Apple MacBook Air 15 M5

Name: Apple MacBook Air 15 M5
Brand: Apple
Rating: 91.6 (1 reviews)

This page provides reviews and specifications about the Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 of the series MacBook Air 15 M5.

DeepL / Ninh Duy, Published 03/21/2026 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 ...

Pros

+ fastest single-core processor

+ fanless cooling

+ no throttling while gaming

+ good IPS screen

+ Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 7 & BT 6

+ high-quality aluminum chassis

+ long battery runtime

+ very good speakers

Cons

- almost no maintenance options (RAM & SSD soldered)

- 60 Hz

- only 1-year warranty

- webcam without Face-ID, low resolution for photos/videos

Specifications

Apple MacBook Air 15 M5

Processor

Apple M5 10-Core 10c/10t, 4 x 4.6 GHz Apple M5 S-Core, 6 x 3.0 GHz Apple M5 E-Core, 23 W PL2 / Short Burst, 11 W PL1 / Sustained, MDE44

Graphics adapter

Apple M5 10-Core GPU, 17 W TDP

Memory

32 GB

, LPDDR5x-9600, onboard

Display

15.30 inch 16:10, 2880 x 1864 pixel 224 PPI, IPS, glossy: yes, 60 Hz

Storage

Apple SSD AP2048Z, 2048 GB

, 1986 GB free

Connections

2 USB4 40 Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt 4, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 2 DisplayPort, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm stereo, 1 Fingerprint Reader, Brightness Sensor

Networking

Wi-Fi 7 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz be = Wi-Fi 7), Bluetooth 6

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 11.5 x 340.4 x 237.6 ( = 0.45 x 13.4 x 9.35 in)

Battery

66.5 Wh Lithium-Polymer

Operating System

Apple macOS 26 Tahoe

Camera

Webcam: 12 MP Center Stage
Primary Camera: 12 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: six speaker sound system, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 35W PSU, 12 Months Warranty, fanless

Weight

1.512 kg ( = 53.33 oz / 3.33 pounds), Power Supply: 186 g ( = 6.56 oz / 0.41 pounds)

Links

Apple homepage

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Average Score: 91.6% - very good
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)

price: - %, performance: 76%, features: 72%, display: 83% mobility: 80%, workmanship: 88%, ergonomy: 95%, emissions: 94%

Reviews for the Apple MacBook Air 15 M5

91.6% Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 Review - Very powerful, fanless and without competition | Notebookcheck
The MacBook Air 15 is now available with the powerful M5 SoC and the combination of performance as well as efficiency is simply perfect for a fanless design. It is also pretty much unrivaled, because there are simply no alternatives without fans in this segment.

MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro (2026 editie): wanneer is ‘Air’ niet meer genoeg?
Source: GadgetGear.nl Dutch

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Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/11/2026

Comment

Apple M5 10-Core GPU: An integrated graphics card developed by Apple and integrated in the Apple M5 SoC. Offers 10 cores and according to Apple an up to 30% higher performance compared to the M4 GPU.

With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

M5 10-Core: An ARM architecture processor (SoC) with 10 CPU cores (4 large super cores clocked at up to 4.4 GHz and 6 smaller efficiency cores), a neural engine with 16 cores and greatly improved AI performance (combining NPU and GPU).» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.