MSI Summit B15 (A11X) vs. M1 MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the MSI Summit B15 (A11X) and M1 MacBook Air specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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MSI Summit B15 (A11X) Pros

Reasons that MSI Summit B15 (A11X) is better than M1 MacBook Air.

Supports larger memory

MSI Summit B15 (A11X) supports a larger memory capacity than the M1 MacBook Air. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the M1 MacBook Air.

Max system memory size
MSI Summit B15 (A11X)
64 GB
M1 MacBook Air
16 GB
Upgradable memory

MSI Summit B15 (A11X) comes with two SODIMM slots 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.

MemoryMSI Summit B15 (A11X)M1 MacBook Air
Slots
x2
Onboard
TypeDDR4Unified
Upgradable storage

MSI Summit B15 (A11X) comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

SlotsMSI Summit B15 (A11X)M1 MacBook Air
M.2
Yes x2
Onboard
17% larger display

MSI Summit B15 (A11X) has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Air.

Display size
MSI Summit B15 (A11X)
15.6-inch
M1 MacBook Air
13.3-inch

M1 MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Air is better than MSI Summit B15 (A11X).

Much faster CPU performance

Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Air has a 65% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside MSI Summit B15 (A11X).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 7G)
7,414
M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 8G)
7,414
MSI Summit B15 (A11X) - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
MSI Summit B15 (A11X) - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
About 21% lighter

M1 MacBook Air weighed 2.8 pounds, 21% lighter than the 3.53 pounds MSI Summit B15 (A11X).

WeightMSI Summit B15 (A11X)M1 MacBook Air
Pound
3.53 lbs.
2.8 lbs.
Kilogram
1.60 kg
1.27 kg

Prices

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

MSI Summit B15 (A11X) Price
MSI Summit B15 Professional Laptop: 15" IPS-Level Display, Intel core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Win10 PRO, Ink Black (A11M-057)
 MSI Summit B15 Professional Laptop: 15" IPS-Level Display, Intel core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Win10 PRO, Ink Black (A11M-057)
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$1,298.89
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MSI Summit E14 Flip EVO 14.0" QHD+ Touch Ultra Thin 2-in-1 Business Laptop: Intel Core i5-1240P IRIS Xe 16GB LPDDR5 512GB NVMe SSD, 360° Flip, Thunderbolt 4, MSI Pen, Win 11 Pro: Ink Black A12MT-017
 MSI Summit E14 Flip EVO 14.0" QHD+ Touch Ultra Thin 2-in-1 Business Laptop: Intel Core i5-1240P IRIS Xe 16GB LPDDR5 512GB NVMe SSD, 360° Flip, Thunderbolt 4, MSI Pen, Win 11 Pro: Ink Black A12MT-017
By MSI
$999.99
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MSI Summit E13 Flip Evo Professional Laptop: 13" IPS-Level Touch Screen, Intel core i7-1185G7, Iris Xe, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Win10 Home, Ink Black (A11MT-023)
 MSI Summit E13 Flip Evo Professional Laptop: 13" IPS-Level Touch Screen, Intel core i7-1185G7, Iris Xe, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Win10 Home, Ink Black (A11MT-023)
By MSI
$799.98
$1,599.00 50% OFF
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M1 MacBook Air Price
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
 Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
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$629.00
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Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
 Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
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$704.68
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Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
 Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed)
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$610.00
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Specs Comparison

Availability

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)M1 MacBook Air
Released20202020
Release Date-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-

Exterior

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)M1 MacBook Air
Dimensions14.06” x 9.21” x 0.67” (356.8 x 233.75 x 16.9 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)
Weight3.53 lbs (1.6 kg)Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)
Colors
Ink Black
Gold Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Backlight Keyboard (Single-Color, White)
    • 1.5mm key travel
  • Touchpad
    • Precision touchpad support multitouch gestures and intuitive response.
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

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)M1 MacBook Air
Size15.6 Inches13.3 Inches
Info15.6" FHD (1920x1080), IPS-Level 60Hz 72%NTSC Thin Bezel, close to 100%sRGBRetina 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

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)M1 MacBook Air
  • 1 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt™4.
    Supports USB 4.0, DisplayPort, and Power Delivery charging).

  • 2 x USB Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2

  • 1 x USB Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1

  • 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz)

  • 1 x MicroSD Card Reader

  • 1 x DC-in port

  • 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack

M1 MacBook Air Ports
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

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)M1 MacBook Air
Processor
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
  1. Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores)
    8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
  2. Apple M1
    8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  1. Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores)
    Apple M1 iGPU
    7 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
  2. Apple M1
    Apple M1 iGPU
    8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
Memory

  • 8GB 16GB
    3200 MHz DDR4 onboard memory.

  • 2 x SO-DIMM slots, max out at 64GB.


  • 8GB
    unified memory

  • Configurable to 16GB

Storage

  • 1 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3)

  • 1 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)


  • 256GB 512GB
    SSD

  • Configurable to 1TB or 2TB

Connectivity

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)M1 MacBook Air
Wi-FiIntel Wi-Fi 6 AX201(2x2 AX)

  • 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking

  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible

BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Battery

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)M1 MacBook Air
Size52 Wh (3-cell battery)49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery LifeUp to 10 hours of battery life

  • Up to 15 hours wireless web

  • Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback

Power Supply65W compact power adapter30W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)M1 MacBook Air
OS

  • Windows 10 Home

  • Windows 10 Pro

Shipped with macOS Big Sur
Built-in Apps

  • MSI Center for Business & Productivity

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

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)M1 MacBook Air
CameraFront-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.		720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio
  • 2 x 2W Speaker
  • Nahimic 3
  • High-Resolution Audio ready
  • Stereo speakers
  • Wide stereo sound
  • Support for Dolby Atmos playback
  • Three-mic array with directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)M1 MacBook Air
Sensors
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
Security
  • TPM 2.0
  • Windows Hello Fingerprint Authentication
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box-
  • MacBook Air
  • 30W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty1-year Limited Warranty (Include 1 Year Global)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

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)M1 MacBook Air
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
3.53 lb
1.60 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,374
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,487
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
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
M1 MacBook Air Ports
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

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