MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) vs MacBook Air 15 (M5, Early 2026) Full Specs

Summary

CPU M3 (8C10G-FL)8 Cores (4P+4E)	CPU M5 (10C10G-FL)10 Cores (4P+6E)
GPU 10-Core M3-FL1,280 Shaders	GPU 10-Core M5-FL1,280 Shaders
Memory 8GBLPDDR5-6400	Memory 16GBLPDDR5X-9600
Storage 256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	Storage 512GBPCIe 4.0 x4
Display 15.3" LCD IPS2880x1864 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR	Display 15.3" LCD IPS2880x1864 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR
Other Upgrades 35W 2x USB-C	Other Upgrades 40W USB-C
Price $1,299 MAX	Price $1,499 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

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

x1

MacBook Air 154,145M5 (10C10G-FL)

x1.32

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System Arch

CPU

M3 (8C10G-FL)	M5 (10C10G-FL)
8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads 4.05GHz	10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads 4.46GHz

GPU

10-Core M3-FL	10-Core M5-FL
1,280 Shaders 1.34GHz	1,280 Shaders 1.58GHz
Shared Memory	Shared Memory
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.42 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 32.32 TOPSINT8 Tensor

Memory

8GBLPDDR5-6400

16GBLPDDR5X-9600

Storage

256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	512GBPCIe 4.0 x4
1.4GB/s Read 1.3GB/s Write	4.6GB/s Read 4.3GB/s Write

Display

15.3" LCD IPS2880x1864 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR Size Res 15.3"	15.3" LCD IPS2880x1864 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR Size Res 15.3"
Panel & HDR LCD IPS	Panel & HDR LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio 106.6 in² 15.5:10	Area & Aspect Ratio 106.6 in² 15.5:10
Brightness 500 nits 500 nits Peak	Brightness 500 nits 500 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 60Hz	Refresh & VRR 60Hz
Response Time 33 ms	Response Time 33 ms
Resolution 2880x1864 5.4M Pixels 224 ppi	Resolution 2880x1864 5.4M Pixels 224 ppi
Backlight & Contrast LED 1.7K: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 99% DCI-P3	Color Coverage 100% sRGB 99% DCI-P3
Coating & Lamination Glossy AR	Coating & Lamination Glossy AR
Touchscreen No	Touchscreen No
Border Size 3.5mm (0.14")	Border Size 3.5mm (0.14")

Battery

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

Ports

Data 2x USB 4.0	Data 2x Thunderbolt 4
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.3	Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth 6.0
Infrared No	Infrared No

Power

Charger 35W 2x USB-C	Charger 40W USB-C
Output 35W 20.00V 1.75A	Output 40W 20.00V 2.00A
Input 1.00A	Input 1.50A
Protocol & Port 2x USB-C	Protocol & Port USB-C
USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) 2.33A 15V (34.95W) 1.75A 20V (35W)	USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) 2.67A 15V (40.05W) 2.00A 20V (40W)

Audio

Speakers 6	Speakers 6
Microphones 3	Microphones 3

Input

Keyboard 78 Keys Scissor Backlit	Keyboard 78 Keys Scissor Backlit
Trackpad Force Touch Glass	Trackpad Force Touch Glass
Biometrics Fingerprint Fingerprint	Biometrics Fingerprint Fingerprint

OS

Launch OS macOS 14 Sonoma

Launch OS macOS 26 Tahoe

Enclosure

Build Material Aluminum	Build Material Aluminum
Height 11.5mm (0.45") Width 340.4mm (13.4") Depth 237.6mm (9.35")	Height 11.5mm (0.45") Width 340.4mm (13.4") Depth 237.6mm (9.35")
Weight 1.51kg	Weight 1.51kg
Weight + Charger 1.61kg	Weight + Charger 1.59kg
Volume 0.9301L	Volume 0.9301L
Decor Lights No	Decor Lights No

Info

Release Date 2024-03-04	Release Date 2026-03-03
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description M3, Early 2024	Description M5, Early 2026
Model ID Mac15,13	Model ID Mac17,4
Model Number 1 A2941	Model Number 1 A3448
Model Number 2 EMC 8612	Model Number 2 -

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