苹果MacBook Air 2020笔记本电脑评测：i3是更好的选择？

Name: Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3
Brand: Apple

更慢更安静。 苹果为MacBook Air的入门级SKU配备了双核处理器，但到2020年性能仍然足够吗？还是应该选择四核CPU？并且这对温度和风扇噪音有什么影响？

Andreas Osthoff, 👁 Andreas Osthoff (translated by Zewei Shen), Published 06/17/2020 🇺🇸 🇩🇪 ...

Apple Ice Lake Laptop / Notebook MacBook Thunderbolt

Test device courtesy of cyberport.de

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MacBookAir9,1 i3 (MacBook Air 2020 Series)

Processor

Intel Core i3-1000NG4 2 x 1.1 - 3.2 GHz, Ice Lake Y

Graphics adapter

Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)

Memory

8 GB

, LPDDR4X-3733

Display

13.30 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 227 PPI, APPA042, IPS, glossy: yes, 60 Hz

Mainboard

Intel Ice Lake-Y

Storage

Apple SSD AP0256, 256 GB

Soundcard

Apple Audio Device

Connections

2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 Thunderbolt, 2 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: Headset, 1 Fingerprint Reader, Brightness Sensor

Networking

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5.0

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 16.1 x 304.1 x 212.4

Battery

49.9 Wh Lithium-Polymer, Battery runtime (according to manufacturer): 11 h

Operating System

Apple macOS 10.15 Catalina

Camera

Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: 立体声扬声器, Keyboard: 蝴蝶键盘三代, Keyboard Light: yes, 30瓦充电器, 12 Months Warranty

Released

03/20/2020

Weight

1.27 kg, Power Supply: 178 g

Price

1199 Euro

Links

Apple homepage

Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
89.6 %	06/2020	Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 i3-1000NG4, Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)	1.3 kg	16.1 mm	13.30"	2560x1600
88 %	06/2020	Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 i5-1030NG7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)	1.3 kg	16.1 mm	13.30"	2560x1600
85.6 %	03/2020	Apple Macbook Air 2019 i5-8210Y, UHD Graphics 617	1.3 kg	15.6 mm	13.30"	2560x1600
88.8 %	05/2020	Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD i5-1035G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)	1.2 kg	14.8 mm	13.40"	1920x1200
87 %	04/2020	Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)	1.2 kg	16.6 mm	13.50"	2256x1504
84 %	03/2020	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 i5-1035G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)	1.3 kg	14.5 mm	13.50"	2256x1504

Size Comparison

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Apple Macbook Air 2019 Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD DIN A4 ❌

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1484 (1342^min - 1614^max) MBit/s +172%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s	906 MBit/s +66%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	550 (546^min - 561^max) MBit/s +1%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	545 (414^min - 604^max) MBit/s
Apple Macbook Air 2019 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	544 MBit/s 0%
Average 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (31.2 - 966, n=478)	358 MBit/s -34%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	49.8 (3^min - 102^max) MBit/s -91%
iperf3 receive AX12
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s	1460 MBit/s +128%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1251 (803^min - 1358^max) MBit/s +95%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	641 (554^min - 678^max) MBit/s
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	612 (576^min - 636^max) MBit/s -5%
Apple Macbook Air 2019 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	609 MBit/s -5%
Average 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (32.9 - 1065, n=479)	380 MBit/s -41%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	289 (167^min - 328^max) MBit/s -55%

Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø641 (554-678)

Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø544 (414-604)


407 cd/m²	411 cd/m²	397 cd/m²
402 cd/m²	416 cd/m²	403 cd/m²
401 cd/m²	398 cd/m²	396 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

APPA042 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 416 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 403.4 cd/m² Minimum: 5.3 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 95 %
Center on Battery: 414 cd/m²
Contrast: 1224:1 (Black: 0.34 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 0.9 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 0.6
ΔE Greyscale 1 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
97.6% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
63.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
71.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
70.3% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.2

