MacBook Air 15" (M5, 24 GB) — Local LLM Performance
MacBook Air 15" (M5, 24 GB) is a Laptop running macOS, with 24 GB unified memory.
Specifications
| Memory for models | 24 GB unified |
| Memory bandwidth | 153 GB/s |
| Memory upgradeable | No — soldered, decided at purchase |
| Chip | Apple M5 |
| Architecture | ARM, 3nm TSMC |
| Form factor | Laptop |
| Operating system | macOS |
| Released | 2026 |
| Llama 3.1 8B Q4_K_M | 9.7–20 tok/s |
Worth knowing before you buy
- Unified memory is soldered and cannot be upgraded after purchase.
- Fanless: sustained generation throttles sooner than in a MacBook Pro.