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Updated Nov 10, 2026

Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or MSI Modern 15.6″ Core i9-13900H?

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 costs $1 less today and also has score 0.2 higher (8.2 vs. 8.0).

Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5

8.2score · higher

MSI Modern 15.6″ Core i9-13900H

8.0score

Apple wins 2by componentMSI wins 1

  • 9.5Performance9.6
  • 7.3Memory and storage9.3
  • 8.0Screen6.5
  • 6.3Ports and how current it is2.5

Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 is $1 the cheaper

$1,099

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$1,100

Buy on Amazon

The best for each use

By the spec rule for each use, the same one the lists on this site use.

Neither one fits: Gaming laptops.

The comparison in detail

Score by component, side by side

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 wins on screen and ports and how current it is; Modern 15.6″ Core i9-13900H wins on memory and storage.

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5ComponentModern 15.6″ Core i9-13900H
  • 9.5Performance9.6
  • 7.3Memory and storage9.3 (wins)
  • 8.0 (wins)Screen6.5
  • 6.3 (wins)Ports and how current it is2.5

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Both prices over the last 30 days

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5Modern 15.6″ Core i9-13900H

First data point for one of the two: the chart appears as the days go by.

Still only a few days of data for both to read the trend; the chart fills in as the days go by.

Where is each one cheapest today?

Updated 10/11/2026

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5
Modern 15.6″ Core i9-13900H

Spec sheet side by side

ItemMacBook Air 13″ Apple M5Modern 15.6″ Core i9-13900H
Performance
Processor changesApple M5Core i9
Processor model changesM513900H
RAM changes16 GB32 GB
Storage changes512 GB1,024 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD
Screen
Size changes13 polegadas15.6 polegadas
Resolution changes3KFull HD
Screen typeIPSIPS
Connections
Wi-Fi generation changesWi-Fi 7not listed
General
System changesnot listedWindows
Model code changes12MP13900H

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How we choose

Source: Amazon.com catalog, checked on 10/11/2026.

Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.com, shipped to New York 10001, on the day it was read, before sales tax. The model is the brand plus the name of the laptop; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.

The spec score doesn’t measure real-world performance or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.