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 APPA042, IPS, 2560x1600, 13.30	Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 APPA042, IPS, 2560x1600, 13.30	Apple Macbook Air 2019 APPA041, IPS, 2560x1600, 13.30	Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD SHP14CB, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.40	Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 BOE, NE135FBM-N41, IPS, 2256x1504, 13.50	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Sharp LQ135P1JX51, IPS, 2256x1504, 13.50
Display		0%	-3%	2%	0%	-4%
Display P3 Coverage	70.3	70.4 0%	67.4 -4%	71.5 2%	70.1 0%	65.7 -7%
sRGB Coverage	98	97.7 0%	94.7 -3%	99.4 1%	99.8 2%	98.6 1%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	71.6	71.7 0%	69.1 -3%	73.5 3%	71.2 -1%	67.8 -5%
Response Times		-3%	-7%	-57%	-51%	-61%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	38.4 ?(20.4, 18)	38.7 ?(19.6, 19) -1%	42.4 ?(21.2, 21.2) -10%	60 ?(28.4, 31.6) -56%	55 ?(25, 30) -43%	59.2 ?(28.4, 30.8) -54%
Response Time Black / White *	28.4 ?(16, 12.4)	30.44 ?(17.9, 12.6) -7%	29.6 ?(16, 13.6) -4%	33.2 ?(16.4, 16.8) -17%	31 ?(17, 14) -9%	41.6 ?(23.6, 18) -46%
PWM Frequency	119000 ?(75)	117000 ?(75) -2%	111100 ?(66) -7%	2500 ?(20) -98%	208 ?(90) -100%	21740 ?(51) -82%
Screen		-45%	-27%	-97%	-95%	-17%
Brightness middle	416	430 3%	421 1%	619 49%	474 14%	403.4 -3%
Brightness	403	405 0%	393 -2%	591 47%	426 6%	397 -1%
Brightness Distribution	95	89 -6%	88 -7%	91 -4%	82 -14%	89 -6%
Black Level *	0.34	0.32 6%	0.34 -0%	0.35 -3%	0.29 15%	0.34 -0%
Contrast	1224	1344 10%	1238 1%	1769 45%	1634 33%	1186 -3%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	0.9	1.8 -100%	1.5 -67%	3 -233%	2.38 -164%	0.94 -4%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	1.4	4.6 -229%	3.8 -171%	8.2 -486%	5.88 -320%	2.92 -109%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	0.6	1.6 -167%		1 -67%	2.69 -348%	0.99 -65%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	1	1.1 -10%	1.2 -20%	5.2 -420%	3.75 -275%	0.9 10%
Gamma	2.2 ^100%		2.21 ^100%	2.14 ^103%	2.37 ^93%	2.13 ^103%
CCT	6629 ^98%	6644 ^98%	6694 ^97%	6340 ^103%	6466 ^101%	6620 ^98%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)	63.9	64.2 0%	61.3 -4%	66.9 5%	65 2%	62.3 -3%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)	97.6	97.6 0%	94.6 -3%	99.3 2%	100 2%	98.7 1%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-16% / -30%	-12% / -19%	-51% / -72%	-49% / -71%	-27% / -22%

* ... smaller is better

Display Response Times

ℹ

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
28.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 16 ms rise
28.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 12.4 ms fall
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 72 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
38.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 20.4 ms rise
38.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 18 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 52 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.8 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM detected

119000 Hz

≤ 75 % brightness setting

The display backlight flickers at 119000 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 75 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting.

The frequency of 119000 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering.

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17933 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4, Intel Core i3-1000NG4: Ø297 (292.93-332.83)

Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7, Intel Core i5-1030NG7; macOS 10.15: Ø401 (363.09-448.1)

Apple Macbook Air 2019 Intel Core i5-8210Y, Intel Core i5-8210Y: Ø252 (241.29-254.07)

