Apple Macbook Air (M1, 2020)

  • Launched: November 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 Apple Macbook Air (M1, 2020)
Performance
59
Gaming
17
Display
53
Battery Life
80
Connectivity
73
Portability
92
BestCheck Score
63

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Apple Macbook Air (M1, 2020)

Case

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
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Opening angle 130°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Passive
Vapor chamber Yes

Display

 
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
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1069:1
sRGB color space 99.8%
Adobe RGB profile 85.9%
DCI-P3 color gamut 98.6%
Response time 35 ms
Max. brightness
400 nits

Battery

Capicity
Voltage 11.4 V
Full charging time 2:23 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
Weight of AC adapter 172 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 3.2 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 8
Integrated GPU Apple M1 GPU
Fabrication process 5 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2388
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
8874
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1515
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
7852

Graphics Card

 
TGP 15 W
Type Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm
GPU base clock 450 MHz
GPU boost clock 1278 MHz
FLOPS 2.6 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared
Memory type LPDDR4X
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed 4.27 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance
2.6 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 2x4 GB
Clock 4266 MHz
Type LPDDR4X
Upgradable No

Storage

 
Bus Custom
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 2x128 GB
Upgradable No
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~79.6 dB
Microphones 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5
Fingerprint Yes
Infrared sensor No
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

Input

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