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

Name: Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)
Brand: Apple

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?

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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

Länkar

Apple hemsida

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Testgrupp

Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
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 kg	16.1 mm	13.30"	2560x1600
91.1 % v7 ^(old)	12/2020	Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry M1, M1 7-Core GPU	1.3 kg	16.1 mm	13.30"	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 kg	15.6 mm	13.30"	2560x1600
88.1 % v7 ^(old)	12/2020	Dell XPS 13 9310 Core i7 FHD i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	1.3 kg	14.8 mm	13.40"	1920x1200
86.6 % v7 ^(old)	12/2020	Razer Book 13 FHD i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	1.4 kg	15.15 mm	13.40"	1920x1200
84 % v7 ^(old)	07/2020	Huawei MateBook 13 2020 AMD R5 3500U, Vega 8	1.3 kg	14.9 mm	13.00"	2160x1440
89.5 % v7 ^(old)		Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 R7 PRO 4750U, Vega 7	1.3 kg	16.9 mm	13.30"	1920x1080

MacBook Air (överst) vs. MacBook Pro 13 (underst)

MacBook Air (vänster) vs. MacBook Pro 13 (höger)

Blackmagic Disk Speed Test
5GB Read
Average Apple SSD AP0512 (1259 - 5448, n=7)	3123 MB/s +14%
Average of class Subnotebook (2848 - 2948, n=3, last 2 years)	2900 MB/s +6%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB) Apple SSD AP0256	2798 MB/s +3%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2019 i9 5500M Apple SSD AP1024 7171	2788 MB/s +2%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple SSD AP0256Q	2756 MB/s +1%
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM) Apple SSD AP0512	2728 MB/s
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Apple SSD AP0512	1259 MB/s -54%
5GB Write
Average of class Subnotebook (2873 - 3243, n=3, last 2 years)	3111 MB/s +7%
Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM) Apple SSD AP0512	2895 MB/s
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2019 i9 5500M Apple SSD AP1024 7171	2880 MB/s -1%
Average Apple SSD AP0512 (1328 - 4463, n=7)	2853 MB/s -1%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Entry Apple SSD AP0256Q	2431 MB/s -16%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB) Apple SSD AP0256	2194 MB/s -24%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Apple SSD AP0512	1328 MB/s -54%

3DMark | Geekbench 5.5 | GFXBench

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 | Total War: Three Kingdoms | Borderlands 3

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 (16^min - 39^max) 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 (30^min - 66^max) 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 (46^min - 129^max) 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 (15^min - 19^max) 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 (22^min - 28^max) fps -38%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	15 (12^min - 18^max) 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 (88^min - 102^max) 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 (42^min - 57^max) 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%

	låg	med.	hög
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

Låg belastning


38.6 °C	42.9 °C	42.1 °C
35.7 °C	38 °C	38.3 °C
33.5 °C	30.1 °C	35.5 °C

Max: 42.9 °C
Medel: 37.2 °C


43.4 °C	43.7 °C	39.9 °C
40 °C	40.4 °C	37.9 °C
35.5 °C	35.4 °C	34 °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 35.9 °C / 97 F, ranging from 21.4 to 59 °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=59, last 2 years)	719 min -23%
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.

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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