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Apple MacBook Air 15-inch (M3)

Ranked #28 of 70 in Most energy-efficient laptops, ranked on official ENERGY STAR power figures. Here is every spec we scored, where it came from, and how it compares.

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#28

Apple MacBook Air 15-inch (M3)

Best for: Official TEC 8.9 kWh, official sleep 0.3 W

9.2/10

What we like

  • Official ENERGY STAR record lists a TEC of 8.9 kWh.
  • Official ENERGY STAR record lists sleep-mode power of 0.3 W.

Watch out for

  • Official ratings are for the certified configuration shown; other official configurations of this model can list different TEC, memory or processor figures.
  • Official battery capacity is Not listed (or the published official figure was inconsistent with a typical watt-hour value).

Score breakdown

Official TEC 45%
Official sleep power 30%
Official short-idle power 25%
Official TEC8.9 kWh
Official sleep power0.3 W
Official short-idle power3.9 W
Official ENERGY STAR unique ID4,512,672
Official model nameMacBook Air 15-inch (M3)
Official model numberA3114
Official product typeNotebook
Official TEC8.9 kWh
Official sleep mode power0.3 W
Official short-idle power3.9 W
Official long-idle power0.7 W
Official off-mode power0.1 W
Official system memory24 GB
Official CPU cores8
Official processor brandApple
Official processor nameApple
Official CPU base clock3.6 GHz
Official storage technologySDD
Official ENERGY STAR date certified2025-10-23T00:00:00.000
Official battery capacityNot listed
Source-data note (official battery capacity)The ENERGY STAR record lists a total battery capacity of 0 watt-hours. That official published figure is outside the range typical for this field, so it is shown here as a source-data note and is not treated as a scored official battery capacity.
Official integrated display size15.3 in
Official integrated display resolution5.37 MP
Official touch screenNo
Official 'marketed as a workstation'No
Other official certified configurationsThe ENERGY STAR record lists 2 official certified configurations under this official model. This page uses the official configuration with the lowest official TEC (8.9 kWh). Other official TEC values listed for this model include 9.1.
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#9 · Official TEC 7.8 kWh, official sleep 0.4 W
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#10 · Official TEC 8.3 kWh, official sleep 0.3 W
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#11 · Official TEC 8.2 kWh, official sleep 0.4 W
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#12 · Official TEC 8.2 kWh, official sleep 0.3 W
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#13 · Official TEC 8.3 kWh, official sleep 0.4 W
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#14 · Official TEC 7.7 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
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9.4/10
#15 · Official TEC 8.3 kWh, official sleep 0.2 W
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5)
9.4/10
#16 · Official TEC 8.5 kWh, official sleep 0.3 W
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#17 · Official TEC 8.5 kWh, official sleep 0.3 W
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#18 · Official TEC 8 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
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#19 · Official TEC 8.5 kWh, official sleep 0.3 W
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9.4/10
#20 · Official TEC 7.9 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
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#21 · Official TEC 8.3 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
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9.3/10
#22 · Official TEC 9.3 kWh, official sleep 0.3 W
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9.3/10
#23 · Official TEC 8.7 kWh, official sleep 0.4 W
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#24 · Official TEC 8.2 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
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9.3/10
#25 · Official TEC 8.2 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
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#26 · Official TEC 8.7 kWh, official sleep 0.4 W
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9.3/10
#27 · Official TEC 8.5 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
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9.2/10
#29 · Official TEC 9 kWh, official sleep 0.3 W
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4)
9.2/10
#30 · Official TEC 9 kWh, official sleep 0.3 W
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9.2/10
#31 · Official TEC 8.8 kWh, official sleep 0.4 W
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9.2/10
#32 · Official TEC 8.9 kWh, official sleep 0.4 W
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#33 · Official TEC 8 kWh, official sleep 0.6 W
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#34 · Official TEC 9 kWh, official sleep 0.3 W
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#35 · Official TEC 9.1 kWh, official sleep 0.2 W
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9.1/10
#36 · Official TEC 9 kWh, official sleep 0.4 W
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9.1/10
#37 · Official TEC 8.6 kWh, official sleep 0.6 W
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9.1/10
#38 · Official TEC 8.9 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
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9.0/10
#39 · Official TEC 9.2 kWh, official sleep 0.3 W
Apple MacBook Pro 14 in. with M5 Pro Chip
9.0/10
#40 · Official TEC 9.5 kWh, official sleep 0.3 W
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#41 · Official TEC 9.4 kWh, official sleep 0.3 W
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#42 · Official TEC 9 kWh, official sleep 0.6 W
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#43 · Official TEC 9.2 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
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#44 · Official TEC 9.2 kWh, official sleep 0.4 W
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9.0/10
#45 · Official TEC 9.3 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 14IWC11
9.0/10
#46 · Official TEC 9.1 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
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9.0/10
#47 · Official TEC 6.3 kWh, official sleep 0.4 W
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9.0/10
#48 · Official TEC 9.4 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
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9.0/10
#49 · Official TEC 9 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
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9.0/10
#50 · Official TEC 8.9 kWh, official sleep 0.6 W
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8.9/10
#51 · Official TEC 9.4 kWh, official sleep 0.4 W
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8.9/10
#52 · Official TEC 9.1 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
Lenovo V14 G6 AMN
8.9/10
#53 · Official TEC 9.3 kWh, official sleep 0.6 W
LG 14Z90U
8.9/10
#54 · Official TEC 9.4 kWh, official sleep 0.6 W
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8.8/10
#55 · Official TEC 9.4 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
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8.8/10
#56 · Official TEC 9.4 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
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8.8/10
#57 · Official TEC 9 kWh, official sleep 0.7 W
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8.7/10
#58 · Official TEC 9.4 kWh, official sleep 0.6 W
dynabook PORTEGE E40L-Q
8.7/10
#59 · Official TEC 9.9 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
Acer AL15-58P
8.6/10
#60 · Official TEC 10 kWh, official sleep 0.6 W
Dell Pro 5 14 P514260
8.6/10
#61 · Official TEC 9.2 kWh, official sleep 0.8 W
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8.6/10
#62 · Official TEC 9.9 kWh, official sleep 0.6 W
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#63 · Official TEC 10.7 kWh, official sleep 0.4 W
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#64 · Official TEC 10.7 kWh, official sleep 0.5 W
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#65 · Official TEC 10.7 kWh, official sleep 0.7 W
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