MacBook Air 13 (M3, Early 2024) vs Razer Blade 17 (Early 2022)

MacBook Air 13 (M3, Early 2024) $1,199
Razer Blade 17 (Early 2022) $2,800
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,800
CPU
M3 (8C8G-FL)
CPU
Core i7-12800H
GPU
8-Core M3-FL
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
1TB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560x1664 -
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M3 (8C8G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Core i7-12800H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
GB6S 3,130
77%
GB6M 9,510
36%
GB6S 2,350
58%
GB6M 10,500
39%
8-Core M3-FL
1024 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
3840 Shaders
1702MHz
6GB GDDR6
336GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 2.86 TFLOPS
6%
1080p 90 FPS
75%
FP32 13.07 TFLOPS
26%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
16GB
DDR5-4800
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 7GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.6"
LCD IPS
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17.3"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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350 Nits
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60Hz
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360Hz
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2560x1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
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HM670
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Network
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1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
3-hole Oval Shape
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Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
280W
19.50V
14.36A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.00A 15V (30W)
1.50A 20V (30W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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3-hole Oval Shape
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
52.6Wh
4614mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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82Wh
5325mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 4 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Up to 80% in 50 min
Up to 100% in 90 min
Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 90 min
macOS 12 Monterey
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
3x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
6.0mm
Height
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
215 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
0.74 L
Height
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
395 mm (15.6 in)
Depth
260 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.04 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
2.5 kg (5.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.3 kg (7.3 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A2681
RZ09-0423E
RZ09-0423N
RZ09-0423P
RZ09-0423x
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