Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)

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Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)
Performance
52
96
Gaming
27
33
Display
48
90
Battery Life
84
92
Connectivity
72
89
Portability
72
68
QuickComparisons Score
57
85
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) and Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)

Reasons to consider the Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11)

  • + Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
  • + Adreno X1-45 graphics
  • + 8GB/256GB
  • + 16 inches display
  • + 65 Wh battery

Reasons to consider the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)

  • + Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
  • + Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) graphics
  • + 24GB/1024GB
  • + 16.2 inches display
  • + 100 Wh battery

Pros & Cons

Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11)
  • Great battery life
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A premium Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) laptop with long battery life. Suited for productivity, content creation and gaming."

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)
  • Strong performance
  • Excellent display
  • Great battery life
  • Thunderbolt connectivity
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) laptop with strong performance (96/100), excellent display, long battery life. Suited for demanding professional and gaming workloads."

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Benchmarks

Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11)
2134
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) +104%
4353
Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 10645 28544
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 95 203
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) 622 2065

Specifications

Case
Specification Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) ↗ Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) ↗
Weight 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) 2.14 kg (4.72 lbs)
Dimensions 355.6 x 250.19 x 16 mm 14 x 9.85 x 0.63 inches 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches
Area 890 cm 2 (137.9 inches 2 ) 882 cm 2 (136.8 inches 2 )
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.4% ~86.2%
Side bezels 5.5 mm 3.4 mm
Colors Gray Black, Silver
Material Plastic Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135°
Cooling Solution
Specification Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) ↗ Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) ↗
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 51.7 dB
Display
Specification Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) ↗ Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) ↗
Size 16 inches 16.2 inches
Type IPS LCD Mini LED
Refresh Rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
PPI 142 ppi 254 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 3456 x 2234 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000:01:00 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile
DCI-P3 color gamut 73% 100%
Response time 30 ms
Max. brightness 350 nits 1000 nits
Battery
Specification Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) ↗ Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) ↗
Capacity 65 Wh 100 Wh
Full charging time 1:25 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 140 W
Charging port position Left Left, Right
Charge power 65 W 140 W
Cable length 2 meters
Weight of AC adapter 351 grams
CPU
Specification Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) ↗ Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) ↗
CPU name Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
Base frequency 3.0 GHz 4.61 GHz
Cores 8 18 (6P + 12E)
Threads 8 18
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Fabrication process 4 nm 3 nm
Graphics Card
Specification Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) ↗ Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) ↗
GPU name Adreno X1-45 Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 4 nm 3 nm
GPU boost clock 1107 MHz 1620 MHz
FLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS 8.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory bus 256 bit
Memory speed 8.45 Gbps 9.6 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 768 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 48 160
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 24 80
GPU performance 1.7 TFLOPS 8.3 TFLOPS
Blender GPU 4391
Solar Bay 4932 45765
RAM
Specification Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) ↗ Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) ↗
RAM size 8GB 24GB
Channels 2x4 GB 3x8 GB
Clock 8448 MHz 9600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No
Storage
Specification Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) ↗ Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) ↗
Storage size 256GB 1024GB
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 2x512 GB
Upgradable Yes No
NVMe Yes Yes
Sound
Specification Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) ↗ Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) ↗
Speakers 2 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~84.7 dB
Microphones 2 3
Connectivity
Specification Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) ↗ Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) ↗
Wi-Fi v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v6.0
Fingerprint No Yes
Infrared sensor Optional No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
Specification Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) ↗ Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) ↗
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 5
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No Yes
Input
Specification Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11) ↗ Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) ↗
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlit Yes Yes
Key Travel 1 mm
Size 15.0 x 9.0 cm 15.5 x 9.9 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes No

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