Apple MacBook Air 13" vs MacBook Pro M5 16GB Unified Memory 512GB SSD Space Black Laptop Comparison

The main differences between Apple MacBook Air 13" and Apple MacBook Pro M5 16GB Unified Memory 512GB SSD Space Black are in better single-core performance (+251%), better multithreading performance (+907%), CPU and CPU Cores.

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Apple MacBook Air 13"	Apple MacBook Pro M5 16GB Unified Memory 512GB SSD Space Black
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Brand Apple	Brand Apple
Model MVFJ2LL/A MVFJ2T/A MVFJ2B/A MVFJ2D/A MVFJ2N/A MVFJ2Y/A MVFJ2FN/A	Model MDE04LL/A MDE04T/A MDE04B/A MDE04D/A MDE04N/A MDE04Y/A MDE04FN/A
Release Date 📅 August 2020	Release Date 📅 October 2025
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
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Single-Core Performance (Charts) (-251%)	Single-Core Performance (Charts) (0%)
Workstation Performance (Charts) (-907%)	Workstation Performance (Charts) (0%)
Gaming Performance (Charts) n/a	Gaming Performance (Charts) n/a
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CPU Intel i5-8210Y	CPU Apple M5
CPU Cores 2	CPU Cores 10
CPU Clock Rate 1600 MHz	CPU Clock Rate 3050 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate 3600 MHz	CPU Turbo Clock Rate 4610 MHz
RAM Size 8 GB	RAM Size 16 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 617	GPU Apple (10 Core)
SSD Capacity 256 GB	SSD Capacity 512 GB
SSD Type -	SSD Type NVMe, PCI Express
Screen Size 13.3"	Screen Size 14.2"
Resolution 2560 x 1600	Resolution 3024 x 1964
Panel Type IPS	Panel Type Liquid Retina
Refresh Rate 60 Hz	Refresh Rate 120 Hz
Dimensions 213 mm x 305 mm x 15 mm	Dimensions 313 mm x 221 mm x 15 mm
Operating System macOS 10.15 Catalina	Operating System macOS
Weight 1.25 Kg	Weight 1.55 Kg
Thunderbolt 4 Ports -	Thunderbolt 4 Ports 3
HDMI Ports -	HDMI Ports 1
HDMI Version -	HDMI Version 2.1
Fingerprint Reader -	Fingerprint Reader Yes
Wi-Fi Generation -	Wi-Fi Generation 6E
Keyboard Backlit -	Keyboard Backlit Yes