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Apple MacBook Air 15 (M4, 2025)
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2025)
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Size
15.3"
Operating System
macOS
Size
"
Operating System
Our Verdict
Apple MacBook Air 15 (M4, 2025)
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2025)
Full comparison details regarding individual product score sets can be found in the section below
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Variants
- MacBook Air 15 (MW1L3LL/A) (Midnight - M4 (10-core CPU/10-core GPU)/16GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MW1M3LL/A) (Midnight - M4 (10-core CPU/10-core GPU)/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MC6L4LL/A) (Midnight - M4 (10-core CPU/10-core GPU)/24GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MW1G3LL/A) (Silver - M4 (10-core CPU/10-core GPU)/16GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MW1H3LL/A) (Silver - M4 (10-core CPU/10-core GPU)/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MC6J4LL/A) (Silver - M4 (10-core CPU/10-core GPU)/24GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MC7A4LL/A) (Sky Blue - M4 (10-core CPU/10-core GPU)/16GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MC7C4LL/A) (Sky Blue - M4 (10-core CPU/10-core GPU)/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MC7D4LL/A) (Sky Blue - M4 (10-core CPU/10-core GPU)/24GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MW1J3LL/A) (Starlight - M4 (10-core CPU/10-core GPU)/16GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MW1K3LL/A) (Starlight - M4 (10-core CPU/10-core GPU)/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MC6K4LL/A) (Starlight - M4 (10-core CPU/10-core GPU)/24GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MDE54LL/A) (Silver - M5 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU)/16GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MDE44LL/A) (Silver - M5 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU)/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MDE64LL/A) (Silver - M5 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU)/24GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MDE14LL/A) (Space Black - M5 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU)/16GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MDE04LL/A) (Space Black - M5 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU)/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 14 (MDE34LL/A) (Space Black - M5 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU)/24GB/1TB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
8.7
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
°
Stability
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Portability
8.7
Dimensions Photo
Size
15.3"
"
Thickness
0.6" (1.4 cm)
" ( cm)
Width
13.4" (34.0 cm)
" ( cm)
Depth
9.3" (23.7 cm)
" ( cm)
Volume
68.8 in³ (1,128.1 cm³)
in³ ( cm³)
Weight
3.3 lbs (1.5 kg)
lbs ( kg)
Charger Size
4.2 in³ (68.6 cm³)
in³ ( cm³)
Charger Weight
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
lbs ( kg)
Serviceability
3.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
6.0
RAM Slots
0
Storage Slots
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2880 x 1864
Aspect Ratio
16:10
Pixel Density
224 PPI
PPI
Panel Type
IPS
Touch Screen
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
87%
%
Refresh Rate
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
Contrast
7.4
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,348 : 1
: 1
Brightness
8.4
Maximum Brightness
448 cd/m²
cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
2 cd/m²
cd/m²
Reflections
9.0
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Total Reflections
1.61%
%
Indirect Reflections
0.29%
%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.31%
%
Black Uniformity
7.7
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.924%
%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
9.9
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
1.51
Avg. Gamma
2.23
Avg. Color dE
0.95
Avg. Color Temperature
6,755 K
K
Color Gamut
9.4
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.99%
%
sRGB uv
99.98%
%
Adobe RGB xy
87.86%
%
Adobe RGB uv
93.21%
%
Gamut HDR
DCI-P3 xy
99.47%
%
DCI-P3 uv
99.5%
%
Rec. 2020 xy
72.17%
%
Rec. 2020 uv
73.79%
%
Flicker
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
No
Flicker Frequency
> 1000Hz
Flicker Active Below
100%
%
Interface
Keyboard
8.0
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
Numpad
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
61 gf
gf
Actuation Force
37 gf
gf
Pre-Travel
0.80 mm
mm
Total Travel
0.90 mm
mm
Touchpad
9.6
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
9.5
Size
21.4 in² (138.0 cm²)
in² ( cm²)
Material
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
Speakers
8.6
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
77 dB SPL
dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
4.4 dB
dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
1.8
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
138 Hz
Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
16 kHz
kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.7 dB
dB
Webcam & Microphone
8.7
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
9.0
Resolution
1080p
Position
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
Face Unlock
No
Connectivity
Ports
5.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
0
USB-C Ports
2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
HDMI
No
DisplayPort
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
Ethernet
No
Proprietary Port
Apple MagSafe 3
Security Lock
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Apple
Model
M4
Core Count
10
Thread Count
10
GPU
Brand
Apple
Model
M4
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
GB
Modules
Unknown
Type
LP-DDR5x
Speed
7,500 MHz
MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
256 GB
GB
Usable Capacity
211 GB
GB
Drive 1
Apple SSD AP0256Z
Drive 1 Type
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.5
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
2,638 points
CPU Multi-Thread
12,987 points
GPU Compute
40,460 points
CPU/RAM Performance
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
2,175 points
points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
12,004 points
points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
2,638 points
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
12,987 points
Blender - CPU (Avg)
3.0 min
samples/min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
ms
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.9
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
2,175 points
points
Multi-Thread
12,004 points
points
Low Tier Graphics
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
40,460 points
Basemark Web 3.0
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
N/A
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
mprep - Stress My GPU
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.2
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
3.0 min
samples/min
GPU Render Time
0.5 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
High Tier Graphics
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
N/A
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
Basemark GPU (DX12)
N/A
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
Frames
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
7.5
Basemark Image
Overall Score
46,774
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
Blender - GPU (Avg)
samples/min
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
points
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
Civilization VII - AI
s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
fps
Previous Methodology Score
N/A
Previous Methodology Score Converted
N/A
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
fps
GTA V (Avg)
N/A
GTA V (1% Low)
N/A
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
N/A
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
N/A
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
fps
Previous Methodology Score
N/A
Previous Methodology Score Converted
N/A
Borderlands 3
4.2
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
30 fps
1% Low
15 fps
0.1% Low
8 fps
1% Low Delta
32 ms
0.1% Low Delta
94 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
51 fps
Ray Tracing Performance
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
N/A
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
N/A
Civilization VI
6.4
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
43 fps
1% Low
29 fps
0.1% Low
26 fps
1% Low Delta
11 ms
0.1% Low Delta
15 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
80 fps
Avg. Turn Time
6.97 s
Storage Drive Performance
9.3
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
2,802.5 MB/s
MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,192.6 MB/s
MB/s
Random Write Speed
46.5 MB/s
MB/s
Random Read Speed
62.3 MB/s
MB/s
Battery
8.8
Capacity
67 Wh
Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
11.6 hrs
hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
12.9 hrs
hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
3.2 hrs
hrs
Charge Time
3.0 hrs
hrs
Counter-Strike 2
0.0
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
1% Low
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
N/A
Thermals And Noise
8.2
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
25 °C (77 °F)
°C ( °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
49 °C (120 °F)
°C ( °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
N/A
dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
N/A
dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
5.3
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
39 fps
1% Low
24 fps
0.1% Low
15 fps
1% Low Delta
16 ms
0.1% Low Delta
41 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
63 fps
Performance Over Time
7.3
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
87 °C
°C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
4% loss
% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
84 °C
°C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
13% loss
% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
macOS
Additional Software
None
Extra Features
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
RGB Illumination
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
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