Home » Laptops » Apple » 13” MacBook Air » MacBook Air 13” 2019 » vs. ROG Mothership GZ700

MacBook Air 13” 2019 vs. ROG Mothership GZ700: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for MacBook Air 13” 2019 and ROG Mothership GZ700 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Compare With Please enter device name or part of it MacBook Air 13” 2019 See at Amazon	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it ROG Mothership GZ700 See at Amazon

MacBook Air 13” 2019 Pros

Reasons that MacBook Air 13” 2019 is better than ROG Mothership GZ700.

MacBook Air 13” 2019 weighed 2.75 pounds, 75% lighter than the 10.58 pounds ROG Mothership GZ700.

Weight	MacBook Air 13” 2019	ROG Mothership GZ700
Pound	2.75 lbs.	10.58 lbs.
Kilogram	1.25 kg	4.80 kg

ROG Mothership GZ700 Pros

Reasons that ROG Mothership GZ700 is better than MacBook Air 13” 2019.

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside ROG Mothership GZ700 has a 347% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i5-8210Y inside MacBook Air 13” 2019.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

ROG Mothership GZ700 - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

MacBook Air 13” 2019 - Intel Core i5-8210Y

1,455

ROG Mothership GZ700 supports a larger memory capacity than the MacBook Air 13” 2019. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2019.

Max system memory size

ROG Mothership GZ700

64 GB

MacBook Air 13” 2019

16 GB

ROG Mothership GZ700 supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Air 13” 2019. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2019.

Memory type and speed

ROG Mothership GZ700 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

MacBook Air 13” 2019 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 up to 200W vs. integrated

ROG Mothership GZ700 has a 17.3-inch screen size 30% larger than the 13.3-inch MacBook Air 13” 2019.

Display size

ROG Mothership GZ700

17.3-inch

MacBook Air 13” 2019

13.3-inch

Prices

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

MacBook Air 13” 2019 Price
	Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $379.00	See at Amazon
	2019 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $384.00	See at Amazon
	Mid 2019 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $422.69	See at Amazon
ROG Mothership GZ700 Price
	[2 Pack] Synvy Touch Pad Film Protector, compatible with ASUS ROG Mothership GZ700 / gz700gx 17.3" TouchPad Trackpad Guard Cover Skin [ Not Tempered Glass Screen Protectors ] By Compatible with ASUS ROG Mothership GZ700 / gz700gx 17.3" $12.99	See at Amazon
	[3 Pack] Synvy Screen Protector Film, compatible with ASUS ROG Mothership GZ700 / gz700gx 17.3" Guard Sticker [ Not Tempered Glass Protectors ] By Film for ASUS ROG Mothership GZ700 gz700gx $26.99	See at Amazon
	Synvy Privacy Screen Protector Film, compatible with ASUS ROG Mothership GZ700 / gz700gx 17.3" Anti Spy Guard Sticker [ Not Tempered Glass Protectors ] By Film for ASUS ROG Mothership GZ700 gz700gx $52.99	See at Amazon

Availability	MacBook Air 13” 2019	ROG Mothership GZ700
Released	2019	2019
Release Date	Available on June 27, 2019	-
Pricing	$1,099 Intel Core i5 8210Y \| 8GB RAM \| 128GB SSD $1,299 Intel Core i5 8210Y \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD	-
Generations	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	MacBook Air 13” 2019	ROG Mothership GZ700
Dimensions	11.97” x 8.36” x 0.16 - 0.61” (304.1 mm x 212.4 mm x 4.1 – 15.6 mm)	16.4” x 12.5” x 1.17” (410 X 320 X 29.9 mm)
Weight	Starting at 2.75 pounds (1.25 kg)	10.58 lbs (4.8 kg)
Colors	Gold Space Gray Silver	Midnight Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) individual LED-backlit keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys 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	The detachable keyboard stays wired or goes wireless Backlit Chiclet Keyboard N-key rollover Per key RGB Aura Sync 2.5mm travel distance 0.3mm keycap curve

Display	MacBook Air 13” 2019	ROG Mothership GZ700
Size	13.3 Inches	17.3 Inches
Info	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 True Tone technology	17.3-inch 4K UHD (3840 x 2160), IPS-level panel, 60Hz, 25ms, 100% Adobe RGB, G-SYNC® 17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, G-SYNC®

Ports	MacBook Air 13” 2019	ROG Mothership GZ700
Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)	1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C / Thunderbolt 3 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C with DisplayPort™ 1.4 3 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A / USB charger + 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack 1 x 3.5mm microphone jack 1 x RJ-45 jack 1 x SD card reader 1 x Kensington lock

Internal Specs	MacBook Air 13” 2019	ROG Mothership GZ700
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8210Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.60 → 3.60 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 7W	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8210Y Intel® UHD Graphics 617 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	8GB Configurable to 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory	Up to 64GB Dual Channel 2666MHz DDR4 SDRAM 2 x SODIMM slots.
Discrete Graphics	Support for Thunderbolt 3–enabled external graphics processors (eGPUs)	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 (Boost Clock: 1880MHz, 200W), 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage	128GB 256GB Configurable to 512GB or 1TB SSD	3 x M.2 NVMe PCIE 3.0 x4 512GB SSD Supports RAID-0

Connectivity	MacBook Air 13” 2019	ROG Mothership GZ700
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	Intel ® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	-	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	MacBook Air 13” 2019	ROG Mothership GZ700
Size	49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	-
Battery Life	Up to 12 hours wireless web Up to 13 hours Apple TV app video playback Up to 30 days of standby time	-
Power Supply	30W USB‑C Power Adapter	2 x 280W power adapters

Software	MacBook Air 13” 2019	ROG Mothership GZ700
OS	Shipped with macOS Mojave	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	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	Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III Aura Creator

Camera & Audio	MacBook Air 13” 2019	ROG Mothership GZ700
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
Audio	Stereo speakers Three microphones 3.5 mm headphone jack	4x4W speakers with Smart AMP technology Array Microphone

Misc	MacBook Air 13” 2019	ROG Mothership GZ700
Sensors	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor	-
Security	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 5120-by-2880 resolution at up to 60Hz Up to two external displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at up to 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, and Thunderbolt 2 output using adapters (sold separately)	-

Key Features	MacBook Air 13” 2019	ROG Mothership GZ700
At Glance	Released in Mid 2019 16:10 WQXGA 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 2.75 lb 1.25 kg Powered By Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C/4T, 1.60 → 3.60 GHz Geekbench 5 728 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,455 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 617 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz Up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3	Released in 2019 16:9 4K 17.3” 2160p 60Hz Weight 10.58 lb 4.80 kg Powered By Intel Core i9-9980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,114 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,504 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 up to 200W