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The Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) is the clear winner in gaming, thanks to its high score of 95, while the Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 (2024) falls short with a score of 23.
Although the Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 (2024) scores 64, the Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) takes the lead with a score of 93, making it the better choice for professional work.
The Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 (2024) is the clear winner in portability, thanks to its high score of 84, while the Gigabyte Aorus Master 18 (2025) scores a relatively low 47.
64 | Performance | 93 |
23 | Gaming | 95 |
54 | Display | 77 |
86 | Battery Life | 61 |
70 | Connectivity | 72 |
81 | Portability | 33 |
66 | QuickComparisons Score | 87 |
| March 2024 | Launched | April 2025 |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~81.7% |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches) | Dimensions: | 400.76 x 287 x 25.3-30.9 mm (15.78 x 11.3 x 1-1.22 inches) |
| 15.3 inches | Size | 18 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | Mini LED |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 224 ppi | PPI | 168 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2880 x 1864 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| No | Sync technology | G-Sync |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1422:1 | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 99.90% | sRGB color space | 99.60% |
| 87.80% | Adobe RGB profile | 84.50% |
| 98.70% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 25 ms | Response time | 5 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 1200 nits |
| 2958 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3342 |
| 11376 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 22441 |
| 135 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 145 |
| 697 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2132 |
| 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) | Weight | 3.5 kg (7.72 lbs) |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches | Dimensions | 400.76 x 287 x 25.3-30.9 mm 15.78 x 11.3 x 1-1.22 inches |
| 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 1150 cm 2 (178.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.7% |
| 5.4 mm | Side bezels | 6.5 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Gray | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | 125° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | 4 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 53 dB |
| Apple M3 | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| 4.05 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 8 (4P + 4E) | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| Apple M3 GPU | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| Apple M3 GPU (10-core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| 1380 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 3.5 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 42 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 16 GB |
| LPDDR5 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 256 bit |
| 6.4 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 7680 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 240 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 96 |
| 3.5 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 42 TFLOPS |
| 146 | Blender GPU | — |
| 12321 | Solar Bay | — |
| 8GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x4 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5 | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 256GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x256 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 66.5 Wh | Capacity | 99 Wh |
| 2:50 hr | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 70 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left | Charging port position | Left, Right |
| 35 / 70 W | Charge power | 400 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 184 / 298 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 1119 grams |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| No | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| No | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | 1x v2.1 |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| No | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1.7 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 13.4 x 9.0 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Plastic |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 4 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~85.1 dB | Loudness | ~77 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
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