The tests were run again with Blackmagic Disk Speed Test, a utility that tests the ability of a specific computer to output video at varying resolutions and frame rates. UPDATE : An earlier version of this article showed results from ATTO Disk Benchmark which were incorrect and misleading. For true “Pro” work, M-powered devices also need more memory than the 16GB maximum currently available in the M1.
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I’d speculate that the iMac will just use a faster, more powerful M-series SoC, while the iMac Pro, Mac Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro may use an M-series SoC with a drastically beefed-up GPU. This begs the question as to what Apple will do with the iMac, iMac Pro, Mac Pro, and 16-inch MacBook Pro. This indicates that graphics-intensive applications like gaming, rendering, video and photography may still benefit from the discrete GPUs. The 2019 MacBook Pro with its Intel Core i9 CPU and AMD Radeon Pro 5500M Compute Engine GPU is the definite winner here. Here’s a look at “About This Mac” from the new MBA:Ĭompute Benchmark 2019 MacBook Air CPU Benchmark Bottom Line That means that it has approximately 512GB of SSD storage and 16GB of memory. I tried to keep the specs of the M1-powered MacBook Air identical to those of the older device it replaced. Speaking of “under the hood”, be sure to take a look at the OWC teardown of this little dragster! It’s what’s under the hood that makes the difference. Both devices have a pair of USB-C ports on the left side, the same keyboard, Touch ID, and so on. I was even able to reuse a Speck hard shell on the new MBA to protect it from scratches. Physically, the dimensions of the M1 MBA are identical to the 2019 Intel version. I have a brand new MacBook Air that replaced an “old” (2019) Intel Core i5 model, and today I’ll show you just how the new laptop compares to both the older MBA and a 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro (Intel Core i9). Apple’s MacBook Air has always taken the back seat to the much more powerful MacBook Pro, but a look at the newest MBA powered by Apple’s M1 System-on-Chip shows that the thin and light notebook can now claim the title of “speed demon” as well.