Apple MacBook Air 13.3" M1 Space Grey 2020

Apple MacBook Air 13.3" M1 Space Grey 2020

Apple
40 Overall Score
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft
75 Overall Score

Scores

Developer
Apple
36
Microsoft
81
Student
Apple
49
Microsoft
78
Business
Apple
51
Microsoft
77
Entertainment
Apple
36
Microsoft
74
Compact
Apple
65
Microsoft
72
Creator
Apple
16
Microsoft
35
Ai Llm
Apple
14
Microsoft
33
Gaming
Apple
4
Microsoft
20

Specifications

Apple MacBook Air 13.3" M1Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition
Processor
CPUApple M1★Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100
CPU Multi-Core Score
14,127
No data
Cores812★
Frequency—3.4 GHz★
L3 Cache—6 MB★
Graphics
GPUApple M1 7-Core GPUQualcomm Adreno GPU★
GPU Benchmark Score—59★
Type—integrated★
VRAM Type—Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM8 GB64 GB★
RAM Generation—LPDDR5X★
Storage 1512 GB1 TB★
Storage 1 TypeSSDNVMe SSD★
Display
Size13.3"15"
Resolution—2496 px★
PanelIPSIPS
Refresh Rate—120 Hz★
Brightness—600 nits★
Color Gamut—sRGB
Connectivity
USB-C Ports—2★
USB Ports—1★
Thunderbolt—USB4
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7★
Bluetooth—Bluetooth 5.4★
Physical
Weight—1.66 kg★
Battery—66 Wh★
OSmacOSWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

Apple MacBook Air 13.3" M1 Space Grey 2020

  • Strong reliability (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong portability (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Below average social proof (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
  • Below average port selection (5th percentile)5th %ile
  • Below average gpu (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average ram (14th percentile)14th %ile

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

  • Strong cpu (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ram (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong screen (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average gpu (27th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition

Scores 75 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 27 specs.

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment