MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) vs OMEN 16 (Mid 2022) Full Specs

Summary

CPU M3 (8C10G-FL)8 Cores (4P+4E)	CPU Core i5-12500H12 Cores (4P+8E)
GPU 10-Core M3-FL1,280 Shaders	GPU GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 80W2,048 Shaders, 4GB
Memory 8GBLPDDR5-6400	Memory 16GBDDR5-4800
Storage 256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	Storage 512GBPCIe 4.0 x4
Display 15.3" LCD IPS2880x1864 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR	Display 16.1" LCD IPS1920x1080 300Nits 60Hz Matte AR
Other Upgrades 35W 2x USB-C	Other Upgrades -
Price $1,299 MAX	Price $1,320 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

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

x1.42

OMEN 162,200Core i5-12500H

x1

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System Arch

CPU

M3 (8C10G-FL)	Core i5-12500H
8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads 4.05GHz	12 Cores(4P+8E) 16 Threads 2.5GHz

GPU

10-Core M3-FL	GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 80W
1,280 Shaders 1.34GHz	2,048 Shaders 1.74GHz
Shared Memory	4GB GDDR6 192GB/s
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.42 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 228.1 TOPSINT4 Tensor Sparse

Memory

8GBLPDDR5-6400	16GBDDR5-4800
	2x SO-DIMM

Storage

256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	512GBPCIe 4.0 x4
1.4GB/s Read 1.3GB/s Write	6.9GB/s Read 5GB/s Write
	2x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4

Display

15.3" LCD IPS2880x1864 500Nits 60Hz Glossy AR Size Res 15.3"	16.1" LCD IPS1920x1080 300Nits 60Hz Matte AR Size Res 16.1"
Panel & HDR LCD IPS	Panel & HDR LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio 106.6 in² 15.5:10	Area & Aspect Ratio 110.8 in² 16:9
Brightness 500 nits 500 nits Peak	Brightness 300 nits 300 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 60Hz	Refresh & VRR 60Hz
Response Time 33 ms	Response Time 40 ms
Resolution 2880x1864 5.4M Pixels 224 ppi	Resolution 1920x1080 2.1M Pixels 137 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 94% sRGB 65% DCI-P3
Coating & Lamination Glossy AR	Coating & Lamination Matte AR
Touchscreen No	Touchscreen No
Border Size 3.5mm (0.14")	Border Size -

Battery

Up to 16 hours	Up to 5.5 hours
Charge Time 0-50%: 30 min 0-80%: 50 min 0-100%: 90 min	Charge Time 0-50%: 30 min - -
66.5Wh 5833mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion Polymer	83Wh 7168mAh 11.58V Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 2x USB 4.0 -	Data 2x USB-C 3.1 DP PD 3x USB 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 UHS-I

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.3	Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.2
Infrared No	Infrared No

Power

Charger 35W 2x USB-C	Charger 280W DC 4.5x3mm
Max Power Draw -	Max Power Draw 230W
Output 35W 20.00V 1.75A	Output 280W 19.50V 14.36A
Input 1.00A	Input 3.75A
Protocol & Port 2x USB-C	Protocol & Port DC 4.5x3mm DC 4.5x3mm
USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) 2.33A 15V (34.95W) 1.75A 20V (35W)	USB-PD -

Audio

Speakers 6	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 Fingerprint Fingerprint	Biometrics -

OS

Launch OS macOS 14 Sonoma

Launch OS Windows

Enclosure

Build Material Aluminum	Build Material Plastic, Aluminum
Height 11.5mm (0.45") Width 340.4mm (13.4") Depth 237.6mm (9.35")	Height 22.6mm (0.89") Width 369.1mm (14.53") Depth 247.9mm (9.76")
Weight 1.51kg	Weight 2.40kg
Weight + Charger 1.61kg	Weight + Charger 3.30kg
Volume 0.9301L	Volume 2.0686L
Decor Lights No	Decor Lights No
Fans -	Fans 2

Info

Release Date 2024-03-04	Release Date 2022-05-21
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description M3, Early 2024	Description Mid 2022
Model ID Mac15,13	Model ID -
Model Number 1 A2941	Model Number 1 16t-k000
Model Number 2 EMC 8612	Model Number 2 -

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