MacBook Air (Late 2020) vs iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017)
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-Core Score | 1952 | 1434 | 136.1% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Multi-Core Score | 4050 | 4817 | 84.1% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Geekbench 6.5.0 | Geekbench 6.5.0 | ||
System Information
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | macOS 26.0.1 (Build 25A362) | macOS 13.7.8 (Build 22H730) |
| Model | MacBook Air (Late 2020) | iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) |
| Processor |
Apple M1 @ 3.20 GHz
1 Processor, 8 Cores |
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60 GHz
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads |
| Processor ID | Apple M1 | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 9 |
| Processor Codename | ||
| Processor Package | ||
| L1 Instruction Cache | 128 KB x 1 | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| L1 Data Cache | 64.0 KB x 1 | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB x 1 | 256 KB x 4 |
| L3 Cache | 8.00 MB x 1 | |
| Motherboard | MacBookAir10,1 | Apple Inc. Mac-77F17D7DA9285301 iMac18,2 |
| Northbridge | ||
| Southbridge | ||
| BIOS | Apple Inc. 529.140.2.0.0 | |
| Memory | 16.00 GB | 16.00 GB DDR4 |
Single-Core Performance
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-Core Score | 1952 | 1434 | 136.1% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| File Compression | 2105 | 1303 | 161.6% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Navigation | 1720 | 1696 | 101.4% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| HTML5 Browser | 2323 | 1444 | 160.9% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| PDF Renderer | 2221 | 1566 | 141.8% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Photo Library | 2055 | 1172 | 175.3% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Clang | 2791 | 1612 | 173.1% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Text Processing | 2303 | 1381 | 166.8% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Asset Compression | 2180 | 1403 | 155.4% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Object Detection | 1742 | 678 | 256.9% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Background Blur | 1604 | 2114 | 75.9% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Horizon Detection | 2338 | 1960 | 119.3% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Object Remover | 1848 | 1423 | 129.9% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| HDR | 1795 | 1505 | 119.3% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Photo Filter | 1662 | 1645 | 101.0% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Ray Tracer | 1124 | 1310 | 85.8% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Structure from Motion | 1415 | 1853 | 76.4% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
Multi-Core Performance
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-Core Score | 4050 | 4817 | 84.1% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| File Compression | 3812 | 2800 | 136.1% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Navigation | 5884 | 6825 | 86.2% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| HTML5 Browser | 5004 | 5085 | 98.4% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| PDF Renderer | 5059 | 6339 | 79.8% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Photo Library | 5474 | 4743 | 115.4% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Clang | 7535 | 7052 | 106.8% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Text Processing | 1042 | 1825 | 57.1% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Asset Compression | 5177 | 6755 | 76.6% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Object Detection | 2864 | 2157 | 132.8% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Background Blur | 2946 | 6567 | 44.9% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Horizon Detection | 5237 | 7491 | 69.9% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Object Remover | 3198 | 4823 | 66.3% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| HDR | 4731 | 5217 | 90.7% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Photo Filter | 3449 | 4272 | 80.7% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Ray Tracer | 4164 | 6856 | 60.7% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
| Structure from Motion | 3932 | 6421 | 61.2% |
| MacBook Air (Late 2020) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Retina Mid 2017) | |||
