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News articleYahoo Finance· March 3, 2026

Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5

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Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5 The world’s most popular laptop gets even better with the incredible performance of M5, double the starting storage, and improved wireless connectivity, packed into a thin, light, and durable aluminum design CUPERTINO, Calif., March 03, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apple® today an…
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  • Up to 6.9x faster AI video enhancement performance in Topaz Video when compared to MacBook Air with M1, and up to 1.9x faster than MacBook Air with M4

    80% confidence
  • M5 features faster unified memory with 153GB/s of bandwidth — a 28 percent improvement over M4

    80% confidence
  • Up to 2.7x faster image processing performance in Affinity when compared to MacBook Air with M1, and up to 1.5x faster than MacBook Air with M4

    80% confidence
  • M5 features a 10-core CPU with the world's fastest CPU core

    80% confidence
  • The new MacBook Air with M5 brings incredible performance and even more capability to the world's most popular laptop

    80% confidence
  • The new SSD delivers 2x faster read/write performance compared to the previous generation

    80% confidence
  • MacBook Air with M5 delivers up to 9.5x faster AI performance than MacBook Air with M1

    80% confidence
  • Web browsing is up to 50 percent faster when compared to a PC laptop with an Intel Core Ultra X7 processor, and more demanding tasks get up to 2x faster performance

    80% confidence
  • MacBook Air is the perfect laptop for anyone who values the unrivaled combination of performance and portability

    80% confidence
  • With M5, MacBook Air powers through a wide range of tasks, from everyday productivity to creative workloads, and is even faster for AI

    80% confidence
  • MacBook Air with M5 delivers up to 4x faster performance for AI tasks than MacBook Air with M4

    80% confidence
  • MacBook Air with M5 provides up to 18 hours of battery life — six additional hours when compared to an Intel-based MacBook Air

    80% confidence
  • Up to 6.5x faster 3D rendering with ray-tracing performance in Blender when compared to MacBook Air with M1, and up to 1.5x faster than MacBook Air with M4

    80% confidence

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