MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) vs Lenovo Legion 5 (Gen 6, Mid 2021)

MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) $999
Lenovo Legion 5 (Gen 6, Mid 2021) $1,140
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,140
CPU
M4 (10C8G-FL)
CPU
Ryzen 5 5600H
GPU
8-Core M4-FL
GPU
Radeon RX 6600M
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920×1080
CPU Image
M4 (10C8G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Ryzen 5 5600H
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
M4 (10C8G-FL) vs Ryzen 5 5600H Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
8-Core M4-FL
1024 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Radeon RX 6600M
1792 Shaders
2177MHz
8GB GDDR6
256GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
3.01 TFLOPS FP32
6%
79 FPS 1080p
66%
7.8 TFLOPS FP32
16%
8-Core M4-FL vs Radeon RX 6600M Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
8GB
DDR4-3200
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.3GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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Area
84.5 in² (545.3 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
104 in² (670.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
165Hz
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Response Time
33ms GtG
Response Time
3ms GtG
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Resolution
2560×1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
170° Horizontal
170° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
66% DCI-P3
68% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
Accuracy
dE 3.9 Avg
dE 8.2 Max
dE 5.50 Greyscale
2.15 Gamma
7410K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Number Pad
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.1
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Integrated Chipset
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
Lenovo Slim-tip
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
230W
20.00V
11.50A
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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Lenovo Slim-tip
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
53.8Wh
4719mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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60Wh
3906mAh
15.36V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 4.5 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
Charge Time
20 min 50%
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macOS 15 Sequoia
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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Height
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
215 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
0.74 L
Height
25.8 mm (1 in)
Width
362.6 mm (14.3 in)
Depth
260.6 mm (10.3 in)
Volume
2.43 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
2.35 kg (5.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.13 kg (6.9 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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15ACH6A
15ACH6H
Gen 6
Change Comparison