MacBook Air 13 (M3, Early 2024) vs MacBook Pro 13 (Early 2013)

MacBook Air 13 (M3, Early 2024) $1,199
MacBook Pro 13 (Early 2013) $1,699
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
CPU
M3 (8C8G-FL)
CPU
Core i5-3230M
GPU
8-Core M3-FL
GPU
HD 4000 1100MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560x1664 -
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M3 (8C8G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Core i5-3230M
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
GB6S 3,130
77%
GB6M 9,510
36%
GB6S 505
12%
GB6M 1,020
4%
8-Core M3-FL
1024 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
HD 4000 1100MHz
128 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 2.86 TFLOPS
6%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.28 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
8GB
DDR3L-1600
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
256GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.6"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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900:1 Contrast
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
QS77
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
MagSafe 2
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
60W
16.50V
3.65A
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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Removable Cable
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
52.6Wh
4614mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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74Wh
6601mAh
11.21V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 7 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
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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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 mm (0.7 in)
Width
314 mm (12.4 in)
Depth
219 mm (8.6 in)
Volume
1.31 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
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1.62 kg (3.6 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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A2681
A1425
EMC 2672
MacBookPro10,2
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