Key Takeaways
1. The new MacBook Air features Apple’s M4 chip, showcasing impressive performance similar to the Pro model.
2. Geekbench scores for the MacBook Air are 3,680 (single-core) and 14,924 (multi-core), indicating minimal performance differences from the Pro model in standard tasks.
3. The Metal test score for the M4 MacBook Air is 54,864, which is lower than the average score of 57,948.
4. The performance gap in Metal tests may be due to fewer GPU cores in the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Air.
5. The tested MacBook Air model likely has 16 GB of RAM, suggesting it is a base model.
Just a day after a somewhat lackluster press release, the new MacBook Air powered by Apple’s M4 chip has made its debut on Geekbench. This showcases the impressive new chip and gives us an idea of the performance we can expect from it. Not surprisingly, its performance is quite similar to that of the Pro model.
Geekbench Scores Revealed
The MacBook Air (Mac16,13) achieves scores of 3,680 in single-core and 14,924 in multi-core tests on Geekbench 6.4. These scores are close to the average results in our benchmark database, which are 3,748 and 15,100 respectively. This suggests there won’t be a significant performance gap between the Pro and Air models, at least in tasks that don’t require prolonged performance.
Metal Test Performance
In the Metal test conducted by Geekbench, the M4 MacBook Air scores 54,864 points, which is noticeably lower than our average score of 57,948. This might be attributed to the reduced number of GPU cores in the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Air. However, we can’t be certain since Geekbench does not disclose the GPU core count. Nevertheless, it is likely that this is a base model as it comes equipped with 16 GB of RAM.
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