MacBook Air 13 (M5, Early 2026) vs Alienware m18 (R2, Early 2024) Full Specs

Summary

CPU M5 (10C8G-FL)10 Cores (4P+6E)	CPU Core i7-14650HX16 Cores (8P+8E)
GPU 8-Core M5-FL1,024 Shaders	GPU GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W3,072 Shaders, 8GB
Memory 16GBLPDDR5X-9600	Memory 16GBDDR5-5600
Storage 512GBPCIe 4.0 x4	Storage 1TBPCIe 4.0 x4
Display 13.6" LCD IPS2560x1664 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR	Display 18" LCD IPS2560x1600 300Nits 165Hz Matte AR
Other Upgrades 40W USB-C	Other Upgrades 240W DC 7.4x5mm
Price $1,299 MAX	Price $1,900 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

MacBook Air 134,152M5 (10C8G-FL)

x1.72

Alienware m182,417Core i7-14650HX

x1

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System Arch

CPU

M5 (10C8G-FL)	Core i7-14650HX
10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads 4.46GHz	16 Cores(8P+8E) 24 Threads 2.2GHz

GPU

8-Core M5-FL	GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
1,024 Shaders 1.58GHz	3,072 Shaders 2.37GHz
Shared Memory	8GB GDDR6 256GB/s
Peak·FP32·FP16 25.85 TOPSINT8 Tensor	Peak·FP32·FP16 466 TOPSINT4 Tensor Sparse

Memory

16GBLPDDR5X-9600	16GBDDR5-5600
	2x SO-DIMM

Storage

512GBPCIe 4.0 x4	1TBPCIe 4.0 x4
4.6GB/s Read 4.3GB/s Write	7GB/s Read 5.1GB/s Write
	2x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4

Display

13.6" LCD IPS2560x1664 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR Size Res 13.6"	18" LCD IPS2560x1600 300Nits 165Hz Matte AR Size Res 18"
Panel & HDR LCD IPS	Panel & HDR LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio 84.26 in² 15.5:10	Area & Aspect Ratio 145.6 in² 16:10
Brightness 500 nits 500 nits Peak	Brightness 300 nits 300 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 60Hz	Refresh & VRR 165Hz Variable Refresh G-Sync FreeSync
Response Time 33 ms	Response Time 3 ms
Resolution 2560x1664 4.3M Pixels 225 ppi	Resolution 2560x1600 4.1M Pixels 168 ppi
Backlight & Contrast LED 1.7K:1 contrast	Backlight & Contrast LED 1K:1 contrast
Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V	Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V
Color Depth 10-bit	Color Depth 8-bit
Color Coverage 100% sRGB 99% DCI-P3	Color Coverage 100% sRGB 97% DCI-P3
Coating & Lamination Glossy AR	Coating & Lamination Matte AR
Touchscreen No	Touchscreen No
Border Size 3.5mm (0.14")	Border Size 7.5mm (0.3")

Battery

Up to 16 hours	Up to 4 hours
Charge Time 0-50%: 30 min 0-80%: 50 min 0-100%: 90 min	Charge Time -
53.8Wh 4719mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion Polymer	97Wh 8509mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 2x Thunderbolt 4 - -	Data 2x Thunderbolt 4 3x USB 3.0 1x USB-C 3.0
Network -	Network 1x Ethernet 1G
Video -	Video 1x HDMI 2.1 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack
Card Slots -	Card Slots 1x SDXC Card

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth 6.0	Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth 5.4
Infrared No	Infrared No

Power

Charger 40W USB-C	Charger 240W DC 7.4x5mm
Max Power Draw 31W	Max Power Draw -
Output 40W 20.00V 2.00A	Output 240W 19.50V 12.31A
Input 1.50A	Input 3.50A
Protocol & Port USB-C	Protocol & Port DC 7.4x5mm DC 7.4x5mm
USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) 2.67A 15V (40.05W) 2.00A 20V (40W)	USB-PD -

Audio

Speakers 4	Speakers 2
Microphones 3	Microphones 2

Input

Keyboard 78 Keys Scissor Backlit -	Keyboard - Scissor Backlit Per-Key Lighting
Trackpad Force Touch Glass	Trackpad Multi-Touch Clickpad Glass
Biometrics Facial - Fingerprint Fingerprint	Biometrics Facial Face ID Fingerprint -

OS

Launch OS macOS 26 Tahoe

Launch OS Windows 11

Enclosure

Build Material Aluminum	Build Material Plastic
Height 11.3mm (0.44") Width 304.1mm (11.97") Depth 215mm (8.46")	Height 26.7mm (1.05") Width 410.3mm (16.15") Depth 319.9mm (12.59")
Weight 1.24kg	Weight 4.23kg
Weight + Charger 1.32kg	Weight + Charger 5.01kg
Volume 0.7388L	Volume 3.5045L
Decor Lights No	Decor Lights Yes
Fans -	Fans 4

Info

Release Date 2026-03-03	Release Date 2024-01-08
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description M5, Early 2026	Description R2, Early 2024
Model ID Mac17,3	Model ID -
Model Number 1 A3449	Model Number 1 R2

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