MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) vs Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16 (Gen 7, Mid 2022)

MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) $1,199
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16 (Gen 7, Mid 2022) $1,285
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,285
CPU
M4 (10C10G-FL)
CPU
Ryzen 5 6600HS
GPU
10-Core M4-FL
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 45W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
1TB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880×1864
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560×1600

GB6 Single-Core

  • 2.13x faster vs IdeaPad 5 Pro 16 (Gen 7, Mid 2022)
  • 53% slower vs MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025)
MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) - GB6S 3,765
x2.13
IdeaPad 5 Pro 16 (Gen 7, Mid 2022) - GB6S 1,770
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 2.07x faster vs IdeaPad 5 Pro 16 (Gen 7, Mid 2022)
  • 52% slower vs MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025)
MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) - GB6M 14,675
x2.07
IdeaPad 5 Pro 16 (Gen 7, Mid 2022) - GB6M 7,100
x1

FP32

  • 32% slower vs IdeaPad 5 Pro 16 (Gen 7, Mid 2022)
  • 46% faster vs MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025)
MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) - 3.76 TFLOPS FP32
x1
IdeaPad 5 Pro 16 (Gen 7, Mid 2022) - 5.5 TFLOPS FP32
x1.46
CPU Image
M4 (10C10G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Ryzen 5 6600HS
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
M4 (10C10G-FL) vs Ryzen 5 6600HS Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
10-Core M4-FL
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 45W
2048 Shaders
1343MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
3.76 TFLOPS FP32
8%
38 FPS 1080p
32%
5.5 TFLOPS FP32
11%
10-Core M4-FL vs GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 45W Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
16GB
LPDDR5-6400
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 5.2GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
15.3"
LCD IPS
16"
LCD IPS
15.3"
16"
Area
106.8 in² (688.9 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
115.1 in² (742.3 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
350 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
120Hz
Response Time
33ms GtG
Response Time
16ms GtG
-
-
Flicker
25000Hz
Resolution
2880×1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
2880×1864
2560×1600
LED Backlight
1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,200:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
170° Horizontal
170° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
99% sRGB
71% DCI-P3
73% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
Accuracy
dE 2.6 Avg
dE 5.4 Max
dE 3.40 Greyscale
2.12 Gamma
6140K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
-
-
2880×1864
2560×1600
1080p
1080p
Fingerprint
Facial
6
2
3
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
-
-
2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
Data
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
-
-
-
Video
1x HDMI 2.0
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-I
Power
MagSafe 3
Power
Lenovo Slim-tip
External
External
35W
20.00V
1.75A
135W
20.00V
6.75A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
2.33A 15V (34.95W)
1.75A 20V (35W)
-
-
-
-
-
-
2x USB-C
Removable Cable
-
Lenovo Slim-tip
-
-
2.0M (7 ft) Cable
66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
75Wh
4883mAh
15.36V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 16 Hours
Up to 12 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
50 min 80%
90 min 100%
Charge Time
-
-
80 min 100%
macOS 15 Sequoia
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
-
-
Cooler
2x Fans
Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
-
-
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
16.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
356 mm (14 in)
Depth
251 mm (9.9 in)
Volume
1.51 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight
1.95 kg (4.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.45 kg (5.4 lb)
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
-
-
Storage Slots
1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
-
16ARH7
Gen 7
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