MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) vs Razer Blade 14 (Late 2016)

MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) $999
Razer Blade 14 (Late 2016) $1,800
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,800
CPU
M4 (10C8G-FL)
CPU
Core i7-6700HQ
GPU
8-Core M4-FL
GPU
GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664
Display
14" LCD IPS 1920×1080

GB6 Single-Core

  • 3.42x faster vs Blade 14 (Late 2016)
  • 71% slower vs MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025)
MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) - GB6S 3,765
x3.42
Blade 14 (Late 2016) - GB6S 1,100
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 4.27x faster vs Blade 14 (Late 2016)
  • 77% slower vs MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025)
MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) - GB6M 14,675
x4.27
Blade 14 (Late 2016) - GB6M 3,440
x1

FP32

  • 30% slower vs Blade 14 (Late 2016)
  • 42% faster vs MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025)
MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) - 3.01 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Blade 14 (Late 2016) - 4.28 TFLOPS FP32
x1.42
CPU Image
M4 (10C8G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-6700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
M4 (10C8G-FL) vs Core i7-6700HQ Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
8-Core M4-FL
1024 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop
1280 Shaders
1670MHz
6GB GDDR5
192GB/s Bandwidth
3.01 TFLOPS FP32
6%
4.28 TFLOPS FP32
9%
8-Core M4-FL vs GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
16GB
DDR4-2133
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.6GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
13.6"
LCD IPS
14"
LCD IPS
13.6"
14"
Area
84.5 in² (545.3 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
83.8 in² (540.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
300 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Response Time
33ms GtG
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-
Resolution
2560×1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
157 PPI
2560×1664
1920×1080
LED Backlight
1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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-
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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-
-
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
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-
-
-
-
-
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Coating
Matte
2560×1664
1920×1080
1080p
720p
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
4
2
3
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.1
Integrated Chipset
HM170
Data
-
-
2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
Data
3x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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-
-
Video
1x HDMI 2.0
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Power
MagSafe 3
Power
DC 5.5x2.5mm
-
-
-
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
165W
19.80V
8.33A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
2.00A 15V (30W)
1.50A 20V (30W)
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-
-
-
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USB-C
Removable Cable
-
DC 5.5x2.5mm
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-
1.5M (5 ft) Cable
53.8Wh
4719mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
71Wh
6400mAh
11.10V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 16 Hours
Up to 3.5 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
50 min 80%
90 min 100%
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-
-
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macOS 15 Sequoia
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
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-
Cooler
2x Fans
Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
-
-
Height
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
215 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
0.74 L
Height
17.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
345 mm (13.6 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.45 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
Weight
1.89 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.47 kg (5.4 lb)
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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Storage Slots
1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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RZ09-01952
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