First MacBook Neo Benchmarks Are In: Here's How It Compares to the M1 MacBook Air
Key Points:
- Benchmarks reveal the new MacBook Neo, powered by the 6-core A18 Pro chip (same as iPhone 16 Pro but with one fewer GPU core), delivers CPU performance nearly identical to the iPhone 16 Pro.
- The MacBook Neo scored 3461 single-core and 8668 multi-core on CPU benchmarks, with a Metal GPU score of 31286, slightly lower than the iPhone 16 Pro due to fewer GPU cores.
- Its multi-core performance matches the M1 MacBook Air, while single-core performance surpasses the M1 and approaches that of the M3 or M4 chips, making it well-suited for everyday tasks like web browsing and document use.
- Apple markets the