Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Mid 2017) vs MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2017)

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Mid 2017) $1,400
MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2017) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,400
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core i7-7500U
CPU
Core i5-5350U
GPU
HD 620 1050MHz
GPU
HD 6000 1000MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
13.3" LCD IGZO 3200x1800 Touch
Display
13.3" LCD TN 1440x900 -

GB6 Single-Core

  • 34% faster vs MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2017)
  • 25% slower vs Blade Stealth 13 (Mid 2017)
Blade Stealth 13 (Mid 2017) - GB6S 1,200
x1.34
MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2017) - GB6S 895
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 40% faster vs MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2017)
  • 29% slower vs Blade Stealth 13 (Mid 2017)
Blade Stealth 13 (Mid 2017) - GB6M 2,400
x1.4
MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2017) - GB6M 1,710
x1
Core i7-7500U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
Core i5-5350U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
HD 620 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
HD 6000 1000MHz
384 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
5 FPS 1080p
4%
403 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
768 GFLOPS FP32
2%
16GB
LPDDR3-1866
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.6GB/s Read
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
13.3"
LCD IGZO
13.3"
LCD TN
350 Nits
300 Nits
60Hz
60Hz
3200x1800
5.8 Million Pixels
276 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
128 PPI
LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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-
720p
720p
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth 4.0
200 Series U+
9 Series U+
Data
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
Data
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
1x Thunderbolt 2 (20Gbps)
-
Video
1x HDMI 2.0
-
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
Card
1x SDXC Card
-
-
Power
MagSafe 2
Security
TPM 2.0
-
-
External
External
45W
20.00V
2.25A
45W
14.85V
3.05A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
3.00A 12V (36W)
3.00A 15V (45W)
2.25A 20V (45W)
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-
-
-
-
-
USB-C
1.5M (5 ft) Cable
MagSafe 2
1.8M (6 ft) Cable
53.6Wh
4702mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
54.4Wh
7158mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
Up to 7 Hours
Up to 12 Hours
Windows
macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
Cooler
2x Fans
Cooler
1x Fans
Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
321 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Weight
1.33 kg (2.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.62 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight
1.35 kg (3 lb)
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-
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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RZ09-01963
RZ09-01964
A1466
EMC 3178
MacBookAir7,2
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