We can see bigger differences between the individual operating systems in the single-core test and the OpenGL benchmarks. The current MacBook Air has an advantage of around 11% over the old model from 2013 in Cinebench R11.5.

Our review unit manages around 260 points in the multi-core test, it does not matter which OS you use. We use Cinebench R15 to determine the performance of both operating systems because the tool is compatible with both systems. Intel specifies a maximum power consumption of 15 Watts (TDP). The chip can reach up to 2.7 GHz via Turbo Boost. The base clock is now 1.6 GHz and was increased by 100 MHz compared to our old review unit.

This processor has two cores and can execute four threads. Our configuration of the MacBook Air uses the Intel Core i5-5250U. The Lenovo ThinkPad Helix 2 convinced us with a good display and the good system performance in our review.Īpple uses this update to equip the device with chips based on the Broadwell architecture. Lenovo, for example, offers such a convertible for around 1,370 Euros (~$1543). The competition prefers, besides the usual input devices, touch inputs for Ultrabooks and convertibles in this size. Our review update mainly covers the differences to the previously reviewed MacBook Air 2013, which was tested with the minimum specifications ( Intel Core i5-4250U, 4 GB memory and 128 GB SSD) two years ago.Ĭhoosing a sophisticated 11-inch notebook is becoming more and more difficult. Our base model is equipped with 4 GB memory, a new Intel Core i5-5250U with the integrated Intel HD Graphics 6000 as well as 128 GB flash storage. The hardware upgrades are more expensive as well. The price was, however, reduced from $1,000 to $900 in the United States. Our current review unit represents the base configuration. First of all we start with the noticeable price increase in the Eurozone. We want to use this review to analyze the performance differences and see whether there are consequences for the emissions and the battery runtimes. It is just a hardware upgrade that is limited to the processor and the internal graphics solution. The update of the MacBook Air-series, however, was a pretty quiet process. For the original German review, see here.Īpple introduced fundamental changes at the keynote in March, including the new MacBook and the innovative Force Touch touchpads.

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