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2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15 vs. M1 MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for 2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15 and M1 MacBook Air models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15 Pros

Reasons that 2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15 is better than M1 MacBook Air.

The 2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15 supports a larger memory capacity than the M1 MacBook Air. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the M1 MacBook Air.

Max system memory size

2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15

32 GB

M1 MacBook Air

16 GB

The 2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15 comes with one SODIMM slot that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the M1 MacBook Air since it has onboard memory.

Memory	2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	M1 MacBook Air
Slots	x1	Onboard
Type	DDR4	Unified

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

The 2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	M1 MacBook Air
M.2	Yes x2	Onboard

The 2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15 has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Air.

Display size

2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15

15.6-inch

M1 MacBook Air

13.3-inch

The 2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15 has more ports and slots count than the M1 MacBook Air. It has nine versus three amount of ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Air.

Ports	2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	M1 MacBook Air
HDMI	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	No
power port	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	No	Yes x2
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	No
USB-A	Yes x3	No
Total	9	3

The 2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M1 MacBook Air. It has six versus two commonly used ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Air.

Ports	2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	M1 MacBook Air
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
power port	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	No
USB-A	Yes	No

M1 MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Air is better than 2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15.

Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Air has a 50% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-11375H inside 2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 7G)

7,414

M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 8G)

7,414

2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core i7-11375H

4,935

2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core i7-11370H

4,864

2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core i5-11300H

4,441

M1 MacBook Air weighed 2.8 pounds, 37% lighter than the 4.41 pounds 2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15.

Weight	2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	M1 MacBook Air
Pound	4.41 lbs.	2.8 lbs.
Kilogram	2.00 kg	1.27 kg

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15 Price
	ASUS TUF Dash 15 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 15.6" 144Hz FHD Display, Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 11 Home, Off Black, FX517ZM-AS73 By ASUS $1,084.00 $1,299.99 17% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS TUF Dash 15 (2021) Ultra Slim Gaming Laptop, 15.6" 144Hz FHD, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, Intel Core i7-11370H, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 10, Eclipse Grey Color, TUF516PE-AB73 By ASUS $929.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS TUF F15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" 144Hz FHD IPS-Type Display, Intel Core i5-10300H Processor, GeForce GTX 1650, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, FX506LH-AS51 By ASUS $759.00 $805.99 6% OFF	See at Amazon
M1 MacBook Air Price
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $625.00	See at Amazon
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $704.99	See at Amazon
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $610.00	See at Amazon

Availability	2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	M1 MacBook Air
Released	2021	2020
Release Date	Announced on January 13, 2021 (CES 2021)	Announced on November 10th, 2020
Pricing	-	$999 Apple M1 Chip (7 cores GPU) \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,249 Apple M1 Chip (8 cores GPU) \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Generations	2022 ASUS TUF Dash F15 2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	2022 M2 MacBook Air 2020 M1 MacBook Air 2020 Intel MacBook Air MacBook Air 13” 2019 MacBook Air 13” 2018 MacBook Air 13” 2017 MacBook Air 13” 2015 MacBook Air 13” 2014 MacBook Air 13” 2013

Exterior	2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	M1 MacBook Air
Dimensions	14.17 x 9.92 x 0.78 inches (360 x 252 x 19.9 mm)	Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm) Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm) Height: 0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)
Weight	4.41 lbs (2.00 Kg)	Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)
Colors	Moonlight White Eclipse Gray	Gold Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Chiclet Keyboard. 1.7 mm key travel. The desktop-style layout features spaces between function keys for intuitive identification and hot keys to keep vital commands within easy reach. Four dedicated gaming hotkeys. Button-less precision touchpad.	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display	2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	M1 MacBook Air
Size	15.6 Inches	13.3 Inches
Info	15.6” FHD 144Hz 1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:62.5% Adobe:47.34% 144Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync 15.6” FHD 240Hz 1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:100% Adobe:75.35% 240Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync 15.6” WQHD 165Hz 2560 x 1440 16:9 anti-glare 65Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync	Retina display 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1680 by 1050 1440 by 900 1024 by 640 16:10 aspect ratio 400 nits brightness Supports wide color (P3) True Tone technology

Ports	2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	M1 MacBook Air
Image Source: ASUS Left (6) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x HDMI v2.0b 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps 1 x headphone jack 1 x power port Right (3) 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x lock slot	Image Source: Apple Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Charging, DisplayPort Right (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	M1 MacBook Air
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.10 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 35W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 35W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11375H 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.30 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 35W	Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores) 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W Apple M1 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11375H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz	Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores) Apple M1 iGPU 7 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz Apple M1 Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB DDR4 3200MHz memory. 1 x 8GB 16GB Onboard memory. 1 x 8GB 16GB SO-DIMM slot.	8GB unified memory Configurable to 16GB
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 6GB GDDR6, With ROG Boost up to 1525 MHz at 80W (85W with Dynamic Boost) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 8GB GDDR6, With ROG Boost up to 1390 MHz at 80W (85W with Dynamic Boost)	-
Storage	512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD 2 x M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® Slots	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB

Connectivity	2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	M1 MacBook Air
Wi-Fi	Integrated Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax (2x2))	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	-

Battery	2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	M1 MacBook Air
Size	76 Wh 4-cell lithium-polymer battery	49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	Up to 16.6 hours	Up to 15 hours wireless web Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply	200W power adaptor Plug type : ø6.0 (mm) 20V/10A, supports fast charging 50% in 30 minutes.	30W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software	2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	M1 MacBook Air
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Shipped with macOS Big Sur
Built-in Apps	Armoury Crate	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	M1 MacBook Air
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	Speakers Two speakers with four cut-outs 2 x 2W speakers DTS:X™ Ultra technology Delivers high-fidelity 7.1-channel virtual surround sound for theater-quality audio with stereo headsets. Microphone Built-in array microphone Advanced Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation.	Stereo speakers Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc	2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	M1 MacBook Air
Sensors	-	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor
Security	Kensington lock FTPM (Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module)	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	-	MacBook Air 30W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty	-	Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	2021 ASUS TUF Dash F15	M1 MacBook Air
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 16:9 15.6” 1440p 165Hz Weight 4.41 lb 2.00 kg Up to Intel Core i7-11375H 4C/8T, 3.30 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,427 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,935 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6	Released in Late 2020 16:10 QHD 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 2.8 lb 1.27 kg Up to Apple M1 (8C, 8G) 8C/8T, 3.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,705 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,414 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz Configurable up to 16GB Unified Memory Starting at $999 M1 (7 GPU Cores), 8GB, 256GB SSD Up to 18 Hours Battery Life Built-in Touch ID With T2 Chip Dual USB-C USB4 & Thunderbolt 3 Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0