Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025) vs Gigabyte G5 (2024)

Compared 2 laptops: Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025), vs Gigabyte G5 (2024). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor n/a - Intel Core i5 13500H
- Intel Core i7 13620H
Storage - 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025) and Gigabyte G5 (2024)
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 2.08 kg
Pixel size 340.4x237.6x11.5 mm 360x238x22.7 mm
Area 809 cm² 857 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.9 % 78.3 %
Side bezels 5.4 mm 7.3 mm
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Gray
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130 ° n/a
Cooling system
Cooling typePassiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler countn/a2
Noise Leveln/a54.8 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 15.3 in 15.6 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 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 No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy (Anti-Reflective) Matte
Light sensor Yes No
Display test
Max brightness
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
500 nits
Gigabyte G5 (2024)
350 nits
Contrast1641:11179:1
DCI-P3 gamut98.7 %67.9 %
sRGB gamut100 %98.9 %
Adobe RGB gamut88.3 %68.8 %
Response time24 ms11 ms

Battery

Capacity 66.5 Wh 54 Wh
Full Charge Time 2:44 h 2:00 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes, 70 W No
Charge Port Location Left Bottom
Charge Power 35/70 W 150 W
Cable Length 2 m n/a
Charger weight 188/208 g 458 g

Processor

Processor Apple M4 (10-Core) Intel Core i5 13500H
Base frequency 4.41 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency n/a 4.7 GHz
Cores 10 (4P + 6E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 10 16
L3 Cache n/a 18 MB
Integrated Graphics Apple M4 GPU (10-core) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Process tech. 3 nm 10 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
3711
Gigabyte G5 (2024)
2455
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
14769
Gigabyte G5 (2024)
11344
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
2072
Gigabyte G5 (2024)
1744
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
11711
Gigabyte G5 (2024)
14463

GPU Model

GPU Model Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB
TGP 18 W 75 W
Nvidia Optimus n/a Yes, Advanced Optimus
Graphics Type Integrated Discrete
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
GPU Frequency 500 MHz 1665 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 2055 MHz
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 10.5 TFLOPS
Video Memory n/a 6
Memory Type LPDDR5X GDDR6
Tire Width 128 bit 96 bit
Memory speed 7.5 Gbit/s 16 Gbit/s
Shader Units 1280 2560
TMUs 80 80
ROPs 40 32

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Frequency 7500 MHz 4800 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 2
Max RAM n/a 64

Storage

Bus Custom PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 256 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.4 2.0
Speaker Power n/a 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Max Volume 85.8 dB 79.8 dB
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6E
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Fingerprint sensor Yes No
IR sensor No Yes
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Ports
USB-ANo2x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x3.2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4No
HDMINo1x2.1
DisplayPortNo1x v1.4
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoYes
Card ReaderNoYes
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1 mm 2 mm
Touchpad
Sizen/a12.0x7.2 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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