MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) vs ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 (Late 2021)

MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) $999
ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 (Late 2021) $1,100
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,100
CPU
M4 (10C8G-FL)
CPU
Ryzen 7 5800H
GPU
8-Core M4-FL
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664
Display
15.6" OLED 1920×1080
CPU Image
M4 (10C8G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Ryzen 7 5800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
M4 (10C8G-FL) vs Ryzen 7 5800H Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
8-Core M4-FL
1024 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
2048 Shaders
1417MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
3.01 TFLOPS FP32
6%
40 FPS 1080p
33%
5.8 TFLOPS FP32
12%
8-Core M4-FL vs GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
16GB
DDR4-3200
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.5GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.6"
LCD IPS
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15.6"
OLED
HDR
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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
400 Nits
600 Nits Peak
Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
33ms GtG
Response Time
3ms GtG
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Flicker
60Hz
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
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
10-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
100% DCI-P3
96% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
Accuracy
dE 2.0 Avg
dE 4.8 Max
dE 1.00 Greyscale
2.17 Gamma
6600K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
1.35mm
White Backlight
Number Pad
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
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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 4.2
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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2x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x HDMI 1.4
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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
Power
MagSafe 3
Power
DC 5.5x2.5mm
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
120W
19.00V
6.32A
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 5.5x2.5mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
53.8Wh
4719mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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63Wh
5426mAh
11.61V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 8.5 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
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
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
359.8 mm (14.2 in)
Depth
235.3 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.68 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
1.65 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.09 kg (4.6 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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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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M3500QC-DB71
Change Comparison