Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5
Today
Typical price$1,099
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
8.2 out of 10 on the spec sheet
Buy on AmazonApple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or MSI Venture A16 16″ Ryzen 9 270?
MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 costs $69 less today; Venture A16 16″ Ryzen 9 270 has score 0.1 higher (8.3 vs. 8.2).
Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5
8.2score
MSI Venture A16 16″ Ryzen 9 270
8.3score · higher
Apple wins 1by componentMSI wins 2
- 9.5Performance9.2
- 7.3Memory and storage9.8
- 8.0Screen5.5
- 6.3Ports and how current it is7.5
Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 is $69 the cheaperMSI Venture A16 16″ Ryzen 9 270 is the cheaper
The comparison in detail
Score by component, side by side
MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 wins on screen; Venture A16 16″ Ryzen 9 270 wins on memory and storage and ports and how current it is.
- 9.5Performance9.2
- 7.3Memory and storage9.8 (wins)
- 8.0 (wins)Screen5.5
- 6.3Ports and how current it is7.5 (wins)
MSI Venture A16 16″ Ryzen 9 270
Today
Typical price$1,168
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
8.3 out of 10 on the spec sheet +0.1
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Where is each one cheapest today?
Updated 06/11/2026
MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5
- Amazon Lowest price$1,099Buy on Amazon
Venture A16 16″ Ryzen 9 270
- Amazon Lowest price$1,168Buy on Amazon
Spec sheet side by side
| Item | MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 | Venture A16 16″ Ryzen 9 270 |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| Processor changes | Apple M5 | Ryzen 9 |
| Processor model changes | M5 | 270 |
| RAM changes | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage changes | 512 GB | 2,048 GB |
| Storage type | SSD | SSD |
| Screen | ||
| Size changes | 13 polegadas | 16 polegadas |
| Resolution changes | 3K | Full HD |
| Screen type changes | IPS | not listed |
| Connections | ||
| Wi-Fi generation changes | Wi-Fi 7 | not listed |
| General | ||
| System changes | not listed | Windows |
| Model code changes | 12MP | WIFI6E |
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How we choose
Source: Amazon.com catalog, checked on 06/11/2026.
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.