How Much Faster?

MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2011)

Core i5 1.7 GHz, July 2011

Scores

Single-core

434

+103.8% over MacBook Air 13-inch (Late 2010)

  • Measured average
  • Sample size not stated
  • Retrieved 27 October 2026 from EveryMac, unsourced placeholder

Multi-core

812

+124.3% over MacBook Air 13-inch (Late 2010)

  • Measured average
  • Sample size not stated
  • Retrieved 27 October 2026 from EveryMac, unsourced placeholder

GPU (Metal)

No data

Keynote claim, measured

“With the latest Intel Core i5 and Core i7 dual-core processors, the new MacBook Air is up to twice as fast as the previous generation and has all the power you need for editing photos and movies, making FaceTime® calls, playing games, and working with documents and presentations.”

Compares CPU with the Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz in the MacBook Air 13-inch (Late 2010).

MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2011) announcement, July 2011, Apple Newsroom, MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2011) announcement, July 2011

Single-core2.04 times

  • MacBook Air 13-inch (Late 2010)213
  • MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2011)434
  • Claimed up to 2×

Multi-core2.24 times

  • MacBook Air 13-inch (Late 2010)362
  • MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2011)812
  • Claimed up to 2×

Exceeds on multi-core

MacBook Air single-core, by generation

DeviceSingle-coreChange over the previous generation
MacBook Air (Early 2008)No dataFirst in this line
MacBook Air (Mid 2009)No data
MacBook Air 13-inch (Late 2010)213No data
MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2011), this device434+103.8%
MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2012)495+14.1%
MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2013)708+43.0%
MacBook Air 13-inch (Early 2014)745+5.2%
MacBook Air 13-inch (Early 2015)784+5.2%
MacBook Air 13-inch (2017)No data
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)No data
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)No data
MacBook Air (2020, Intel)1,142No data
MacBook Air (M1), 20202,351+105.9%
MacBook Air (M2), 20222,560+8.9%
MacBook Air (M3), 20243,066+19.8%
MacBook Air (M4), 20253,721+21.4%
MacBook Air (M5), 20264,168+12.0%

Against other devices

  • MacBook Air 13-inch (Early 2015)

    1.81 timesfaster

    Single-core 784 vs 434. Multi-core 1.87 times faster, 1,516 vs 812.

  • MacBook Air (M5)

    M5, March 2026

    9.60 timesfaster

    Single-core 4,168 vs 434. Multi-core 21 times faster, 16,934 vs 812.

  • MacBook Air (Early 2008)

    Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz, January 2008

    No data

    No single-core score for MacBook Air (Early 2008). No multi-core score for MacBook Air (Early 2008).

  • iPhone 18 Pro

    A20 Pro, September 2026

    about 11 timesfaster

    Single-core about 4,695 vs 434. Multi-core about 15 times faster, about 12,521 vs 812.

  • iPad Pro 11-inch (M5)

    M5, October 2025

    9.48 timesfaster

    Single-core 4,116 vs 434. Multi-core 19 times faster, 15,280 vs 812.