Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025) vs Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57
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Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
M4 (10-Core) | 16 GB
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57
i5 11400H | GTX 1650 Mobile | 16 GB
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1060 grams less (around 2.34 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- MacBook with the Apple M4 (10-Core) chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Around 91% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 13% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 60% sharper screen – 225 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 29% more compact case (101.4 vs 143.7 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB) and an SSD
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) | 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches |
363.4 x 255 x 23.9 mm 14.31 x 10.04 x 0.94 inches |
| Area | 654 cm2 (101.3 inches2) | 927 cm2 (143.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82% | ~72.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.6 mm | 9 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 130° | 150° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Passive | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | - | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 45 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 225 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1664 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Nitro 5 AN515-57
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
13.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 83.1 in2
~25% more screen space
| Contrast | 1494:1 | 1480:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.9% | 59.1% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 93.4% | 41.1% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 99.4% | 42.2% |
| Response time | - | 11 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:40 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 70 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 30 / 35 / 70 W | 180 W |
| Cable length | 2 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 170 / 183 / 207 grams | 500 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 4.46 GHz | 2.2-2.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | - | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) | 6 |
| Threads | 10 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | - | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 18 W | 65 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 500 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1470 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 7.5 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1280 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 3.8 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 994 | 385 |
| Solar Bay | 14646 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7500 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | Custom | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~77 dB | ~75 dB |
| Microphones | 3 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | No | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | - |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | No | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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