 96.7 | 92.4 | 90.3 | 97.9 | 94.4 | 8.6 | 97.4 | 78.6 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.7 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 73.9 | 58.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.4 | 94.8 | 85.4 | 81.4 | 78.6 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.8 | 60.2 | 83.9 | 82.7 | 71.6 | 77.5 | 69.5 | 31.9 |
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Other Configurations33
MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB2TBMidnight$2,099MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB2TBMidnight$2,099MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 32GB2TBSky Blue$2,299MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB4TBMidnight$2,299MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB4TBSky Blue$2,499MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB4TBSilver$2,699MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB4TBMidnight$2,699MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB4TBMidnight$2,699MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 32GB4TBSky Blue$2,899
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MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"M5 Chip16GB512GBSky Blue$950MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$950MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$1,119MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"M516GB512GBSky Blue$1,149MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB1000GBStarlight$1,149MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB1000GBMidnight$1,149MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB512GBSky Blue$1,199MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB512GBStarlight$1,299MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB512GBMidnight$1,299MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$1,299MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB1000GBMidnight$1,300MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$1,319MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB1000GBMidnight$1,349MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB512GBMidnight$1,499MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB1TBMidnight$1,519MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB1TBMidnight$1,519MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"M524GB1000GBSilver$1,549MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB1TBStarlight$1,699MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 32GB512GBSilver$1,699MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB2TBSky Blue$1,699MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB1TBMidnight$1,719MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB1TBMidnight$1,899MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB2TBSilver$1,899MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB2TBStarlight$1,899
