Samsung Chromebook 3 XE500C13-K04US vs Apple MacBook Pro M5 16GB Unified Memory 512GB SSD Silver Laptop Comparison

Samsung Chromebook 3 XE500C13-K04US and Apple MacBook Pro M5 16GB Unified Memory 512GB SSD Silver are both laptops with the same HDMI Ports (1). The main differences are in better single-core performance (+826%), better multithreading performance (+4106%), CPU and CPU Cores.

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Samsung Chromebook 3 XE500C13-K04US	Apple MacBook Pro M5 16GB Unified Memory 512GB SSD Silver
Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $350.00 - Buy now	Prices (Change region) In Stock $1,487.00 Out of Stock $1,586.19 - Buy now
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Brand Samsung	Brand Apple
Model XE500C13-K04US	Model MDE44LL/A MDE44T/A MDE44B/A MDE44D/A MDE44N/A MDE44Y/A MDE44FN/A
Release Date -	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) (-826%)	Single-Core Performance (Charts) (0%)
Workstation Performance (Charts) (-4106%)	Workstation Performance (Charts) (0%)
Gaming Performance (Charts) n/a	Gaming Performance (Charts) n/a
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CPU Intel N3060	CPU Apple M5
CPU Cores 2	CPU Cores 10
CPU Clock Rate 1600 MHz	CPU Clock Rate 3050 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate 2480 MHz	CPU Turbo Clock Rate 4610 MHz
RAM Size 4 GB	RAM Size 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR3	Memory Type -
Memory Configuration 1 x 4 GB	Memory Configuration -
GPU Intel HD Graphics 400	GPU Apple (10 Core)
SSD Capacity -	SSD Capacity 512 GB
SSD Type eMMC	SSD Type NVMe, PCI Express
Screen Size 11.6"	Screen Size 14.2"
Resolution 1366 x 768	Resolution 3024 x 1964
Panel Type -	Panel Type Liquid Retina
Refresh Rate 60 Hz	Refresh Rate 120 Hz
Front Camera Yes	Front Camera -
Dimensions 288.7 mm x 204.2 mm x 17.7 mm	Dimensions 313 mm x 221 mm x 15 mm
Operating System Chrome OS	Operating System macOS
Weight 1.15 Kg	Weight 1.55 Kg
Battery Capacity 33 Wh	Battery Capacity -
USB 2.0 Ports 1	USB 2.0 Ports -
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A Ports 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A Ports -
Thunderbolt 4 Ports -	Thunderbolt 4 Ports 3
HDMI Ports 1	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