Mac Benchmarks > MacBook Air 13" Benchmarks (Intel)

Update Published March 23, 2026

Geekbench 2 through Geekbench 6 benchmark averages for all compatible MacBook Air models with a 13-Inch display and an Intel processor are listed below (2008-2020).

EveryMac.com diligently has hand compiled -- and independently averaged -- these Geekbench benchmarks from aggregate user results submitted to Primate Labs for each MacBook Air with a 13-Inch display and an Intel processor. This data is unique to the EveryMac.com website.

Generally, EveryMac.com has calculated averages within a few weeks of the release of each new Mac. Via a combination of our own custom algorithm for automated analysis and manual human review, benchmark results that are significant outliers, inaccurately tagged, not running the macOS, or otherwise errant are omitted prior to calculating an average. For many models, EveryMac.com runs Geekbench software directly on one or more devices, too.

On 13-Inch Intel MacBook Air models, the Geekbench 2 benchmark provides 32-bit and 64-bit performance using all available processor cores; the Geekbench 3 benchmark provides 32-bit and 64-bit performance each with a single processor core and all available processor cores; and the Geekbench 4, Geekbench 5, and Geekbench 6 benchmarks provide 64-bit performance with a single processor core and all processor cores. Higher numbers are better. Geekbench benchmarks cannot be compared across versions.

Geekbench benchmarks also are provided on EveryMac.com's specs pages for all 13-Inch Intel MacBook Air models and within the Ultimate Mac Comparison feature.

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1 13-Inch Apple MacBook Air Processor Type MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 1.6 13" (Original) 1.6 GHz Core 2 Duo (P7500) MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 1.8 13" (Original) 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo (P7700) MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 1.6 13" (NVIDIA) 1.6 GHz Core 2 Duo (SL9300) MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 1.86 13" (NVIDIA) 1.86 GHz Core 2 Duo (SL9400) MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 1.86 13" (Mid-09) 1.86 GHz Core 2 Duo (SL9400) MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 2.13 13" (Mid-09) 2.13 GHz Core 2 Duo (SL9600) MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 1.86 13" (Late '10) 1.86 GHz Core 2 Duo (SL9400) MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 2.13 13" (Late '10) 2.13 GHz Core 2 Duo (SL9600) MacBook Air "Core i5" 1.7 13" (Mid-2011) 1.7 GHz Core i5 (I5-2557M) MacBook Air "Core i7" 1.8 13" (Mid-2011) 1.8 GHz Core i7 (I7-2677M) MacBook Air "Core i5" 1.6 13" (Edu Only) 1.6 GHz Core i5 (I5-2467M) MacBook Air "Core i5" 1.7 13" (Edu Only) 1.7 GHz Core i5 (I5-3317U) MacBook Air "Core i5" 1.8 13" (Mid-2012) 1.8 GHz Core i5 (I5-3427U) MacBook Air "Core i7" 2.0 13" (Mid-2012) 2.0 GHz Core i7 (I7-3667U) MacBook Air "Core i5" 1.3 13" (Mid-2013) 1.3 GHz Core i5 (I5-4250U) MacBook Air "Core i7" 1.7 13" (Mid-2013) 1.7 GHz Core i7 (I7-4650U) MacBook Air "Core i5" 1.4 13" (Early 2014) 1.4 GHz Core i5 (I5-4260U) MacBook Air "Core i7" 1.7 13" (Early 2014) 1.7 GHz Core i7 (I7-4650U) MacBook Air "Core i5" 1.6 13" (Early 2015) 1.6 GHz Core i5 (I5-5250U) MacBook Air "Core i7" 2.2 13" (Early 2015) 2.2 GHz Core i7 (I7-5650U) MacBook Air "Core i5" 1.8 13" (2017*) 1.8 GHz Core i5 (I5-5350U) MacBook Air "Core i7" 2.2 13" (2017*) 2.2 GHz Core i7 (I7-5650U) MacBook Air "Core i5" 1.6 13" (Late 2018) 1.6 GHz Core i5 (I5-8210Y) MacBook Air "Core i5" 1.6 13" (True Tone, 2019) 1.6 GHz Core i5 (I5-8210Y) MacBook Air "Core i3" 1.1 13" (Scissor, 2020) 1.1 GHz Core i3 (I3-1000NG4) MacBook Air "Core i5" 1.1 13" (Scissor, 2020) 1.1 GHz Core i5 (I5-1030NG7) MacBook Air "Core i7" 1.2 13" (Scissor, 2020) 1.2 GHz Core i7 (I7-1060NG7)

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