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Test: Apple MacBook Air 2020: Bör du välja den kraftigare versionen av M1-processorn? (Sammanfattning)

7 eller 8 GPU-kärnor?

Om du är ute efter nya Apple MacBook Air kan du välja mellan 7 eller 8 kärnor i den inbyggda GPU:n. Men hur stor är prestandaskillnaden vid vardagsbruk och påverkar den extra GPU-kärnan yttemperaturerna?
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM) (MacBook Air Late 2020 Serie)
Processor
Apple M1 8 x 2.1 - 3.2 GHz
Grafikkort
Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Minne
8 GB 
, LPDDR4X
Skärm
13.30 tum 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixlar 227 PPI, IPS, glansig: ja, 60 Hz
Hårddisk
Apple SSD AP0512, 512 GB 
, 470 GB ledigt
Anslutningar
2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 Thunderbolt, 1 DisplayPort, Ljudanslutningar: Headset, 1 Fingeravtrycksläsare, Brightness Sensor
Nätverk
Apple AirPort Extreme M1 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.0
Storlek
höjd x bredd x djup (i mm) 16.1 x 304.1 x 212.4
Batteri
49.9 Wh, 4380 mAh Litiumjon
Operativsystem
Apple macOS 11 Big Sur
Camera
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Övrigt
Högtalare: Stereo, Tangentbordsbelysning: ja, 12 Månader Garanti
Vikt
1.3 kg, Strömförsörjning: 172 g
Pris
1360 Kr
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Testgrupp

