Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020)

  • Launched: November 2020
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~79.4%
  • Dimensions: 304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm (11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020)
Performance
56
Gaming
17
Display
54
Battery Life
82
Connectivity
73
Portability
92
BestCheck Score
63

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020)

Case

Weight 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs)
Dimensions 304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches
Area 646 cm2 (100.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79.4%
Side bezels 8.8 mm
Colors Silver, Gray
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Opening angle 135°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Number of fans 1
Max. fan speed (RPM) 7000 RPM
Noise level (max. load) 41.9 dB

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 1759:1
sRGB color space 100%
Adobe RGB profile 88.3%
Response time 36 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capicity
Voltage 11.4 V
Full charging time 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Left
Charge power 61 W
Cable length 2 meters
Weight of AC adapter 275 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)
2257
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
8420
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1449
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
7493

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 1x256 GB
Upgradable No
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~77.5 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 4.0
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 13.2 x 8.1 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision No