MacBook Air (M4)
Scores
Single-core
3,721
+21.4% over MacBook Air (M3)
- Measured average
- Sample size not stated
- Retrieved 27 October 2026 from EveryMac, unsourced placeholder
Multi-core
14,684
+24.8% over MacBook Air (M3)
- Measured average
- Sample size not stated
- Retrieved 27 October 2026 from EveryMac, unsourced placeholder
GPU (Metal)
No data
Keynote claims, measured
Not measurable with Geekbench
“The M4 chip features a powerful 10-core CPU, an up to 10-core GPU, and support for up to 32GB of unified memory, making the new MacBook Air up to 2x faster than the M1 model.”
Whole-system figure with no CPU or GPU named; the same release attributes it to app workloads.
MacBook Air (M4) announcement, March 2025, Apple Newsroom, MacBook Air (M4) announcement, March 2025
“When compared to the fastest Intel-based MacBook Air, the M4 model delivers up to 23x faster performance.”
Whole-system figure; Apple’s footnote names the 1.2 GHz quad-core Core i7 MacBook Air, which is not in the dataset (the 2020 record is the base 1.1 GHz Core i5).
MacBook Air (M4) announcement, March 2025, Apple Newsroom, MacBook Air (M4) announcement, March 2025
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) | 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, this device | 3,721 | +21.4% |
| MacBook Air (M5), 2026 | 4,168 | +12.0% |
Against other devices
- MacBook Air 13-inch (Early 2015)
4.75 timesslower
Single-core 784 vs 3,721. Multi-core 9.69 times slower, 1,516 vs 14,684.
1.12 timesfaster
Single-core 4,168 vs 3,721. Multi-core 1.15 times faster, 16,934 vs 14,684.
No data
No single-core score for MacBook Air (Early 2008). No multi-core score for MacBook Air (Early 2008).
about 1.26 timesfaster
Single-core about 4,695 vs 3,721. Multi-core about 1.17 times slower, about 12,521 vs 14,684.
1.11 timesfaster
Single-core 4,116 vs 3,721. Multi-core 1.04 times faster, 15,280 vs 14,684.