MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) vs Lenovo Legion 7 (Gen 7, Mid 2022)

MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) $1,299
Lenovo Legion 7 (Gen 7, Mid 2022) $2,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,300
CPU
M3 (8C10G-FL)
CPU
Ryzen 7 6800H
GPU
10-Core M3-FL
GPU
Radeon RX 6700M
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
1TB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880x1864 -
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16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
M3 (8C10G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Ryzen 7 6800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
GB6S 3,130
77%
GB6M 9,510
36%
GB6S 1,960
48%
GB6M 9,400
35%
10-Core M3-FL
1280 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
Radeon RX 6700M
2304 Shaders
2400MHz
12GB GDDR6
384GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
1080p 110 FPS
92%
FP32 11.06 TFLOPS
22%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
16GB
DDR5-4800
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.6GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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165Hz
Variable
2880x1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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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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Fingerprint
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
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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
35W
20.00V
1.75A
230W
20.00V
11.50A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.33A 15V (34.95W)
1.75A 20V (35W)
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Removable Cable
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Lenovo Slim-tip
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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100Wh
6510mAh
15.36V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 8 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Up to 80% in 50 min
Up to 100% in 90 min
Charge Time
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macOS 13 Ventura
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
11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Width
340.4 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
237.6 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
0.93 L
Height
19.4 mm (0.8 in)
Width
358.1 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
263.5 mm (10.4 in)
Volume
1.83 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
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Weight
2.53 kg (5.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.31 kg (7.3 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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Storage Slots
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A2941
16ARHA7
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Change Comparison