Cinebench R20: CPU (Single Core) | CPU (Multi Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Single 64Bit | CPU Multi 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.5: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Subnotebook (216 - 738, n=65, last 2 years)	610 Points +75%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Intel Core i7-1065G7	441 Points +27%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7	439 Points +26%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	425 Points +22%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	375 Points +8%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	330 Points -5%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	348 Points
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4 ()	348 Points 0%
Apple Macbook Air 2019 Intel Core i5-8210Y	312 Points -10%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Subnotebook (810 - 6314, n=65, last 2 years)	3970 Points +576%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7	1630 Points +178%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	1533 Points +161%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Intel Core i7-1065G7	1392 Points +137%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	987 Points +68%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	764 Points +30%
Apple Macbook Air 2019 Intel Core i5-8210Y	601 Points +2%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	587 Points
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4 ()	587 Points 0%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Subnotebook (91.8 - 280, n=63, last 2 years)	237 Points +68%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Intel Core i7-1065G7	175 Points +24%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7	172 Points +22%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	166 Points +18%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	141 Points
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4 ()	141 Points 0%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	140 Points -1%
Apple Macbook Air 2019 Intel Core i5-8210Y	127 Points -10%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Subnotebook (514 - 2581, n=71, last 2 years)	1762 Points +429%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7	736 Points +121%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	667 Points +100%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	659 Points +98%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Intel Core i7-1065G7	615 Points +85%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	448 (363^min - 448^max) Points +35%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	333 (293^min - 333^max) Points
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4 ()	333 Points 0%
Apple Macbook Air 2019 Intel Core i5-8210Y	254 (241.29^min - 254.07^max) Points -24%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	1814 Seconds *
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4 ()	1814 Seconds * -0%
Apple Macbook Air 2019 Intel Core i5-8210Y	1680 Seconds * +7%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	1310 Seconds * +28%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Intel Core i7-1065G7	835 Seconds * +54%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7	771 Seconds * +57%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	766 Seconds * +58%
Average of class Subnotebook (201 - 1600, n=67, last 2 years)	385 Seconds * +79%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Average of class Subnotebook (2197 - 6403, n=59, last 2 years)	5325 MIPS +55%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Intel Core i7-1065G7	4397 MIPS +28%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7	4252 MIPS +24%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	4087 MIPS +19%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	3472 MIPS +1%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	3438 MIPS
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4 ()	3438 MIPS 0%
Apple Macbook Air 2019 Intel Core i5-8210Y	3405 MIPS -1%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Average of class Subnotebook (16223 - 67444, n=58, last 2 years)	44533 MIPS +462%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7	19168 MIPS +142%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	18535 MIPS +134%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Intel Core i7-1065G7	16982 MIPS +114%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	10924 MIPS +38%
Apple Macbook Air 2019 Intel Core i5-8210Y	7936 MIPS 0%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	7921 MIPS
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4 ()	7921 MIPS 0%

Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Average of class Subnotebook (672 - 2350, n=66, last 2 years)	1701 Points +55%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Intel Core i7-1065G7	1316 Points +20%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	1229 Points +12%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	1167 Points +6%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	1010 Points -8%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	1096 Points
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4 ()	1096 Points 0%

Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Average of class Subnotebook (4274 - 12580, n=66, last 2 years)	9112 Points +349%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Intel Core i7-1065G7	4374 Points +116%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	4372 Points +116%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	2881 Points +42%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	2539 Points +25%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	2028 Points
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4 ()	2028 Points 0%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average of class Subnotebook (1.5 - 19.4, n=57, last 2 years)	11.9 fps +434%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Intel Core i7-1065G7	4.66 fps +109%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7	4.632 fps +108%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	4.27 fps +91%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	2.95 fps +32%
Apple Macbook Air 2019 Intel Core i5-8210Y	2.26 fps +1%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	2.23 fps
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4 ()	2.23 fps 0%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	110 s * -12%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	97.8 s *
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4 ()	97.8 s * -0%
Average of class Subnotebook (40.1 - 120.5, n=58, last 2 years)	52.5 s * +46%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	0.922 sec * -0%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7	0.909 sec * +1%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Core i3-1000NG4	0.918 sec *
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4 ()	0.918 sec * -0%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel Core i5-1035G1	0.722 sec * +21%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Intel Core i7-1065G7	0.691 sec * +25%
Average of class Subnotebook (0.4397 - 1.236, n=58, last 2 years)	0.52 sec * +43%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit

