There, it's expected to offer chips with more processing cores than the M1's four powerful cores and four power-efficient cores. It lacks the Pro's larger battery, slightly brighter screen, cooling fan for sustained heavy work and, in low-end Air configurations, a bit of graphics processing performance.Īpple has yet to release larger, more powerful MacBook Pro laptops, iMac desktops and Mac Pro tower computers using its M series of processors. Budget buyers should note that the M1-based MacBook Air likely offers similar performance. The Intel-based machine used a Core i7 processor, though Macs don't ship with the latest models from Intel. Apple's M1 processor highlights Intel's chip challengesĪdobe ran its tests on 13-inch MacBook Pros with 16GB of RAM, 2TB SSDs and Mac OS 11.2.2.A pro photographer tests Apple's M1 MacBook.
