Gigabyte AERO X16 16" AERO X16 Lunar White 2025

Gigabyte AERO X16 16" AERO X16 Lunar White 2025

Gigabyte
70 Overall Score
vs
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Silver 2025

Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Silver 2025

Apple
99 Overall Score

Scores

Entertainment
Gigabyte
79
Apple
100
Student
Gigabyte
59
Apple
100
Business
Gigabyte
59
Apple
100
Developer
Gigabyte
70
Apple
96
Compact
Gigabyte
51
Apple
95
Gaming
Gigabyte
85
Apple
44
Creator
Gigabyte
82
Apple
71
Ai Llm
Gigabyte
55
Apple
62

Specifications

Gigabyte AERO X16 16" AERO X16Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5
Processor
CPUAMD Ryzen AI 7 350Apple M5
CPU Multi-Core ScoreNo data
27,531
Cores810
Frequency2.0 GHz
L3 Cache8 MB
Graphics
GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070Apple (10-Core)
GPU Benchmark Score
28,796
No data
Typediscrete
VRAM8 GB
VRAM TypeGDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB32 GB
RAM GenerationDDR5LPDDR5
Storage 11 TB4 TB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size16"14.2"
Resolution2560 px3024 px
PanelIPSMini-LED
Refresh Rate165 Hz120 Hz
Brightness400 nits1600 nits
Color Gamut100% sRGB100% DCI-P3
Connectivity
USB-C Ports13
USB Ports30
ThunderboltUSB4Thunderbolt 4
HDMIHDMI 2.1HDMI
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6E
BluetoothBluetooth 5.2Bluetooth 5.3
EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Physical
Weight1.90 kg1.50 kg
Battery72 Wh
OSWindows 11 HomemacOS

Pros & Cons

Gigabyte AERO X16 16" AERO X16 Lunar White 2025

  • Strong port (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong screen (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong ram (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong gpu (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Below average reliability (4th percentile)4th %ile
  • Below average compact (22th percentile)

Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Silver 2025

  • Strong screen (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong storage (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong reliability (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Below average gpu (19th percentile)19th %ile

Pricing

Gigabyte AERO X16 16" AERO X16 Lunar White 2025 is $1,499 cheaper (1.9x less).

Gigabyte AERO X16 16" AERO X16 Lunar White 20250.044score per dollar
vs
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Silver 20250.032score per dollar

Gigabyte AERO X16 16" AERO X16 Lunar White 2025 offers 1.4x better value for money

Gigabyte AERO X16 16" AERO X16 Lunar White 2025

Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Silver 2025

Verdict

Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5

Scores 99 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 11 of 30 specs.

Gigabyte AERO X16 16" AERO X16 Better at:

GamingCreator

Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Better at:

Ai LlmCompactStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment

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