Apple MacBook Air (Intel, 2020)
- Launched: September 2020
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~79.4%
- Dimensions: 304.1 x 212.4 x 16.1 mm (11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the MacBook Air (Intel, 2020).
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Apple MacBook Air (Intel, 2020)
| Weight |
1.29 kg (2.84 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
304.1 x 212.4 x 16.1 mm
11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches |
| Area |
646 cm2 (100.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~79.4% |
| Side bezels |
8.8 mm |
| Colors |
Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Transformer |
No |
| Opening angle |
140° |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
No |
| Number of fans |
1 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) |
8100 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) |
45.8 dB |
| Size |
13.3 inches |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate |
60 Hz |
| PPI |
227 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:10 |
| Resolution |
2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support |
Yes, HDR10 |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Glossy (Antireflective) |
Display tests
| Contrast |
1300:1 |
| sRGB color space |
98.3% |
| Adobe RGB profile |
64.2% |
| Response time |
35 ms |
| Voltage |
11.4 V |
| Full charging time |
2:50 hr |
| Battery type |
Li-Po |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| USB Power Delivery |
Yes |
| Charging port position |
Left |
| Charge power |
30 W |
| Cable length |
2 meters |
| Base frequency |
1.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
3.2 GHz |
| Cores |
2 |
| Threads |
4 |
| L3 Cache |
4 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 |
| Fabrication process |
10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
991
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
2039
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
921
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
1506
| TGP |
15 W |
| Type |
Integrated |
| Fabrication process |
10 nm |
| GPU base clock |
300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock |
1100 MHz |
| Memory size |
System Shared |
| Memory type |
LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed |
3.73 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
6 |
| Channels |
2x4 GB |
| Clock |
3733 MHz |
| Type |
LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable |
No |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Bus |
Custom |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x256 GB |
| Upgradable |
No |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Speakers |
2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos |
Yes |
| Loudness |
75.8 dB |
| Microphones |
3 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v5 |
| Bluetooth |
v5 |
| Fingerprint |
Yes |
| Optical drive |
No |
| Webcam |
Above the display |
| Webcam resolution |
1280 x 720 |
Ports
| USB-A |
No |
| USB Type-C |
2x USB 3.1 |
| Thunderbolt |
Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI |
No |
| DisplayPort |
No |
| VGA |
No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) |
Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) |
No |
| SD card reader |
No |
| Proprietary charging port |
No |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
No |
| Backlight |
Yes |
| Key travel |
1 mm |
Touchpad
| Size |
12.1 x 8.1 cm |
| Surface |
Glass |
| Windows Precision |
No |
Comparison with competitors
