MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Early 2009)

MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) $1,199
MacBook Pro 15 (Early 2009) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
M4 (10C10G-FL)
CPU
Core 2 Duo T9550
GPU
10-Core M4-FL
GPU
GeForce 9600M GT Mac
Memory
16GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880×1864
Display
15.4" LCD TN 1440×900

GB6 Single-Core

  • 10.91x faster vs MacBook Pro 15 (Early 2009)
  • 91% slower vs MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025)
MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) - GB6S 3,765
x10.91
MacBook Pro 15 (Early 2009) - GB6S 345
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 25.97x faster vs MacBook Pro 15 (Early 2009)
  • 96% slower vs MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025)
MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) - GB6M 14,675
x25.97
MacBook Pro 15 (Early 2009) - GB6M 565
x1

FP32

  • 47x faster vs MacBook Pro 15 (Early 2009)
  • 98% slower vs MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025)
MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) - 3.76 TFLOPS FP32
x47
MacBook Pro 15 (Early 2009) - 80 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
M4 (10C10G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core 2 Duo T9550
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.66GHz Clock
M4 (10C10G-FL) vs Core 2 Duo T9550 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
10-Core M4-FL
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce 9600M GT Mac
32 Shaders
500MHz
256MB GDDR3
25.3GB/s Bandwidth
3.76 TFLOPS FP32
8%
80 GFLOPS FP32
0%
10-Core M4-FL vs GeForce 9600M GT Mac Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
4GB
DDR3-1066
56 Tabs
11%
8 Tabs
2%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
15.3"
LCD IPS
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15.4"
LCD TN
HDR
15.3"
15.4"
Area
106.8 in² (688.9 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
106.6 in² (687.7 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
300 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Response Time
33ms GtG
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-
Resolution
2880×1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
110 PPI
2880×1864
1440×900
LED Backlight
1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
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-
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
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-
-
-
-
-
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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-
2880×1864
1440×900
1080p
480p
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
6
2
3
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
Integrated Chipset
GeForce 9400M
Data
-
-
2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
Data
1x FireWire 800
1x ExpressCard/34
-
-
-
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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-
-
Video
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.0
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack
Power
MagSafe 3
Power
MagSafe
-
-
Security
Kensington Lock
External
External
35W
20.00V
1.75A
85W
20.00V
4.25A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
2.33A 15V (34.95W)
1.75A 20V (35W)
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-
-
-
-
-
2x USB-C
Removable Cable
-
MagSafe T
-
-
1.8M (6 ft) Cable
66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
-
50Wh
4630mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable
Up to 16 Hours
Up to 3.5 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
50 min 80%
90 min 100%
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-
-
macOS 15 Sequoia
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
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-
Cooler
2x Fans
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
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Width
364 mm (14.3 in)
Depth
249 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
2.18 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight
2.49 kg (5.5 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
1x 2.5" Bay
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-
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
-
A1286
EMC 2255
MacBookPro5,1
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