MacBook Air 13 (M3, Early 2024) vs HP Pavilion Gaming 15 (Early 2021)

MacBook Air 13 (M3, Early 2024) $1,199
HP Pavilion Gaming 15 (Early 2021) $720
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$720
CPU
M3 (8C8G-FL)
CPU
Ryzen 5 5600H
GPU
8-Core M3-FL
GPU
GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop
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
Ryzen 5 5600H
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
GB6S 3,130
77%
GB6M 9,510
36%
GB6S 1,600
39%
GB6M 5,760
22%
8-Core M3-FL
1024 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop
1024 Shaders
1560MHz
2GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 2.86 TFLOPS
6%
1080p 39 FPS
33%
FP32 3.2 TFLOPS
6%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
8GB
DDR4-3200
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/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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15.6"
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
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
Green Backlight
Number Pad
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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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 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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Data
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1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
DC 4.5x3mm
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
200W
19.50V
10.30A
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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DC 4.5x3mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
52.6Wh
4614mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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52.5Wh
4545mAh
11.55V
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
Plastic
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Cooler
2x Fans
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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
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
Width
360 mm (14.2 in)
Depth
257 mm (10.1 in)
Volume
2.17 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
1.98 kg (4.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.64 kg (5.8 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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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A2681
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