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Price
91.1 %
v7 (old)
12/2020
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
M1, M1 8-Core GPU
1.3 kg16.1 mm13.30"2560x1600
91.1 %
v7 (old)
12/2020
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
M1, M1 7-Core GPU
1.3 kg16.1 mm13.30"2560x1600
91.1 %
v7 (old)
12/2020
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
M1, M1 8-Core GPU
1.4 kg15.6 mm13.30"2560x1600
88.1 %
v7 (old)
12/2020
Dell XPS 13 9310 Core i7 FHD
i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
1.3 kg14.8 mm13.40"1920x1200
86.6 %
v7 (old)
12/2020
Razer Book 13 FHD
i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
1.4 kg15.15 mm13.40"1920x1200
84 %
v7 (old)
07/2020
Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD
R5 3500U, Vega 8
1.3 kg14.9 mm13.00"2160x1440
89.5 %
v7 (old)
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800
R7 PRO 4750U, Vega 7
1.3 kg16.9 mm13.30"1920x1080
MacBook Air (överst) vs. MacBook Pro 13 (underst)
MacBook Air (vänster) vs. MacBook Pro 13 (höger)
3DMark - Wild Life Unlimited Score
Average Apple M1 8-Core GPU
  (17731 - 18326, n=7)
18099 Points +2%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
Apple M1 8-Core GPU, Apple M1
17731 Points 0%
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
Apple M1 8-Core GPU, Apple M1
17731 Points
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
Apple M1 7-Core GPU, Apple M1
16159 Points -9%
Average of class Subnotebook
  (last 2 years)
4696 Points -74%
Geekbench 5.5
OpenCL Score
Average of class Subnotebook
  (11490 - 58402, n=56, last 2 years)
27681 Points +51%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
Apple M1 8-Core GPU, Apple M1
19078 Points +4%
Average Apple M1 8-Core GPU
  (18352 - 19323, n=3)
18918 Points +3%
Razer Book 13 FHD
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7
18837 Points +3%
Dell XPS 13 9310 Core i7 FHD
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7
18405 Points 0%
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
Apple M1 8-Core GPU, Apple M1
18352 Points
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
Apple M1 7-Core GPU, Apple M1
17029 Points -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
12246 Points -33%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2020 2TB3 i5
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645, Intel Core i5-8257U
7769 Points -58%
Metal Score
Average of class Subnotebook
  (30149 - 34823, n=3, last 2 years)
33192 Points +63%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
Apple M1 8-Core GPU, Apple M1
21951 Points +8%
Average Apple M1 8-Core GPU
  (20411 - 21951, n=6)
21378 Points +5%
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
Apple M1 8-Core GPU, Apple M1
20411 Points
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
Apple M1 7-Core GPU, Apple M1
19064 Points -7%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2020 2TB3 i5
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645, Intel Core i5-8257U
7087 Points -65%
GFXBench
on screen Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen
Average of class Subnotebook
  (26.6 - 115.4, n=15, last 2 years)
67.3 fps +21%
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
Apple M1 8-Core GPU, Apple M1
55.5 fps
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
Apple M1 8-Core GPU, Apple M1
54.4 fps -2%
Average Apple M1 8-Core GPU
  (25.3 - 75, n=7)
53.4 fps -4%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
Apple M1 7-Core GPU, Apple M1
51.4 fps -7%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.9 GHz, Vega 20)
AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20, Intel Core i9-8950HK
47.1 fps -15%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2019 i9 5500M
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M, Intel Core i9-9880H
42.7 fps -23%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2020 2TB3 i5
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645, Intel Core i5-8257U
14.9 fps -73%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Intel Core i5-1030NG7
6.6 fps -88%
2560x1440 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2019 i9 5500M
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M, Intel Core i9-9880H
94.7 fps +17%
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
Apple M1 8-Core GPU, Apple M1
81.2 fps
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
Apple M1 8-Core GPU, Apple M1
78.2 fps -4%
Average of class Subnotebook
  (31 - 120, n=14, last 2 years)
77.8 fps -4%
Average Apple M1 8-Core GPU
  (60.9 - 81.7, n=8)
74.3 fps -8%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
Apple M1 7-Core GPU, Apple M1
72.4 fps -11%
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.9 GHz, Vega 20)
AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20, Intel Core i9-8950HK
65.5 fps -19%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2020 2TB3 i5
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645, Intel Core i5-8257U
20.2 fps -75%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Intel Core i5-1030NG7
9.3 fps -89%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
1920x1080 High Preset AA:SM
Average Apple M1 8-Core GPU
  (23 - 43, n=3)
30.3 fps +21%
Average of class Subnotebook
  (23 - 38, n=6, last 2 years)
29.7 fps +19%
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
25 fps
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
23 fps -8%
1920x1080 Medium Preset
Average of class Subnotebook
  (25 - 44, n=6, last 2 years)
33.1 fps +23%
Average Apple M1 8-Core GPU
  (25 - 45, n=3)
32.3 fps +20%
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
27 fps
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
25 fps -7%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
Apple M1, Apple M1 7-Core GPU
22 (16min - 39max) fps -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
17 fps -37%
1920x1080 Lowest Preset
Average of class Subnotebook
  (41.9 - 56, n=2, last 2 years)
49 fps
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
Apple M1, Apple M1 7-Core GPU
40 (30min - 66max) fps
1280x720 Lowest Preset
Average of class Subnotebook
  (45.9 - 113, n=6, last 2 years)
79.8 fps +2%
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
78 fps
Average Apple M1 8-Core GPU
  (64 - 78, n=3)
69.3 fps -11%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
66 fps -15%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
Apple M1, Apple M1 7-Core GPU
65 (46min - 129max) fps -17%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
44.4 fps -43%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5
Intel Core i5-1030NG7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
15.6 fps -80%
Total War: Three Kingdoms
1920x1080 High (incl textures)
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
25.5 fps
Average of class Subnotebook
  (last 2 years)
22 fps -14%
Average Apple M1 8-Core GPU
  (20 - 25.5, n=4)
21.6 fps -15%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
20.6 fps -19%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
Apple M1, Apple M1 7-Core GPU
17.4 (15min - 19max) fps -32%
1920x1080 Medium (incl textures)
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
42.3 fps
Average of class Subnotebook
  (last 2 years)
39 fps -8%
Average Apple M1 8-Core GPU
  (32.2 - 42.3, n=4)
35.1 fps -17%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
33 fps -22%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
Apple M1, Apple M1 7-Core GPU
26.3 (22min - 28max) fps -38%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
15 (12min - 18max) fps -65%
1280x720 Low (incl textures)
Average of class Subnotebook
  (last 2 years)
136 fps +36%
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
100 fps
Average Apple M1 8-Core GPU
  (93.4 - 100.1, n=4)
98.4 fps -2%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
Apple M1, Apple M1 7-Core GPU
95.2 (88min - 102max) fps -5%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
93.4 fps -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
49.3 (42min - 57max) fps -51%
Borderlands 3
1920x1080 High Overall Quality (DX11)
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
20.5 fps
Average Apple M1 8-Core GPU
  (19 - 20.5, n=3)
19.8 fps -3%
Average of class Subnotebook
  (17 - 22, n=2, last 2 years)
19.5 fps -5%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
Apple M1, Apple M1 7-Core GPU
17.7 fps -14%
1920x1080 Medium Overall Quality (DX11)
Average of class Subnotebook
  (27.8 - 34, n=2, last 2 years)
30.9 fps +1%
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
30.7 fps
Average Apple M1 8-Core GPU
  (20.3 - 33, n=4)
29.1 fps -5%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
Apple M1, Apple M1 7-Core GPU
28 fps -9%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
20.3 fps -34%
1920x1080 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11)
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
51.1 fps
Average Apple M1 8-Core GPU
  ()
51.1 fps
Average of class Subnotebook
  (last 2 years)
41.2 fps
1280x720 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11)
Average of class Subnotebook
  (58 - 66.8, n=2, last 2 years)
62.4 fps +10%
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
56.7 fps
Average Apple M1 8-Core GPU
  (30.4 - 56.7, n=4)
48.4 fps -15%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
Apple M1, Apple M1 7-Core GPU
45.2 fps -20%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
Apple M1, Apple M1 8-Core GPU
30.4 fps -46%
lågmed.högultra
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) 78 27 25
Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019) 100 42.3 25.5
Borderlands 3 (2019) 56.7 30.7 20.5
Hög belastning
 38.6 °C42.9 °C42.1 °C 
 35.7 °C38 °C38.3 °C 
 33.5 °C30.1 °C35.5 °C 
Max: 42.9 °C
Medel: 37.2 °C
43.4 °C43.7 °C39.9 °C
40 °C40.4 °C37.9 °C
35.5 °C35.4 °C34 °C
Max: 43.7 °C
Medel: 38.9 °C
Strömförsörjning (max.)  38.6 °C | Rumstemperatur 19.3 °C | Voltcraft IR-900
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 37.2 °C / 99 F, compared to the average of 30.8 °C / 87 F for the devices in the class Subnotebook.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 42.9 °C / 109 F, compared to the average of 36.1 °C / 97 F, ranging from 21.4 to 281 °C for the class Subnotebook.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 43.7 °C / 111 F, compared to the average of 39.4 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 22.9 °C / 73 F, compared to the device average of 30.8 °C / 87 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (35.5 °C / 95.9 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.3 °C / 82.9 F (-7.2 °C / -13 F).
Battery Runtime - WiFi Websurfing
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)
M1, M1 8-Core GPU, 58.2 Wh (Safari)
1223 min +31%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
M1, M1 7-Core GPU, 49.9 Wh
960 min +3%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry
M1, M1 7-Core GPU, 49.9 Wh (Fullscreen)
914 min -2%
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
M1, M1 8-Core GPU, 49.9 Wh
933 min
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2020 2TB3 i5
i5-8257U, Iris Plus Graphics 645,  Wh
803 min -14%
Average of class Subnotebook
  (389 - 1585, n=58, last 2 years)
710 min -24%
Dell XPS 13 9310 Core i7 FHD
i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 52 Wh
657 min -30%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5
i5-1030NG7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), 49.9 Wh (fullscreen)
618 min -34%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5
i5-1030NG7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), 49.9 Wh (windowed)
512 min -45%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800
R7 PRO 4750U, Vega 7, 48 Wh (Edge Chromium)
522 min -44%
Batteritid
WiFi Websurfing
15tim 33min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness
8tim 44min

