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Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5)
The 15.3-inch MacBook Air moves to the M5 chip, with 16GB of memory and 512GB of storage in the $1,299 base model, twice the base storage of the M4 generation. The fanless aluminum design carries over, Apple's N1 chip adds Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, and each of the 10 GPU cores has a Neural Accelerator.
Pros
- Fanless design stays silent, and no throttling was seen while gaming in review testing
- Geekbench 6 scores of 4,195 single-core and 16,995 multi-core in review testing
- Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 through Apple's N1 chip
- 16GB of memory and 512GB of storage in the $1,299 base configuration
- Large 15.3-inch 2880x1864 display and a six-speaker sound system
Cons
- Refresh rate is limited to 60Hz
- Only two Thunderbolt 4 ports plus MagSafe, which review testing called even more annoying on the larger 15-inch model
- Memory and storage are soldered and cannot be upgraded later
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5)
Display
- Screen size
- 15.3 ″
- Panel type
- IPS (Liquid Retina)
- Resolution
- 2880x1864
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 500 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Apple M5 (10-core)
- Graphics
- Apple M5 10-core GPU
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5X (unified)
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Storage type
- SSD
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 4,195Top 11%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 16,995Top 38%
Battery
- Capacity
- 67 Wh
- Charging
- 60 W
Design
- Weight
- 1.51 kg
- Thickness
- 11.5 mm
- Material
- Recycled Aluminum
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x Thunderbolt 4, MagSafe 3, 3.5mm
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6
- Webcam
- 12MP Center Stage
- Biometrics
- Touch ID
Software
- Operating system
- macOS Tahoe
Quick answers
Is the Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5) good in 2026?
The Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5) earns an Inno Score of 56.9/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The 15.3-inch MacBook Air moves to the M5 chip, with 16GB of memory and 512GB of storage in the $1,299 base model, twice the base storage of the M4 generation. The fanless aluminum design carries over, Apple's N1 chip adds Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, and each of the 10 GPU cores has a Neural Accelerator.
What are the key specs of the Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5)?
Processor: Apple M5 (10-core) · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 15.3 ″ · Weight: 1.51 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are HP Googlebook 14, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13, Apple MacBook Air 15 (M4) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
