Apple MacBook Pro M5 16GB Unified Memory 512GB SSD Space Black vs MacBook Air 2022 8GB RAM 256GB Starlight Laptop Comparison

Apple MacBook Pro M5 16GB Unified Memory 512GB SSD Space Black and Apple MacBook Air 2022 8GB RAM 256GB Starlight are both laptops with the same Operating System (macOS). The main differences are in better single-core performance (+49%), better multithreading performance (+75%), CPU and CPU Cores.

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Apple MacBook Pro M5 16GB Unified Memory 512GB SSD Space Black	Apple MacBook Air 2022 8GB RAM 256GB Starlight
Prices (Change region) Out of Stock $1,499.00 Out of Stock $1,586.19 Out of Stock Free shipping $1,599.00 - Buy now Show 1 more offers	Prices (Change region) Out of Stock $449.99 Out of Stock Free shipping $799.00 Out of Stock Free shipping $899.00 Out of Stock $899.00 Out of Stock Free shipping $1,547.99 - Buy now Show 3 more offers
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Brand Apple	Brand Apple
Model MDE04LL/A MDE04T/A MDE04B/A MDE04D/A MDE04N/A MDE04Y/A MDE04FN/A	Model MLY13LL/A MLY13T/A MLY13B/A MLY13D/A MLY13N/A MLY13Y/A MLY13FN/A
Release Date 📅 October 2025	Release Date 📅 July 2022
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Single-Core Performance (Charts) (0%)	Single-Core Performance (Charts) (-49%)
Workstation Performance (Charts) (0%)	Workstation Performance (Charts) (-75%)
Gaming Performance (Charts) n/a	Gaming Performance (Charts) n/a
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CPU Apple M5	CPU Apple M2 8 Core
CPU Cores 10	CPU Cores 8
CPU Clock Rate 3050 MHz	CPU Clock Rate 2400 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate 4610 MHz	CPU Turbo Clock Rate 3500 MHz
RAM Size 16 GB	RAM Size 8 GB
GPU Apple (10 Core)	GPU Apple (8 Core)
SSD Capacity 512 GB	SSD Capacity 256 GB
SSD Type NVMe, PCI Express	SSD Type -
Screen Size 14.2"	Screen Size 13.6"
Resolution 3024 x 1964	Resolution 2560 x 1664
Panel Type Liquid Retina	Panel Type IPS
Refresh Rate 120 Hz	Refresh Rate 60 Hz
Dimensions 313 mm x 221 mm x 15 mm	Dimensions 304mm x 215mm x 11mm
Operating System macOS	Operating System macOS
Weight 1.55 Kg	Weight 1.24 Kg
Thunderbolt 3 Ports -	Thunderbolt 3 Ports 2
Thunderbolt 4 Ports 3	Thunderbolt 4 Ports -
HDMI Ports 1	HDMI Ports -
HDMI Version 2.1	HDMI Version -
Fingerprint Reader Yes	Fingerprint Reader Yes
Wi-Fi Generation 6E	Wi-Fi Generation 6
Keyboard Backlit Yes	Keyboard Backlit Yes