Apple MacBook Pro 15" i7 2.9 560 (2017)
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Apple MacBook Air 13" M1 8-GPU (2020)
Product comparison with benchmarks
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Device Information |
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| Silver, Space Grey | Colours | Gold, Silver, Space Grey |
| 2,799 $ | Price from | 1,249 $ |
| Q2/2017 | Release date | Q4/2020 |
Processor |
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| Intel Core i7-7820HQ | Name | Apple M1 |
| Intel | Manufacturer | Apple |
| 4 / 8 | Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 |
| 2.90 (3.90) GHz | Frequency | 3.20 GHz |
| 14 nm | Structure | 5 nm |
| Kaby Lake M | Architecture | M1 (Firestorm / Icestorm) |
| Q1/2017 | Release date | Q4/2020 |
Memory |
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| 16 GB | Memory Size | 8 - 16 GB |
| LPDDR3 2133 | Memory Type | LPDDR4X 4266 |
| -- | Memory Bandwith | 68.2 GB/s |
| No | Upgradeable? | No |
Graphic card |
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| Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Name | Apple M1 - 8 GPU Cores |
| Internal | Type | Internal |
| 0.35 (1.10) GHz | Frequency | 1.30 GHz |
| 1.50 GB | Memory Size | 8.00 GB |
| -- | Memory Type | LPDDR4X |
| 14 nm | Structure | 5 nm |
| Q4/2017 | Release date | Q4/2020 |
Graphic card 2 |
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| AMD Radeon Pro 560 | Name | -- |
| Dedicated | Type | -- |
| 0.91 GHz | Frequency | -- |
| 4.00 GB | Memory Size | -- |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | -- |
| 14 nm | Structure | -- |
| Q2/2017 | Release date | -- |
Screen |
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| 15.4 inch | Size | 13.3 inch |
| 2880 x 1800 @ 60 Hz (220 ppi) | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 (227 ppi) |
| 16:10 | Ratio | 16:10 |
| IPS | Technology | IPS |
| 500 nits | Brightness | 400 nits |
| No | HDR support | Yes |
| No | Always On Display | No |
| 5120 x 2880 @ 60 Hz | 1. external display | 6016 x 3384 @ 60 Hz |
| 5120 x 2880 @ 60 Hz | 2. external display | 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz |
| -- | 3. external display | -- |
Storage |
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| 512 - 2,048 GB | Size | 256 - 2,048 GB |
| SSD | Type | SSD |
| PCIe | Interface | PCIe |
| No | Upgradeable? | No |
| -- | 2. drive | -- |
| -- | Card reader | -- |
Battery |
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| Lithium-Polymer | Type | Lithium-Polymer |
| 76.00 Wh | Capacity | 49.00 Wh |
| 10.00 h | Battery life | 18.00 h |
| USB-C @ 87 W | Charging | USB-C @ 30 W |
Network |
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| 802.11ac | Wireless LAN | 802.11ax (WLAN 6) |
| -- | LAN | -- |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | Cellular | -- |
Camera |
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| 0.9 MP, 720p | Front camera | 0.9 MP, 720p |
| -- | Back camera 1 | -- |
| -- | Back camera 2 | -- |
| -- | Back camera 3 | -- |
Ports |
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| -- | HDMI | -- |
| -- | DVI | -- |
| -- | DistplayPort | -- |
| 4x USB-C (Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort, USB 3.1 Gen 2) | Thunderbolt | 2x USB-C (Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort, USB 3.1 Gen 2) |
| -- | USB | -- |
| 4x (Thunderbolt 3) | USB-C | 2x (Thunderbolt / USB 4.0) |
| -- | Lightning | -- |
| -- | Other | -- |
Dimensions / Housing |
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| 16 mm | Height | 16 mm |
| 349 mm | Width | 304 mm |
| 241 mm | Depth | 212 mm |
| 1,830 g | Weight | 1,290 g |
| -- | Housing Material | -- |
| -- | Glas Type | -- |
| -- | IP Protection Class | -- |
Additional data |
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| Q2/2017 | Release date | Q4/2020 |
| 2,799 $ | Price from | 1,249 $ |
| Silver, Space Grey | Colours | Gold, Silver, Space Grey |
| TouchID | Security features | TouchID |
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Benchmark results
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
Geekbench 5 is a multi-system benchmark and measures the performance of a computer. Geekbench version 5 contains new test fields such as augmented reality applications and calculations for machine learning.
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Apple MacBook Pro 15" i7 2.9 560 (2017)
16 GB LPDDR3 |
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Apple MacBook Air 13" M1 8-GPU (2020)
8 - 16 GB LPDDR4X |
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Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
Geekbench 5 is a multi-system benchmark and measures the performance of a computer. Geekbench version 5 contains new test fields such as augmented reality applications and calculations for machine learning.|
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Apple MacBook Pro 15" i7 2.9 560 (2017)
16 GB LPDDR3 |
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Apple MacBook Air 13" M1 8-GPU (2020)
8 - 16 GB LPDDR4X |
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Geekbench 5 - Single Core
Geekbench 5 is a multi-system benchmark and measures the performance of a computer. Geekbench version 5 contains new test fields such as augmented reality applications and calculations for machine learning.|
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Apple MacBook Pro 15" i7 2.9 560 (2017)
16 GB LPDDR3 |
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Apple MacBook Air 13" M1 8-GPU (2020)
8 - 16 GB LPDDR4X |
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Geekbench 5 - Multi Core
Geekbench 5 is a multi-system benchmark and measures the performance of a computer. Geekbench version 5 contains new test fields such as augmented reality applications and calculations for machine learning.|
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Apple MacBook Pro 15" i7 2.9 560 (2017)
16 GB LPDDR3 |
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Apple MacBook Air 13" M1 8-GPU (2020)
8 - 16 GB LPDDR4X |
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Cinebench R23 - Single Core
Cinebench R23 is the latest version of Maxon's render benchmark. It is based on the Cinema 4D application, which is used to generate 3D shapes. We use the single-core as well as the multi-core test.|
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Apple MacBook Pro 15" i7 2.9 560 (2017)
16 GB LPDDR3 |
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Apple MacBook Air 13" M1 8-GPU (2020)
8 - 16 GB LPDDR4X |
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Cinebench R23 - Multi Core
Cinebench R23 is the latest version of Maxon's render benchmark. It is based on the Cinema 4D application, which is used to generate 3D shapes. We use the single-core as well as the multi-core test.|
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Apple MacBook Pro 15" i7 2.9 560 (2017)
16 GB LPDDR3 |
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Apple MacBook Air 13" M1 8-GPU (2020)
8 - 16 GB LPDDR4X |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS) - FP32 (TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS. TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second. The larger this number, the faster the graphics card is.|
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Apple MacBook Pro 15" i7 2.9 560 (2017)
16 GB LPDDR3 |
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Apple MacBook Air 13" M1 8-GPU (2020)
8 - 16 GB LPDDR4X |
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