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Both laptops have underwhelming gaming performance, with Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026) scoring 27 and MSI Cyborg 17 scoring 30.
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026) excels in professional work with a significant 19-point lead, thanks to its strong performance and Apple M5 processor.
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026) is the clear winner in portability, boasting an 80% larger display and a 30-point lead in portability score.
81 | Performance | 62 |
27 | Gaming | 30 |
54 | Display | 50 |
86 | Battery Life | 55 |
79 | Connectivity | 61 |
81 | Portability | 51 |
70 | QuickComparisons Score | 46 |
| March 2026 | Launched | July 2025 |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~80.1% |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm (13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches) | Dimensions: | 399.3 x 258 x 21.2-22.2 mm (15.72 x 10.16 x 0.83-0.87 inches) |
| 15.3 inches | Size | 17.3 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 224 ppi | PPI | 127 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| 2880 x 1864 pixels | Resolution | 1920 x 1080 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 | — |
| 27 ms | Response time | — |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 300 nits |
| 4121 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2508 |
| 17463 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9970 |
| 202 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 112 |
| 1162 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 606 |
| 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) | Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) |
| 340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches | Dimensions | 399.3 x 258 x 21.2-22.2 mm 15.72 x 10.16 x 0.83-0.87 inches |
| 809 cm 2 (125.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 1030 cm 2 (159.7 inches 2 ) |
| ~83.9% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.1% |
| 5.4 mm | Side bezels | 8.2 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 | — |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Apple M5 (10-Core) | CPU name | Intel Core 5 210H |
| 4.61 GHz | Base frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| 10 (4P + 6E) | Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| 10 | Threads | 12 |
| Apple M5 GPU (10-core) | Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 10 nm |
| Apple M5 GPU (10-Core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| 1620 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 8.6 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) | 2560 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 8.6 TFLOPS |
| 260 | Blender GPU | — |
| 22815 | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 9600 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 2x256 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 66.5 Wh | Capacity | 55.2 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 |
| Left | Charging port position | Right |
| 35 / 40 / 70 W | Charge power | 120 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 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | No |
| 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 | — |
| — | [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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