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The Apple MacBook Neo takes the win in gaming, albeit narrowly, due to its slightly better performance in this area. However, neither laptop excels in gaming.
The Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026) dominates in professional work with its strong performance, making it the clear winner for this use case.
Both laptops are highly portable, with the Apple MacBook Neo edging out the Air 15 M5 (2026) by a small margin, resulting in a tie.
81 | Performance | 64 |
27 | Gaming | 24 |
54 | Display | 51 |
86 | Battery Life | 76 |
79 | Connectivity | 79 |
81 | Portability | 97 |
70 | QuickComparisons Score | 63 |
| March 2026 | Launched | March 2026 |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~79.8% |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches) | Dimensions: | 297.5 x 206.4 x 12.7 mm (11.71 x 8.13 x 0.5 inches) |
| 15.3 inches | Size | 13 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 224 ppi | PPI | 218 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2880 x 1864 pixels | Resolution | 2408 x 1506 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1223:1 | Contrast | 1142:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 97.90% |
| 86.30% | Adobe RGB profile | 72.60% |
| 97.50% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 72.20% |
| 27 ms | Response time | 18 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 4121 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3412 |
| 17463 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8581 |
| 202 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 161 |
| 1162 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 654 |
| 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) | Weight | 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches | Dimensions | 297.5 x 206.4 x 12.7 mm 11.71 x 8.13 x 0.5 inches |
| 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 614 cm 2 (95.2 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.8% |
| 5.4 mm | Side bezels | 8.8 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | Colors | Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow |
| Aluminum | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | 135° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Passive |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | — |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Apple M5 (10-Core) | CPU name | Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) |
| 4.61 GHz | Base frequency | 2 GHz |
| 10 (4P + 6E) | Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| 10 | Threads | 6 |
| Apple M5 GPU (10-core) | Integrated GPU | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) | GPU name | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| Integrated | Type | Integrated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| 1620 MHz | GPU boost clock | 1490 MHz |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 2.3 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | System Shared |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| 9.6 Gbps | Memory speed | 7.5 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 768 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | — |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 2.3 TFLOPS |
| 260 | Blender GPU | — |
| 22815 | Solar Bay | 6805 |
| 16GB | RAM size | 8GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x4 GB |
| 9600 MHz | Clock | 7500 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | LPDDR5X |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| 512GB | Storage size | 256GB |
| Custom | Bus | Custom |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 2x256 GB | Channels | 1x256 GB |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 66.5 Wh | Capacity | 36.5 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | 2:00 hr |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 70 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 30 W |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 35 / 40 / 70 W | Charge power | 20 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | 1.5 meters |
| 116 / 80 / 167 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 58 grams |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v6E |
| v6.0 | Bluetooth | v6.0 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | Optional |
| No | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| No | USB-A | No |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | No |
| No | HDMI | No |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| No | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | No |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | No |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 11.5 x 7.2 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| No | Windows Precision | No |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~84.8 dB | Loudness | ~83 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
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