MacBook Pro 14 (M4 Max, Late 2024) vs MacBook Air 11 (Early 2015)

MacBook Pro 14 (M4 Max, Late 2024) $3,199
MacBook Air 11 (Early 2015) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$3,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
M4 Max (14C32G)
CPU
Core i5-5250U
GPU
32-Core M4 Max
GPU
HD 6000 950MHz
Memory
36GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
128GB
Display
14.2" LCD IPS 3024x1964 -
Display
11.6" LCD TN 1366x768 -
M4 Max (14C32G)
14 Cores
14 Threads
4.5GHz Clock
Core i5-5250U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
GB6S 3,990
98%
GB6M 22,690
85%
GB6S 815
20%
GB6M 1,565
6%
32-Core M4 Max
4096 Shaders
1678MHz
Shared Memory
HD 6000 950MHz
384 Shaders
950MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 13.74 TFLOPS
27%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.73 TFLOPS
1%
36GB
LPDDR5X-8533
4GB
LPDDR3-1600
136 Tabs
27%
8 Tabs
2%
1TB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 5GB/s Read
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14.2"
LCD IPS
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11.6"
LCD TN
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
300 Nits
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120Hz
Variable
60Hz
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3024x1964
5.9 Million Pixels
254 PPI
1366x768
1 Million Pixels
135 PPI
Mini-LED Backlight
2,010 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass 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 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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9 Series U+
Data
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3x Thunderbolt 5 (120Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 2 (20Gbps)
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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-II
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
MagSafe 2
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External
External
96W
20.50V
4.70A
45W
14.85V
3.05A
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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Removable Cable
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
72.4Wh
6319mAh
11.46V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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38.8Wh
5099mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 12 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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macOS 15 Sequoia
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Height
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
312.6 mm (12.3 in)
Depth
221.2 mm (8.7 in)
Volume
1.07 L
Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
300 mm (11.8 in)
Depth
192 mm (7.6 in)
Volume
0.83 L
Weight
1.62 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.91 kg (4.2 lb)
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1.08 kg (2.4 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
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A1465
EMC 2924
MacBookAir7,1
Change Comparison