Apple released the 2025 MacBook Air, equipped with a new M4 chip, with a significant leap in performance and efficiency. This latest model has up to a 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, which is twice as fast as the M1 version, and supports up to 32GB of unified memory.
Notably, the base RAM has been increased to 16GB, improving multitasking capabilities. The MacBook Air M4 also gets a new Sky Blue color option and features an upgraded 12MP Center Stage webcam, maintains the fanless design, and offers up to 18 hours of battery life.
In this review, we’ll discuss the MacBook Air M4’s full specs, performance benchmarks, and user experience, providing insights to help you decide if it’s the right machine for your needs.
Apple MacBook Air M4
Release Date: March 2025Laptop Type: TraditionalSeries: AirAvailable on:
Apple MacBook Air M4: Key Features
Model Name Apple MacBook Air M4 Processor Apple M4 Core 10 Cores, 10 Threads Frequency 1 GHz up to 3.5 GHz RAM 8 GB LPDDR5 Storage 512 GB SSD (M2) Graphics Card Apple M2 GPU (8-core) Display 13.3-inch Liquid Retina display with True Tone Operating System (OS) Mac OS Weight 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) Battery 53.8 Wh, Li-Polymer
Apple MacBook Air M4: Full Specifications
Processor (CPU)
Processor Model Name Apple M4 Processor Speed 4.4 GHz Cores 10 (4P + 6E) Thread 10 Fabrication Process 3 nm Neural Engine 16-core
Graphics Card
Graphics Processor Apple M4 GPU Graphics Memory Capacity Systemshared Graphic Type Integrated Memory Type LPDDR5X Fabrication process 3 nm Base clock 500 MHz Boost clock 1800 MHz Memory speed 7.5 Gbps Total Graphics Power 18 W Graphics Core 10
RAM
Memory Capacity 16/24/32 GB Memory Type LPDDR5X Frequency 7500 MHz Memory Slots 2×8 GB Upgradable No No Of Slot 2
Storage
Storage Capacity 256/512 GB or 1/2 TB Storage Type M2 SSD Channels 1×512 GB No Of Slots 1 Upgradable No
Display
Screen Size 13.6 inches Screen Resolution 2560 x 1664 pixels Refresh Rate 60 Hz Display Screen Type IPS LCD Pixel Density 224 ppi HDR support Yes Touch Input No Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Maximum brightness 500 nits Aspect ratio 16:10 Contrast 1384:1 sRGB color space 99.9% DCI-P3 color gamut 98.4% Response time 29 ms
Battery
Capacity 53.8 Wh Battery type Li-Polymer Removable No Fast charging Yes USB power delivery Yes, 70 W Charging connector location Left Cable length 2 meters Charging power 30 / 35 / 70 W Charge Weight 183 / 207 grams
Frame
The weight 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) Dimensions 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm Screen-to-body ratio ~82% Side bezels 5.6 mm Material Aluminum Colors Black, Silver, Gold, Blue Transformer No Opening angle 130°
Thermal Management
Cooling type Passive Evaporation chamber No Liquid Metal No
Sound
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) Dolby Atmos Yes Loudness 85 dB Microphones 3
Communications
WiFi Version v6E Bluetooth v5.3 Fingerprint Scanner Yes Drive No Webcam Above the display Webcam Resolution 1920 x 1080
IO and Ports
USB Type -A No USB Type -C 2x USB 4.0 Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 HDMI No Display port No VGA No Audio port (3.5mm) Yes Ethernet (RJ45) No SD card reader No Separate charging port Yes
Keyboard and Touchpad
Key type Island Numeric block No Backlight Yes Surface Glass Windows precision No Key travel 1 mm
Benchmark
Test Single-Core Multi-Core Geekbench 6 3721 14341 Cinebench R23 2023 11736
CPU Performance
Benchmark Test Metric Score Geekbench 6 Single-Core 3,839 Multi-Core 14,789 Cinebench R23 Single-Core 2,023 Multi-Core 11,736
GPU Performance
Benchmark Test Metric Score Geekbench 6 GPU Metal API 54,665 OpenCL API 35,995 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Score 9,154 Average Frame Rate 49.6 FPS Steel Nomad Light Score 4,010 Average Frame Rate 24.7 FPS
AI Performance
Benchmark Test Metric Score Geekbench AI Single-Precision 4,700 Half-Precision 36,389 Quantized Data Type 51,428
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Model Quantization Tokens per Second (t/s) Llama 3.2 1B 4-bit ~250 R1-distilled-Llama 8B 4-bit 40–60+ Mistral 8x7B Q5_K_M 19–24
Benchmark Performance of Apple MacBook Air M4 Compared to Other Models
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