9257

Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit

5771

Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit

9615

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64Bit

2.72 Points

Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit

31.45 fps

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit

1.49 Points

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.3 %

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

39.25 fps

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

141 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

333 Points

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PCMark 10 | PCMark 8

PCMark 10
Score
Average of class Subnotebook (4384 - 7428, n=56, last 2 years)	5887 Points +164%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7, SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDGTNG	4421 Points +98%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G	4122 Points +85%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8	3975 Points +78%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1030NG7, Apple SSD AP0512	2540 Points +14%
Apple Macbook Air 2019 UHD Graphics 617, i5-8210Y, Apple SSD AP0256	2491 Points +12%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), i3-1000NG4, Apple SSD AP0256	2229 Points
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) ()	2229 Points 0%
Essentials
Average of class Subnotebook (8890 - 11168, n=56, last 2 years)	10254 Points +88%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7, SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDGTNG	9086 Points +66%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G	8568 Points +57%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8	8302 Points +52%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1030NG7, Apple SSD AP0512	6746 Points +23%
Apple Macbook Air 2019 UHD Graphics 617, i5-8210Y, Apple SSD AP0256	5752 Points +5%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), i3-1000NG4, Apple SSD AP0256	5464 Points
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) ()	5464 Points 0%
Productivity
Average of class Subnotebook (6213 - 10279, n=56, last 2 years)	7860 Points +117%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G	6766 Points +87%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7, SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDGTNG	6765 Points +87%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8	6301 Points +74%
Apple Macbook Air 2019 UHD Graphics 617, i5-8210Y, Apple SSD AP0256	4458 Points +23%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), i3-1000NG4, Apple SSD AP0256	3620 Points
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) ()	3620 Points 0%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1030NG7, Apple SSD AP0512	3033 Points -16%
Digital Content Creation
Average of class Subnotebook (4093 - 9749, n=56, last 2 years)	6943 Points +356%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7, SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDGTNG	3817 Points +151%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G	3281 Points +116%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8	3260 Points +114%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1030NG7, Apple SSD AP0512	2174 Points +43%
Apple Macbook Air 2019 UHD Graphics 617, i5-8210Y, Apple SSD AP0256	1637 Points +8%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), i3-1000NG4, Apple SSD AP0256	1521 Points
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) ()	1521 Points 0%

PCMark 8
Home Score Accelerated v2
Average of class Subnotebook (4730 - 5285, n=3, last 2 years)	5030 Points +86%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G	3988 Points +48%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8	3759 Points +39%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7, SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDGTNG	3725 Points +38%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), i3-1000NG4, Apple SSD AP0256	2701 Points
Average Intel Core i3-1000NG4, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) ()	2701 Points 0%
Work Score Accelerated v2
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G	4832 Points
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8	4802 Points
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7, SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDGTNG	4755 Points
Average of class Subnotebook (2972 - 5271, n=3, last 2 years)	3805 Points

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2		2701 points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2		3619 points
PCMark 10 Score		2229 points
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Apple SSD AP0256

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 1513 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 970 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 557 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 178.4 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 1109 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 1026 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 28.48 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 34.57 MB/s

3DMark 11 | 3DMark | Unigine Valley 1.0 | Unigine Heaven 4.0

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Subnotebook (2979 - 16904, n=56, last 2 years)	8243 Points +325%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Intel Core i5-1035G7	4279 Points +120%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Intel Core i7-1065G7	4138 Points +113%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) (1941 - 3334, n=6)	2965 Points +53%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Intel Core i5-1030NG7	2924 Points +51%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i5-1035G1	2578 Points +33%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), Intel Core i3-1000NG4	1941 Points
Apple Macbook Air 2019 Intel UHD Graphics 617, Intel Core i5-8210Y	1509 Points -22%

3DMark - 1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Subnotebook (2837 - 12349, n=60, last 2 years)	6047 Points +556%
Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Intel Core i7-1065G7	2743 Points +198%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Intel Core i5-1035G7	2692 Points +192%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) (922 - 2230, n=6)	1934 Points +110%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Intel Core i5-1030NG7	1846 Points +100%
Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i5-1035G1	1755 Points +90%
Apple Macbook Air 2019 Intel UHD Graphics 617, Intel Core i5-8210Y	1047 Points +14%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), Intel Core i3-1000NG4	922 Points

Unigine Valley 1.0 - 1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8
Average of class Subnotebook (last 2 years)	21.1 fps +197%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Intel Core i5-1030NG7	8.4 (5.8^min - 13.8^max) fps +18%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) (7.1 - 9.3, n=2)	8.2 fps +15%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), Intel Core i3-1000NG4	7.1 fps

Unigine Heaven 4.0 - Extreme Preset OpenGL
Average of class Subnotebook (19.3 - 35.4, n=3, last 2 years)	27 fps +233%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) (8.1 - 11.8, n=2)	9.95 fps +23%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Intel Core i5-1030NG7	8.3 (5.6^min - 16.6^max) fps +2%
Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), Intel Core i3-1000NG4	8.1 fps

