MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2012)
Scores
Single-core
495
+14.1% over MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2011)
- Measured average
- Sample size not stated
- Retrieved 27 October 2026 from EveryMac, unsourced placeholder
Multi-core
979
+20.6% over MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2011)
- Measured average
- Sample size not stated
- Retrieved 27 October 2026 from EveryMac, unsourced placeholder
GPU (Metal)
No data
Keynote claim, measured
Not measurable with Geekbench
“The new integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 is up to 60 percent faster and gives the MacBook Air plenty of power to tackle games and videos.”
The Mid 2011 baseline’s integrated graphics have no Metal support, so it has no Geekbench 6 GPU score.
MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2012) announcement, June 2012, Apple Newsroom, MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2012) announcement, June 2012
MacBook Air single-core, by generation
| Device | Single-core | Change over the previous generation |
|---|---|---|
| MacBook Air (Early 2008) | No data | First in this line |
| MacBook Air (Mid 2009) | No data | |
| MacBook Air 13-inch (Late 2010) | 213 | No data |
| MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2011) | 434 | +103.8% |
| MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2012), this device | 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) | 1,142 | No data |
| MacBook Air (M1), 2020 | 2,351 | +105.9% |
| MacBook Air (M2), 2022 | 2,560 | +8.9% |
| MacBook Air (M3), 2024 | 3,066 | +19.8% |
| MacBook Air (M4), 2025 | 3,721 | +21.4% |
| MacBook Air (M5), 2026 | 4,168 | +12.0% |
Against other devices
- MacBook Air 13-inch (Early 2015)
1.58 timesfaster
Single-core 784 vs 495. Multi-core 1.55 times faster, 1,516 vs 979.
8.42 timesfaster
Single-core 4,168 vs 495. Multi-core 17 times faster, 16,934 vs 979.
No data
No single-core score for MacBook Air (Early 2008). No multi-core score for MacBook Air (Early 2008).
about 9.48 timesfaster
Single-core about 4,695 vs 495. Multi-core about 13 times faster, about 12,521 vs 979.
8.32 timesfaster
Single-core 4,116 vs 495. Multi-core 16 times faster, 15,280 vs 979.