MacBook Air 13 (M3, Early 2024) vs Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14 (Gen 6, Early 2021)

MacBook Air 13 (M3, Early 2024) $1,199
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14 (Gen 6, Early 2021) $1,060
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,060
CPU
M3 (8C8G-FL)
CPU
Ryzen 7 5800U
GPU
8-Core M3-FL
GPU
GeForce MX450 GDDR6
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560x1664 -
Display
14" LCD IPS 2240x1400 Touch
M3 (8C8G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Ryzen 7 5800U
8 Cores
16 Threads
1.9GHz Clock
GB6S 3,130
77%
GB6M 9,510
36%
GB6S 1,705
42%
GB6M 6,735
25%
8-Core M3-FL
1024 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce MX450 GDDR6
896 Shaders
1575MHz
2GB GDDR6
80GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 2.86 TFLOPS
6%
1080p 35 FPS
29%
FP32 2.82 TFLOPS
6%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
16GB
DDR4-3200
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.4GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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2560x1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
2240x1400
3.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic 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 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.1
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Integrated Chipset
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2x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP + PD
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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-I
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Power
MagSafe 3
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
65W
20.00V
3.25A
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-PD
2.00A 5V (10W)
2.00A 9V (18W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.25A 20V (65W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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USB-C
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
52.6Wh
4614mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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56.5Wh
4905mAh
11.52V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 9 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
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macOS 12 Monterey
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
5.0mm
Height
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
215 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
0.74 L
Height
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
312.2 mm (12.3 in)
Depth
221 mm (8.7 in)
Volume
1.24 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
1.41 kg (3.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.76 kg (3.9 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not 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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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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A2681
14ACN6
Gen 6
Change Comparison