3DMark 06 Standard Score		6413 points
3DMark Vantage P Result		5516 points
3DMark 11 Performance		1980 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		839 points
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... in comparison

	low	med.	high	ultra
BioShock Infinite (2013)	34	22.6	20.3	9.1
The Witcher 3 (2015)	9.1
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	48.2	23.4	14.7	14.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)	10.2
Overwatch (2016)	8
Rocket League (2017)	53.2	22.7
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	17.8	9.32	9.16
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	9

Noise Level

Idle		29 / 29 / 29 dB(A)
Load		31.6 / 39.4 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Audix TM1, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 29 dB(A)

	Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), i3-1000NG4, Apple SSD AP0256	Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1030NG7, Apple SSD AP0512	Apple Macbook Air 2019 UHD Graphics 617, i5-8210Y, Apple SSD AP0256	Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G	Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i5-1035G7, SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDGTNG
Noise		-12%	-3%	3%	0%	3%
off / environment *	29	30 -3%	29.5 -2%	29.3 -1%	30.3 -4%	28.5 2%
Idle Minimum *	29	30 -3%	29.5 -2%	29.3 -1%	30.3 -4%	28.5 2%
Idle Average *	29	30 -3%	29.5 -2%	29.3 -1%	30.3 -4%	28.5 2%
Idle Maximum *	29	30 -3%	29.5 -2%	29.3 -1%	30.3 -4%	28.5 2%
Load Average *	31.6	45.5 -44%	34 -8%	30 5%	31.7 -0%	28.5 10%
Load Maximum *	39.4	45.8 -16%	41 -4%	32.4 18%	32.7 17%	40.4 -3%
Witcher 3 ultra *						40.4

* ... smaller is better

Max. Load

Idle


38.2 °C	44.3 °C	38.9 °C
32.2 °C	34.9 °C	32.3 °C
28.7 °C	26.5 °C	29.1 °C

Maximum: 44.3 °C
Average: 33.9 °C


39.6 °C	40.9 °C	37.2 °C
35 °C	35.5 °C	32.7 °C
30 °C	30.2 °C	29.7 °C

Maximum: 40.9 °C
Average: 34.5 °C

Power Supply (max.) 35.7 °C | Room Temperature 21 °C | Voltcraft IR-900

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 33.9 °C / 93 F, compared to the average of 30.7 °C / 87 F for the devices in the class Subnotebook.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 44.3 °C / 112 F, compared to the average of 35.9 °C / 97 F, ranging from 21.4 to 59 °C for the class Subnotebook.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 40.9 °C / 106 F, compared to the average of 39.4 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 23.4 °C / 74 F, compared to the device average of 30.7 °C / 87 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 29.1 °C / 84.4 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.3 °C / 82.9 F (-0.8 °C / -1.5 F).

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.045 / 0.24 Watt
Idle	2.1 / 6.2 / 7 Watt
Load	24.7 / 30.6 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.

	Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 i3-1000NG4, Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), Apple SSD AP0256, IPS, 2560x1600, 13.30	Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 i5-1030NG7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Apple SSD AP0512, IPS, 2560x1600, 13.30	Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD i5-1035G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.40	Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8, IPS, 2256x1504, 13.50	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 i5-1035G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDGTNG, IPS, 2256x1504, 13.50	Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)	Average of class Subnotebook
Power Consumption		-15%	-43%	11%	-64%	-32%	-84%
Idle Minimum *	2.1	2.4 -14%	3.4 -62%	1.8 14%	4.4 -110%	3.26 ?(2.1 - 4.5, n=5) -55%	4.91 ?(1.77 - 11.8, n=62, last 2 years) -134%
Idle Average *	6.2	6.8 -10%	6 3%	4.6 26%	7.5 -21%	7.28 ?(6 - 9.2, n=5) -17%	8.37 ?(4.6 - 17.4, n=62, last 2 years) -35%
Idle Maximum *	7	10.5 -50%	10.2 -46%	6.1 13%	7.8 -11%	8.66 ?(7 - 10.4, n=5) -24%	10.4 ?(5.1 - 22.4, n=62, last 2 years) -49%
Load Average *	24.7	25.7 -4%	36.6 -48%	27.4 -11%	41.9 -70%	34.4 ?(24.7 - 42, n=5) -39%	45.9 ?(19.1 - 83.3, n=61, last 2 years) -86%
Load Maximum *	30.6	30.4 1%	49.3 -61%	27 12%	63.9 -109%	38.9 ?(27.6 - 63.5, n=5) -27%	66 ?(24.2 - 121.2, n=62, last 2 years) -116%
Witcher 3 ultra *		24.5			40.8

