Quick/Comparisons
The MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX (2026) takes the lead in gaming performance with a score of 53, outpacing the Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026) by 26 points.
Both laptops deliver strong performance, with the MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX (2026) edging out the Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026) by just 3 points.
The Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026) boasts a significantly higher portability score of 81, making it the clear winner in this category.
81 | Performance | 84 |
27 | Gaming | 53 |
54 | Display | 65 |
86 | Battery Life | 58 |
79 | Connectivity | 61 |
81 | Portability | 57 |
70 | QuickComparisons Score | 64 |
| March 2026 | Launched | April 2026 |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~75.8% |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches) | Dimensions: | 363 x 269.7 x 21.95-23.85 mm (14.29 x 10.62 x 0.86-0.94 inches) |
| 15.3 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 224 ppi | PPI | 189 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2880 x 1864 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | No |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1223:1 | Contrast | — |
| 100% | sRGB color space | — |
| 86.30% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 97.50% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 27 ms | Response time | 3 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 400 nits |
| 4121 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3127 |
| 17463 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 15419 |
| 202 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 134 |
| 1162 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1861 |
| 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) | Weight | 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs) |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches | Dimensions | 363 x 269.7 x 21.95-23.85 mm 14.29 x 10.62 x 0.86-0.94 inches |
| 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 979 cm 2 (151.8 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.8% |
| 5.4 mm | Side bezels | 9.2 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | — |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Apple M5 (10-Core) | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX |
| 4.61 GHz | Base frequency | 2.4\9 GHz |
| 10 (4P + 6E) | Cores | 18 (8P + 12E) |
| 10 | Threads | 18 |
| Apple M5 GPU (10-core) | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| 1620 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 8 GB |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| 9.6 Gbps | Memory speed | ~24 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 3328 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 104 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 18.4 TFLOPS |
| 260 | Blender GPU | — |
| 22815 | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 9600 MHz | Clock | 6400 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 2x256 GB | Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 66.5 Wh | Capacity | 80 Wh |
| — | 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, 100 W |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 35 / 40 / 70 W | Charge power | 240 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 116 / 80 / 167 grams | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v6E |
| v6.0 | Bluetooth | v5.3 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 |
| No | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| No | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| No | SD card reader | No |
| 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 | — |
| Glass | Surface | Plastic |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | No |
| ~84.8 dB | Loudness | — |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
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