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Updated Nov 10, 2026

Apple MacBook Air 15″ Apple M5 or MSI Cyborg A15 15.6″ Ryzen 7 260 RTX 5050?

Cyborg A15 15.6″ Ryzen 7 260 RTX 5050 costs $50 less today; MacBook Air 15″ Apple M5 has score 0.6 higher (8.3 vs. 7.7).

Apple MacBook Air 15″ Apple M5

8.3score · higher

MSI Cyborg A15 15.6″ Ryzen 7 260 RTX 5050

7.7score

Apple wins 3by componentMSI wins 1

  • 9.5Performance7.9
  • 7.3Memory and storage8.3
  • 8.0Screen7.4
  • 7.9Portability·
  • 7.2Ports and how current it is6.3

MSI Cyborg A15 15.6″ Ryzen 7 260 RTX 5050 is $50 the cheaper

$1,299

Buy on Amazon

$1,249

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The best for each use

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

The comparison in detail

Score by component, side by side

MacBook Air 15″ Apple M5 wins on performance; Cyborg A15 15.6″ Ryzen 7 260 RTX 5050 wins on memory and storage.

MacBook Air 15″ Apple M5ComponentCyborg A15 15.6″ Ryzen 7 260 RTX 5050
  • 9.5 (wins)Performance7.9
  • 7.3Memory and storage8.3 (wins)
  • 8.0Screen7.4
  • 7.9PortabilityN/A
  • 7.2Ports and how current it is6.3

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Both prices over the last 30 days

MacBook Air 15″ Apple M5Cyborg A15 15.6″ Ryzen 7 260 RTX 5050

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 15″ Apple M5
Cyborg A15 15.6″ Ryzen 7 260 RTX 5050

Spec sheet side by side

ItemMacBook Air 15″ Apple M5Cyborg A15 15.6″ Ryzen 7 260 RTX 5050
Performance
Processor changesApple M5Ryzen 7
Processor model changesM5260
Dedicated graphics card changesnot listedRTX 5050
RAM16 GB16 GB
Storage changes512 GB1,024 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD
Screen
Size changes15 polegadas15.6 polegadas
Resolution changes3KFull HD
Screen type changesIPSnot listed
Refresh rate changesnot listed144Hz
Portability
Weight changes1.5 kgnot listed
Battery changes66.5 Whnot listed
Connections
USB-C changesYesnot listed
Thunderbolt changesYesnot listed
Wi-Fi generation changesWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth changesYesnot listed
General
System changesmacOSWindows
Model code changes12MPB2HWEKG

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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.