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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-06T09:27:10.000Z",
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    "MacBook Air 15\"",
    "MacBook Air 13\"",
    "Benchmarks",
    "Geekbench",
    "new MacBook Air with the M5 chip",
    "shared by _TechRadar_ 's Lance Ulanoff",
    "announced the M5 chip",
    "for the MacBook Pro with the M5 Max chip",
    "MacBook Neo with the A18 Pro chip",
    "MacBook Air",
    "MacBook Air (Buy Now)",
    "Here's How Much Faster MacBook Air Gets With M5 Chip vs. M4 Chip",
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  "textContent": "We now know how much faster the new MacBook Air with the M5 chip is compared to the previous model with an M4 chip, courtesy of a Geekbench 6 result shared by _TechRadar_ 's Lance Ulanoff. However, given the 14-inch MacBook Pro and the iPad Pro were already updated with the M5 chip last year, the result is not too surprising.\n\n\nUlanoff ran Geekbench on a MacBook Air with an M5 chip, which has a 10-core CPU. The laptop achieved a score of 17,073 for multi-core CPU performance, whereas the MacBook Air with an M4 chip has an average multi-core score of 14,731, so the new model is up to 15% faster than the previous generation. This is in line with what Apple advertised when it announced the M5 chip back in October, so it was entirely expected.\n\nWith the M5 chip, the Geekbench database shows that the MacBook Air is up to 16% faster than the MacBook Pro with the M3 Pro chip from a few years ago, but it is still slower than MacBook Pro models with the M4 Pro chip and newer.\n\nThe table below provides a comparison of Geekbench 6 scores for various Macs. Each chip has the highest number of CPU cores available for it.\n\n\n\nMac Model\n| Multi-Core CPU Score\n\n---|---\n\nMacBook Pro (M5 Max)| 29,233\n\nMac Studio (M3 Ultra)| 27,726\n\nMacBook Pro (M4 Max)| 25,702\n\nMacBook Pro (M4 Pro)| 22,490\n\nMacBook Pro (M3 Max)| 20,960\n\n**MacBook Air (M5)**| **17,073**\n\nMacBook Pro (M3 Pro)| 15,260\n\nMacBook Pro (M2 Max)| 14,740\n\nMacBook Air (M4)| 14,731\n\nMacBook Pro (M2 Pro)| 14,451\n\nMacBook Pro (M1 Max)| 12,345\n\nMacBook Pro (M1 Pro)| 12,345\n\nMacBook Air (M3)| 12,020\n\nMacBook Air (M2)| 9,709\n\nMacBook Neo (A18 Pro)| 8,668\n\nMacBook Air (M1)| 8,342\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe new MacBook Air is available to pre-order now and launches on Wednesday, March 11.\n\nFor additional benchmarks, see our coverage of Geekbench results for the MacBook Pro with the M5 Max chip and the MacBook Neo with the A18 Pro chip.\n\nRelated Roundup: MacBook Air\n\nTags: Benchmarks, Geekbench\n\nBuyer's Guide: MacBook Air (Buy Now)\n\nRelated Forum: MacBook Air\n\n\nThis article, \"Here's How Much Faster MacBook Air Gets With M5 Chip vs. M4 Chip\" first appeared on MacRumors.com\n\nDiscuss this article in our forums\n\n",
  "title": "Here's How Much Faster MacBook Air Gets With M5 Chip vs. M4 Chip"
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