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63 | Performance | 51 |
23 | Gaming | 18 |
53 | Display |
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85 | Battery Life | 86 |
70 | Connectivity | 67 |
94 | Portability | 92 |
66 | QuickComparisons Score | 62 |
| March 2024 | Launched | November 2020 |
| ~82% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~79.4% |
| 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm (11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches) | Dimensions: | 304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm (11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches) |
| 13.6 inches | Size | 13.3 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 225 ppi | PPI | 227 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1664 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, HDR10 |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1250:1 | Contrast | 1759:1 |
| 99.90% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 87.90% | Adobe RGB profile | 88.30% |
| 98.40% | DCI-P3 color gamut | — |
| 30 ms | Response time | 36 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 2906 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2289 |
| 11296 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8164 |
| 133 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 105 |
| 676 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 506 |
| 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) | Weight | 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs) |
| 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches | Dimensions | 304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches |
| 654 cm 2 (101.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 646 cm 2 (100.1 inches 2 ) |
| ~82% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.4% |
| 5.6 mm | Side bezels | 8.8 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Gray | Colors | Silver, Gray |
| Aluminum | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | 135° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | — |
| — | Number of fans | 1 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 41.9 dB |
| Apple M3 | CPU name | Apple M1 |
| 4.05 GHz | Base frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| 8 (4P + 4E) | Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| Apple M3 GPU | Integrated GPU | Apple M1 GPU |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| Apple M3 GPU (10-core) | GPU name | Apple M1 GPU (8-core) |
| Integrated | Type | Integrated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| 1380 MHz | GPU boost clock | 1278 MHz |
| 3.5 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | System Shared |
| LPDDR5 | Memory type | LPDDR4X |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| 6.4 Gbps | Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps |
| 1280 | Shading units (cores) | 1024 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 |
| 40 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 3.5 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 2.6 TFLOPS |
| 140 | Blender GPU | 230 |
| 12134 | Solar Bay | 5951 |
| 8GB | RAM size | 8GB |
| 2x4 GB | Channels | 2x4 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 4266 MHz |
| LPDDR5 | Type | LPDDR4X |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| 256GB | Storage size | 256GB |
| Custom | Bus | Custom |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x256 GB | Channels | 1x256 GB |
| No | Upgradable | No |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 52.6 Wh | Capacity | 58.2 Wh |
| 2:30 hr | Full charging time | 2:00 hr |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 70 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 65 W |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 30 / 35 / 70 W | Charge power | 61 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | 2 meters |
| 184 / 208 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 275 grams |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v6 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | Yes |
| No | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 |
| No | USB-A | No |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| No | HDMI | No |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| No | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | No |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | 1 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 13.2 x 8.1 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| No | Windows Precision | No |
| 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~83.2 dB | Loudness | ~77.5 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 3 |
