Framework Laptop 13 Pro vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026)
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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 Framework Laptop 13 Pro
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
- Features a much bigger (~38%) battery – 74.4 against 53.8 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 0GB) and an SSD
- Provides 40% higher max. screen brightness: 700 vs 500 nits
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 180 grams less (around 0.4 lbs)
- MacBook with the Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Around 84% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.41 kg (3.11 lbs) | 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 296.63 x 228.98 x 15.85 mm 11.68 x 9.01 x 0.62 inches |
304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches |
| Area | 679 cm2 (105.2 inches2) | 654 cm2 (101.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.9% | ~82% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 5.6 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Passive |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | 35.8 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 13.5 inches | 13.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| PPI | 256 ppi | 225 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1664 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
| Contrast | 2148:1 | 1437:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 71.9% | 86.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 98.1% |
| Response time | 29 ms | 20 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | - | Left |
| Charge power | 100 W | 35 / 40 / 70 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 370 grams | 116 / 80 / 167 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | - |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| Threads | 8 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics | Apple M5 GPU (8-core) |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 25 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2450 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 9.6 Gbps | 9.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 2.5 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 1734 |
| Solar Bay | - | 17375 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 9600 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Max. ram size | 0 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 2x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~76.9 dB | ~82.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 4x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 4x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | No |
| DisplayPort | 1x v2.1 | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 12.4 x 7.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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