[ APPLE ]
Laptops
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
Overall Score
61/100
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020) is an engineering-tested laptops achieving an overall rating of 61/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.
Benchmark Performance Scores
Normalized 0–100 Scale
Gaming
Rating: Poor
19/100
NanoReview Score
Rating: Average
61/100
Performance
Rating: Below Average
51/100
Detailed Technical Specifications
Battery
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Battery type | Li-Po |
| Cable length | 2 meters |
| Charge power | 30 W |
| Charging port position | Left |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 65 W |
| Fast charging | Yes |
| Full charging time | 2:23 hr |
| Replaceable | No |
| Voltage | 11.4 V |
| Weight of AC adapter | 172 grams |
CPU
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Base frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M1 GPU |
| Threads | 8 |
Case
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Area | 646 cm2(100.1 inches2) |
| Colors | Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Cooling system | Passive |
| Dimensions | 304.1 x 212.4 x 16.1 mm11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches |
| Liquid metal | No |
| Material | Aluminum |
| Opening angle | 130° |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.4% |
| Side bezels | 8.8 mm |
| Transformer | No |
| Vapor chamber | No |
| Weight | 1.29 kg (2.84 lbs) |
Connectivity
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Bluetooth | v5 |
| DisplayPort | No |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| Fingerprint | Yes |
| HDMI | No |
| Infrared sensor | No |
| Optical drive | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No |
| SD card reader | No |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.1 |
| USB-A | No |
| VGA | No |
| Webcam | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 |
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 |
Display
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| Adobe RGB profile | 85.9% |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Contrast | 1069:1 |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 98.6% |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 |
| PPI | 227 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Response time | 35 ms |
| Size | 13.3 inches |
| Sync technology | No |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Type | IPS LCD |
| sRGB color space | 99.8% |
Graphics Card
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Blender GPU | 235 |
| FLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS |
| GPU base clock | 450 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1278 MHz |
| GPU performance | 2.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory bus | 128 bit |
| Memory size | System Shared |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 |
| Solar Bay | 6004 |
| TGP | 15 W |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 |
Input
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Backlight | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm |
| Keyboard type | Island |
| Numpad | No |
| Surface | Glass |
| Windows Precision | No |
RAM
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Channels | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz |
| Upgradable | No |
Sound
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| Loudness | ~79.6 dB |
| Microphones | 3 |
| Speakers | 2.0 |
Storage
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Bus | Custom |
| NVMe | Yes |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) |
Strengths & Limitations
Key Advantages
- Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.
Key Considerations
- No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.
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Methodology, Provenance & Verification
Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).