MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) vs HP Pavilion 14 (Early 2021)

MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) $999
HP Pavilion 14 (Early 2021) $520
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$520
CPU
M4 (10C8G-FL)
CPU
Ryzen 3 5300U
GPU
8-Core M4-FL
GPU
Radeon Vega 6 1500MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664
Display
14" LCD IPS 1920×1080
CPU Image
M4 (10C8G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Ryzen 3 5300U
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
M4 (10C8G-FL) vs Ryzen 3 5300U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
8-Core M4-FL
1024 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Radeon Vega 6 1500MHz
384 Shaders
1500MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
3.01 TFLOPS FP32
6%
8 FPS 1080p
7%
1.15 TFLOPS FP32
2%
8-Core M4-FL vs Radeon Vega 6 1500MHz 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.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s
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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LCD IPS
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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
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
33ms GtG
Response Time
61ms GtG
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Resolution
2560×1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
157 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
98% sRGB
67% DCI-P3
68% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
Accuracy
dE 5.9 Avg
dE 9.8 Max
dE 6.69 Greyscale
2.78 Gamma
7600K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
Power
MagSafe 3
Power
DC 4.5x3mm
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
45W
12.00V
3.00A
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)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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USB-C
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
53.8Wh
4719mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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43.3Wh
3749mAh
11.55V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 6 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
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macOS 15 Sequoia
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
1x 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
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
325.1 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
216.7 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
1.20 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
1.411 kg (3.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.72 kg (3.8 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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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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