Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra (2022) vs Apple MacBook Air 13 (Early 2015)

Apple M1 Ultra chip

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20-core CPU with 16 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores

1.6 GHz

20-core CPU, 48-core GPU, 32-core Neural Engine / Up to 20-core CPU, 64-core GPU, 32-core Neural Engine

Dual Core

Apple M1 Ultra

Intel Core i5

64GB unified memory

8 GB

LPDDR4 SDRAM

DDR2 SDRAM

Up to 128GB

upto 8 GB

1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 8TB

256 GB

Unspecified

PCIe

TFT LCD

LCD

No Display

13.3-inch (diagonal)

Support for up to four Pro Display XDRs (6K resolution at 60Hz and over a billion colors) over USB-C and one 4K display (4K resolution at 60Hz and over a billion colors) over HDMI Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C Thunderbolt 2, DVI, and VGA output supported using adapters (sold separately) Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (sold separately)

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1440 x 900 (native)

48-core GPU Up to 64-core GPU

Intel HD Graphics 6000

Unspecified

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macOS Monterey

macOS Sierra

5.0 wireless technology

4.0 wireless technology

802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking / IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible

802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible

On Back > 4 x Thunderbolt 4 ports / 1 x USB 4 / 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 / 2 x USB-A ports / 1 x HDMI / 1 x 3.5 mm headphone jack / On front > 2 x USB-C ports / 1 x SDXC card slot

3 ports (up to 5 Gbps)

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)

Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)

No Battery Desktop (Power cord 100–240V AC)

54‑watt

Removable

Non-removable

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Up to 30 days standby time

3.7 inches (9.5 cm)

0.11-0.68 inch (0.3-1.7 cm)

7.7 inches (19.7 cm)

12.8 inches (32.5 cm)

7.7 inches (19.7 cm)

8.94 inches (22.7 cm)

5.9 pounds (2.7 kg)2

2.96 pounds (1.35 kg)3