MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) vs Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (Gen 7, Mid 2022)

MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) $1,199
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (Gen 7, Mid 2022) $1,360
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,360
CPU
M4 (10C10G-FL)
CPU
Core i7-12700H
GPU
10-Core M4-FL
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880×1864
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920×1080

GB6 Single-Core

  • 64% faster vs Legion Slim 7i (Gen 7, Mid 2022)
  • 39% slower vs MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025)
MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) - GB6S 3,765
x1.64
Legion Slim 7i (Gen 7, Mid 2022) - GB6S 2,300
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 47% faster vs Legion Slim 7i (Gen 7, Mid 2022)
  • 32% slower vs MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025)
MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) - GB6M 14,675
x1.47
Legion Slim 7i (Gen 7, Mid 2022) - GB6M 10,000
x1

FP32

  • 57% slower vs Legion Slim 7i (Gen 7, Mid 2022)
  • 2.31x faster vs MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025)
MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) - 3.76 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Legion Slim 7i (Gen 7, Mid 2022) - 8.68 TFLOPS FP32
x2.31
CPU Image
M4 (10C10G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-12700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
M4 (10C10G-FL) vs Core i7-12700H Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
10-Core M4-FL
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
2560 Shaders
1695MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
3.76 TFLOPS FP32
8%
60 FPS 1080p
50%
8.68 TFLOPS FP32
17%
10-Core M4-FL vs GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
8GB
DDR5-4800
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
15.3"
LCD IPS
15.6"
LCD IPS
15.3"
15.6"
Area
106.8 in² (688.9 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
104 in² (670.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
300 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
-
-
Refresh Rate
165Hz
Variable
G-Sync
FreeSync
Response Time
33ms GtG
Response Time
3ms GtG
Resolution
2880×1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
2880×1864
1920×1080
LED Backlight
1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,000:1 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
100% sRGB
73% DCI-P3
70% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 3.4 Max
dE 1.57 Greyscale
2.22 Gamma
6570K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Coating
Matte
2880×1864
1920×1080
1080p
1080p
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
6
2
3
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.1
Integrated Chipset
600 Series P+
Data
-
-
-
2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
Data
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
1x USB 3.1 (10Gbps)
1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
1x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
-
-
Video
1x HDMI 2.1
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
Card
1x SDXC Card
Power
MagSafe 3
Power
Lenovo Slim-tip
External
External
35W
20.00V
1.75A
170W
20.00V
8.50A
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
71Wh
4622mAh
15.36V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 16 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
50 min 80%
90 min 100%
Charge Time
30 min 50%
-
120 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
357.7 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
260 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
1.57 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight
2.175 kg (4.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.77 kg (6.1 lb)
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
-
-
Storage Slots
2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
-
-
Memory Slots
1x SO-DIMM
-
16IAH7
Gen 7
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