Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020) vs Macbook Air (M1, 2020)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020)
- Features a bigger (~17%) battery – 58.2 against 49.9 watt-hours
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs) | 1.29 kg (2.84 lbs) |
Dimensions | 304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches |
304.1 x 212.4 x 16.1 mm 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches |
Area | 646 cm2 (100.1 inches2) | 646 cm2 (100.1 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.4% | ~79.4% |
Side bezels | 8.8 mm | 8.8 mm |
Colors | Silver, Gray | Silver, Gold, Gray |
Transformer | No | No |
Opening angle | 135° | 130° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Passive |
Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
Number of fans | 1 | - |
Max. fan speed (RPM) | 7000 RPM | - |
Noise level | 41.9 dB | - |
Display
Size | 13.3 inches | 13.3 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 227 ppi | 227 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy (Antireflective) |
Contrast | 1759:1 | 1069:1 |
sRGB color space | 100% | 99.8% |
Adobe RGB profile | 88.3% | 85.9% |
DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 98.6% |
Response time | 36 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Voltage | 11.4 V | 11.4 V |
Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 2:23 hr |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
Charging port position | Left | Left |
Charge power | 61 W | 30 W |
Cable length | 2 meters | 2 meters |
Weigh of AC adapter | 275 grams | 172 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
Threads | 8 | 8 |
Integrated GPU | Apple M1 GPU | Apple M1 GPU |
Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
Type | Integrated | Integrated |
Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
GPU base clock | 450 MHz | 450 MHz |
GPU boost clock | 1278 MHz | 1278 MHz |
FLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS |
Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 1024 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
Clock | 4266 MHz | 4266 MHz |
Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
Bus | Custom | Custom |
Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
Upgradable | No | No |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Loudness | 77.5 dB | 79.6 dB |
Microphones | 3 | 3 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
USB-A | No | No |
USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.1 |
Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt 3 |
HDMI | No | No |
DisplayPort | No | No |
VGA | No | No |
Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
SD card reader | No | No |
Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | No | No |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Key travel | 1 mm | 1 mm |
Size | 13.2 x 8.1 cm | 12.1 x 8.1 cm |
Surface | Glass | Glass |
Windows Precision | No | No |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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