* ... smaller is better

Battery Runtime

WiFi Websurfing (Safari 13.1)		11h 01min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (Safari 13.1)		7h 17min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p		11h 06min

	Apple MacBook Air 2020 i3 i3-1000NG4, Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), 49.9 Wh	Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 i5-1030NG7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), 49.9 Wh	Apple Macbook Air 2019 i5-8210Y, UHD Graphics 617, 49.9 Wh	Dell XPS 13 9300 i5 FHD i5-1035G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), 52 Wh	Acer Swift 3 SF313-52-71Y7 i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), 54.5 Wh	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 i5-1035G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), 45 Wh	Average of class Subnotebook
Battery Runtime		-6%	4%	18%	-6%	-25%	8%
H.264	666	640 -4%		866 30%	627 -6%		798 ?(426 - 1153, n=31, last 2 years) 20%
WiFi v1.3	661	618 -7%	689 4%	703 6%	620 -6%	495 -25%	627 ?(303 - 1144, n=64, last 2 years) -5%
Load		173		205	139	112	115.1 ?(61 - 197, n=48, last 2 years)
Reader / Idle					1281	2064	1252 ?(581 - 2550, n=9, last 2 years)

Pros

+ 优秀机身

+ 非常好的输入设备

+ 电池续航时间长

+ 良好的屏幕

+ 改进的扬声器

+ 噪音小于四核型号

Cons

- 弱但响的散热系统

- 网路摄像头太差

- 仅两个USB-C端口，一个不能充电

- 几乎不适合打游戏

- 没有Wi-Fi 6

- 没有升级选项–一切都是板载的

Verdict – The Core i3 is the better choice for everyday tasks

苹果MacBook Air 2020笔记本电脑评测. Test model courtesy of Cyberport.

在进行了有关新四核CPU性能的所有评测之后，您不应忘记MacBook Air仍然主要是属于工作负载小的用户的设备。这包括基本内容，例如写邮件，播放视频或浏览网页。 MacBook Air非常适合这类工作，这也要归功于快速的SSD。由于TDP配置的限制，在单核性能方面，入门级MacBook Air甚至可以与四核i5相提并论，这对于日常任务仍然很重要。就噪音而言，还有明显的优势，尤其是风扇要安静得多，转速要低一些。这意味着i3 MacBook Air可以长时间保持安静，即使在负载下也是如此。

配备双核i3处理器的MacBook Air是用于基本工作负载的更好设备。在这些情况下，主观性能印象非常好，风扇更安静，您仍然可以享受良好的显示以及改进的键盘。

仍然存在缺点，因为总体性能水平非常低。这将不是一个大问题，但是为什么苹果公司无法创建完全被动冷却的设备？无声的MacBook Air会很棒，但是我们怀疑Apple故意限制了Air。对于高度推测的ARM SoC，将来的模型可能会保留此步骤。

价格是另一个问题，因为这个价位您可以获得更高性能的Windows笔记本电脑。尽管如此，由于采用了做工优良的机身，出色的面板以及对macOS的出色优化，MacBook Air还是一个非常平衡的设备，可以满足您的基本任务。但是，如果您需要更高的性能，我们认为您应该跳过价格更高的Air四核型号，而去购买MacBook Pro 13（或类似功能的型号）。

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Chassis

89 / 98 → 90%

Keyboard

92%

Pointing Device

100%

Connectivity

57 / 75 → 77%

Weight

72 / 20-75 → 94%

Battery

88%

Display

92%

Games Performance

33 / 78 → 42%

Application Performance

71 / 85 → 84%

Temperature

92%

Noise

97%

Audio

87 / 91 → 96%

Camera

32 / 85 → 38%

Average

77%

90%

Subnotebook - Weighted Average

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苹果MacBook Air 2020笔记本电脑评测：i3是更好的选择？

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Verdict – The Core i3 is the better choice for everyday tasks

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