MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) vs MacBook Pro 16 (Late 2019)

MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) $1,299
MacBook Pro 16 (Late 2019) $2,399
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,399
CPU
M3 (8C10G-FL)
CPU
Core i7-9750H
GPU
10-Core M3-FL
GPU
Radeon Pro 5300M
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880x1864 -
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M3 (8C10G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Core i7-9750H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
GB6S 3,130
77%
GB6M 9,510
36%
GB6S 1,365
34%
GB6M 4,975
19%
10-Core M3-FL
1280 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
Radeon Pro 5300M
1280 Shaders
1250MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
N/A
0%
FP32 3.2 TFLOPS
6%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
16GB
DDR4-2666
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.3"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
Variable
2880x1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
3072x1920
5.9 Million Pixels
226 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
65 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Touch Bar
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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3
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
QMS380
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4x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 3
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External
External
35W
20.00V
1.75A
96W
20.50V
4.70A
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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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
4.70A 20V (94W)
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2x USB-C
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Removable Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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100Wh
8803mAh
11.36V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 11 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
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macOS 13 Ventura
macOS 10.15 Catalina
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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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
14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.96 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
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Weight
1.37 kg (3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.66 kg (3.7 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
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A2941
A2141
EMC 3347
MacBookPro16,1
MacBookPro16,4
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