För

+ Håller sig sval trots att den saknar fläkt
+ Ikonisk design och hantverk av hög kvalitet
+ Högtalarna
+ Program skrivna för den presterar bra

Emot

- Begränsad Thunderbolt
- Tjock skärminfattning
- 720p Webbkamera
- Stabilitetsproblem för program som körs via Rosetta
- CPU:n stryps vid längre belastning
- Relativt långsamt WiFi 6 som endast använder 80 Mhz

Omdöme - Endast en uppgraderad GPU är inte värt det

Recension av Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1. Recensionsex från Cyberport.
Recension av Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1. Recensionsex från Cyberport.

Läs den fullständiga versionen av den här recensionen på engelska här.

Den dyrare varianten av MacBook Air 2020 M1 har i princip samma för- och nackdelar som när vi recenserade den enklare modellen. MacBook Air drar stor nytta av M1-processorn. Prestandan är nu på ungefär samma nivå som MacBook Pro 13, den har två Thunderbolt-portar och den irriterande fläkten som fanns på tidigare modeller har äntligen tagits bort. Apple har också förbättrat skärmen som nu täcker det bredare färgomfånget P3. PCIe SSD-enheten är också mycket snabbare än innan. Totalt sett är nya Air 2020 antagligen den bäst balanserade MacBook:en vi sett de senaste åren. 

Om en SSD-enhet på 256 GB är tillräckligt för dig kan du utan problem välja varianten med en 7-kärnig GPU. I praktiken kommer du knappast märka den extra prestandan en åttonde kärna ger.

Om du funderar på vilken version av MacBook Air du ska välja bör du inte bara fokusera på iGPU:n, för skillnaden mellan de två varianterna (7 eller 8 GPU-kärnor) är väldigt liten och du kommer helt enkelt inte märka detta i ett vardagsscenario. Den viktigare aspekten är SSD-lagringen. Om du klarar dig med 256 GB är det bara att skaffa den enklare varianten. Om du däremot vill ha 512 GB är det logiskt att välja den förkonfigurerade modellen för 12.500 kronor som har 8 GPU-kärnor. Vi misstänker att du kommer få bättre erbjudanden på grundkonfigurationerna (antingen 256 GB + 7C GPU eller 512 GB + 8C GPU) i framtiden.

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Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM) - 12/22/2020 v7 (old)
Andreas Osthoff

Design
87 / 98 → 89%
Tangentbord
92%
Mus
100%
Anslutningar
50 / 75 → 67%
Vikt
71 / 20-75 → 93%
Batteri
91%
Skärm
92%
Spelprestanda
78 / 78 → 99%
Programprestanda
93 / 85 → 100%
Temperatur
90%
Ljudnivå
100%
Audio
86 / 91 → 95%
Camera
36 / 85 → 42%
Medel
82%
91%
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> Bärbara datorer, laptops - tester och nyheter > Tester > Test: Apple MacBook Air 2020: Bör du välja den kraftigare versionen av M1-processorn? (Sammanfattning)
Andreas Osthoff, 2020-12-28 (Update: 2020-12-28)