Galaxy Book5 Pro 16 (Early 2025) vs MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) Full Specs

Summary

CPU Core Ultra 5 226V8 Cores (4P+4E)	CPU M3 (8C10G-FL)8 Cores (4P+4E)
GPU Arc 130V 1850MHz896 Shaders	GPU 10-Core M3-FL1,280 Shaders
Memory 16GBLPDDR5X-8533	Memory 8GBLPDDR5-6400
Storage 256GBPCIe 4.0 x4	Storage 256GBPCIe 3.0 x4
Display 16" AMOLED2880x1800 400Nits 120Hz Glossy AR	Display 15.3" LCD IPS2880x1864 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR
Other Upgrades -	Other Upgrades 35W 2x USB-C
Price -	Price $1,299 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Peak OPS FP32 FP16 GPU Bandwidth

Galaxy Book5 Pro 162,207Core Ultra 5 226V

x1

MacBook Air 153,130M3 (8C10G-FL)

x1.42

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System Arch

CPU

Core Ultra 5 226V	M3 (8C10G-FL)
8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads 4.5GHz	8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads 4.05GHz

GPU

Arc 130V 1850MHz	10-Core M3-FL
896 Shaders 1.85GHz	1,280 Shaders 1.34GHz
Shared Memory	Shared Memory
Peak·FP32·FP16 106.1 TOPSINT4 Tensor	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.42 TFLOPSFP16

Memory

16GBLPDDR5X-8533

8GBLPDDR5-6400

Storage

256GBPCIe 4.0 x4	256GBPCIe 3.0 x4
3.3GB/s Read 1.3GB/s Write	1.4GB/s Read 1.3GB/s Write
1x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4

Display

16" AMOLED2880x1800 400Nits 120Hz Glossy AR Size Res 16"	15.3" LCD IPS2880x1864 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR Size Res 15.3"
Panel & HDR AMOLED HDR	Panel & HDR LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio 115.1 in² 16:10	Area & Aspect Ratio 106.6 in² 15.5:10
Brightness 400 nits 500 nits Peak	Brightness 500 nits 500 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 120Hz Variable Refresh	Refresh & VRR 60Hz
Response Time 2 ms	Response Time 33 ms
Resolution 2880x1800 5.2M Pixels 212 ppi	Resolution 2880x1864 5.4M Pixels 224 ppi
Backlight & Contrast 5.2M zones 1M:1 contrast	Backlight & Contrast LED 1.7K:1 contrast
Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V	Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V
Color Depth 10-bit	Color Depth 10-bit
Color Coverage 100% sRGB 100% DCI-P3	Color Coverage 100% sRGB 99% DCI-P3
Coating & Lamination Glossy AR	Coating & Lamination Glossy AR
Touchscreen -	Touchscreen No
Border Size -	Border Size 3.5mm (0.14")

Battery

Up to 11 hours	Up to 16 hours
Charge Time -	Charge Time 0-50%: 30 min 0-80%: 50 min 0-100%: 90 min
76Wh 4897mAh 15.52V Lithium-Ion	66.5Wh 5833mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 2x Thunderbolt 4 1x USB 3.0	Data 2x USB 4.0 -
Video 1x HDMI 2.1	Video -
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack
Card Slots 1x microSDXC Card	Card Slots -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth 5.4	Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.3
Infrared No	Infrared No

Power

Charger 65W USB-C	Charger 35W 2x USB-C
Max Power Draw 64.1W	Max Power Draw -
Output 65W 20.00V 3.25A	Output 35W 20.00V 1.75A
Input -	Input 1.00A
Protocol & Port USB-C	Protocol & Port 2x USB-C
USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) 3.00A 15V (45W) 3.25A 20V (65W)	USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) 2.33A 15V (34.95W) 1.75A 20V (35W)

Audio

Speakers 2	Speakers 6
Microphones 2	Microphones 3

Input

Keyboard - Scissor Backlit Numpad	Keyboard 78 Keys Scissor Backlit -
Trackpad Multi-Touch Clickpad Glass	Trackpad Force Touch Glass
Biometrics Fingerprint Fingerprint	Biometrics Fingerprint Fingerprint

OS

Launch OS Windows

Launch OS macOS 14 Sonoma

Enclosure

Build Material Aluminum	Build Material Aluminum
Height 12.5mm (0.49") Width 355.4mm (13.99") Depth 250.4mm (9.86")	Height 11.5mm (0.45") Width 340.4mm (13.4") Depth 237.6mm (9.35")
Weight 1.56kg	Weight 1.51kg
Weight + Charger 1.72kg	Weight + Charger 1.61kg
Volume 1.1124L	Volume 0.9301L
Decor Lights No	Decor Lights No
Fans 2	Fans -

Info

Release Date 2025-01-06	Release Date 2024-03-04
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description Early 2025	Description M3, Early 2024
Model ID -	Model ID Mac15,13
Model Number 1 -	Model Number 1 A2941
Model Number 2 -	Model Number 2 EMC 8612

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