Apple’s M5 MacBook Air and 14-inch MacBook Pro share the same core chip, but there are big differences in the display, cooling, and more. Here’s how the specs compare.
MacBook Air M5
MacBook Air M5
Both notebooks use the standard M5 chip with a 10-core CPU, integrated graphics, and Apple’s unified memory architecture. The MacBook Air uses a fanless chassis with passive cooling, while the MacBook Pro uses active cooling to sustain higher performance during longer workloads.
For everyday tasks like web browsing, document editing, and light creative work, the two machines are very similar in short bursts. Heavier tasks such as compiling code, exporting video, or rendering graphics are where MacBook Pro’s thermal design begins to matter.