MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) vs HP Victus 16 (Mid 2021)

MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) $1,299
HP Victus 16 (Mid 2021) $670
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$670
CPU
M3 (8C10G-FL)
CPU
Ryzen 5 5600H
GPU
10-Core M3-FL
GPU
GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880x1864 -
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M3 (8C10G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Ryzen 5 5600H
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
GB6S 3,130
77%
GB6M 9,510
36%
GB6S 1,600
39%
GB6M 5,760
22%
10-Core M3-FL
1280 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop
1024 Shaders
1560MHz
2GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
1080p 39 FPS
33%
FP32 3.2 TFLOPS
6%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
8GB
DDR4-3200
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.2GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.3"
LCD IPS
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16.1"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2880x1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
137 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
1.70mm
White Backlight
Number Pad
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP
1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP + PD
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-I
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
DC 4.5x3mm
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External
External
35W
20.00V
1.75A
150W
19.50V
7.70A
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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2x USB-C
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Removable Cable
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DC 4.5x3mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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70Wh
4545mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 6 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
Up to 50% in 30 min
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macOS 13 Ventura
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
11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Width
340.4 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
237.6 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
0.93 L
Height
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
Width
370 mm (14.6 in)
Depth
260 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.26 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
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Weight
2.46 kg (5.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.78 kg (6.1 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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A2941
16z-e000
Change Comparison