How Much Faster?

MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2013)

Core i5 1.3 GHz, June 2013

Scores

Single-core

708

+43.0% over MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2012)

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

Multi-core

1,346

+37.5% over MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2012)

  • 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

  • “New Intel HD Graphics 5000 gives MacBook Air up to 40 percent faster performance for gaming and graphics intensive apps, and new flash storage provides speeds up to 45 percent faster than the previous generation and nine times faster than traditional hard drives.”

    Scoped to gaming and graphics-intensive apps; Geekbench 6 does not run games.

    MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2013) announcement, June 2013, Apple Newsroom, MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2013) announcement, June 2013

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)434+103.8%
MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2012)495+14.1%
MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2013), this device708+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)

    1.11 timesfaster

    Single-core 784 vs 708. Multi-core 1.13 times faster, 1,516 vs 1,346.

  • MacBook Air (M5)

    M5, March 2026

    5.89 timesfaster

    Single-core 4,168 vs 708. Multi-core 13 times faster, 16,934 vs 1,346.

  • 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 6.63 timesfaster

    Single-core about 4,695 vs 708. Multi-core about 9.30 times faster, about 12,521 vs 1,346.

  • iPad Pro 11-inch (M5)

    M5, October 2025

    5.81 timesfaster

    Single-core 4,116 vs 708. Multi-core 11 times faster, 15,280 vs 1,346.