Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025) vs Asus VivoBook 15 M513

Compared 2 laptops: Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025), vs Asus VivoBook 15 M513. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor n/a - AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
- AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
Storage - 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB
- 4 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025) and Asus VivoBook 15 M513
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 1.51 kg 1.8 kg
Pixel size 340.4x237.6x11.5 mm 359.8x235.3x18.6 mm
Area 809 cm² 847 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.9 % 79.3 %
Side bezels 5.4 mm 7.2 mm
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130 ° n/a
Cooling system
Cooling typePassiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNon/a
Cooler countn/a2
Noise Leveln/a43 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 15.3 in 15.6 in
Type IPS LCD TN LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No n/a
Pixel density 224 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2880x1864 pixels 1920x1080 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync Tech No FreeSync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy (Anti-Reflective) Matte
Light sensor Yes No
Display test
Max brightness
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
500 nits
Asus VivoBook 15 M513
250 nits
Contrast1641:1n/a
DCI-P3 gamut98.7 %n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
Adobe RGB gamut88.3 %n/a
Response time24 msn/a

Battery

Capacity 66.5 Wh 42 Wh
Full Charge Time 2:44 h 1:30 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes, 70 W No
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 35/70 W 65 W
Cable Length 2 m n/a
Charger weight 188/208 g n/a

Processor

Processor Apple M4 (10-Core) AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Base frequency 4.41 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency n/a 4 GHz
Cores 10 (4P + 6E) 6
Threads 10 12
L3 Cache n/a 8 MB
Integrated Graphics Apple M4 GPU (10-core) Radeon RX Vega 7
Process tech. 3 nm 7 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
3711
Asus VivoBook 15 M513
1485
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
14769
Asus VivoBook 15 M513
5172
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
2072
Asus VivoBook 15 M513
1156
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
11711
Asus VivoBook 15 M513
6926

GPU Model

GPU Model Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) Radeon RX Vega 7
TGP 18 W 10 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 3 nm 7 nm
GPU Frequency 500 MHz 300 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR5X DDR4
Tire Width 128 bit n/a
Memory speed 7.5 Gbit/s 3.2 Gbit/s
Shader Units 1280 448
TMUs 80 28
ROPs 40 8

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 4 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 1x4 GB
Frequency 7500 MHz 3200 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR4
Replaceable No Yes
Max RAM n/a 16

Storage

Bus Custom PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 256 GB 256 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.4 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Max Volume 85.8 dB 76.8 dB
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Fingerprint sensor Yes Optional
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Ports
USB-ANo3x3.2
USB-C2x4.01x3.2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4No
HDMINo1x1.4
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderNoYes
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1 mm 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Sizen/a10.5x7.2 cm
SurfaceGlassPlastic
Windows PrecisionNoYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025) the clear winner in this comparison.

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