MacBook Air 13 (M5, Early 2026) vs Lenovo Legion 7 (Gen 6, Mid 2021)

MacBook Air 13 (M5, Early 2026) $1,099
Lenovo Legion 7 (Gen 6, Mid 2021) $1,440
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,440
CPU
M5 (10C8G-FL)
CPU
Ryzen 7 5800H
GPU
8-Core M5-FL
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560×1600
CPU Image
M5 (10C8G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.46GHz Clock
CPU Image
Ryzen 7 5800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
M5 (10C8G-FL) vs Ryzen 7 5800H Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
8-Core M5-FL
1024 Shaders
1578MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
3840 Shaders
1702MHz
6GB GDDR6
336GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
3.23 TFLOPS FP32
6%
90 FPS 1080p
75%
13.07 TFLOPS FP32
26%
8-Core M5-FL vs GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-9600
16GB
DDR4-3200
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 4.6GB/s
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.4GB/s
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
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
115.1 in² (742.3 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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500 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
165Hz
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G-Sync
FreeSync
Response Time
33ms GtG
Response Time
3ms GtG
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Resolution
2560×1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 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
100% sRGB
70% DCI-P3
73% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
Accuracy
dE 1.5 Avg
dE 2.2 Max
dE 1.60 Greyscale
2.20 Gamma
6380K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Number Pad
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 6.0
Bluetooth 5.1
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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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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20.00V
15.00A
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
53.8Wh
4719mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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80Wh
5208mAh
15.36V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
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macOS 26 Tahoe
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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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
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
Width
360 mm (14.2 in)
Depth
260 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.20 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
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Weight
2.5 kg (5.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.37 kg (7.4 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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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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Change Comparison