Apple OS X On MacBook Air 2013 Performance (Core i5 Haswell) Intel Core i5 testing with a Apple MacBook Air and Intel HD 5000 1024MB on OS X 10.8.4 (12E3067) compared to various other Apple MacBook Pro and Retina MacBook Pro and Sandy Bridge Mac Mini. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. 2010 MacBook Pro: Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.40GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple MacBook Pro, Chipset: Intel 5, Memory: 2 x 2048 DDR3-1067MHz, Disk: 120GB OCZ-AGILITY2, Graphics: Intel HD + NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 288MB, Monitor: Color LCD OS: OS X 10.8.4, Kernel: 12.4.0 (x86_64), Compiler: Apple LLVM 4.2 (clang-425.0.28) (based on LLVM 3.2svn) + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.6.3, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1440x900 2011 Mac Mini: Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.30GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Chipset: Intel 6, Memory: 2 x 1024 DDR3-1333MHz, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS545050B9A302, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 288MB, Monitor: Acer P243W OS: OS X 10.8.4, Kernel: 12.4.0 (x86_64), Compiler: Apple LLVM 4.2 (clang-425.0.28) (based on LLVM 3.2svn) + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.6.3, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 2012 Retina MacBook Pro: Processor: Intel Core i7 @ 2.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Apple MacBook Pro, Chipset: Intel 7, Memory: 2 x 4096 DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 251GB APPLE SSD SM256E, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 512MB, Monitor: Thunderbolt Display OS: OS X 10.8.4, Kernel: 12.4.0 (x86_64), Compiler: Apple LLVM 4.2 (clang-425.0.28) (based on LLVM 3.2svn) + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 4.6.3, File-System: Unknown, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 2013 MacBook Air: Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 1.30GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple MacBook Air, Chipset: Apple SSD, Memory: 2 x 2048 DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 121GB APPLE SSD SD0128F, Graphics: Intel HD 5000 1024MB, Monitor: Color LCD OS: OS X 10.8.4 (12E3067), Kernel: 12.4.1 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 4.2.1 + Clang 2.1, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 2012 iMac27 corei5: Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: iMac, Chipset: Intel 7, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 1 TB APPLE HDD WDC WD10EALX-408EA0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX 1024MB, Monitor: iMac OS: OS X 10.9, Kernel: 13.0.0 (x86_64), Compiler: Apple LLVM 5.0 (clang-500.2.79) (based on LLVM 3.3svn) + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 5.0.1, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3: Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: iMac, Chipset: Intel 7, Memory: 4 GB + 4 GB + 8 GB + 8 GB DDR3-1600MHz, Disk: 1 TB APPLE HDD WDC WD10EALX-408EA0, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX 1024MB, Monitor: iMac OS: OS X 10.9.3, Kernel: 13.2.0 (x86_64), Compiler: Apple LLVM 5.1 (clang-503.0.40) (based on LLVM 3.4svn) + GCC 4.2.1 + Xcode 5.1.1, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 382 |=========== 2011 Mac Mini ................. 125 |==== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 1426 |========================================= 2013 MacBook Air .............. 1442 |========================================= 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 218 |====== 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 189 |===== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 21.83 |================ 2011 Mac Mini ................. 32.92 |======================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 31.41 |======================= 2013 MacBook Air .............. 17.95 |============= 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 54.53 |======================================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 54.92 |======================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 21.75 |================ 2011 Mac Mini ................. 29.95 |===================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 31.09 |====================== 2013 MacBook Air .............. 17.15 |============ 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 55.41 |======================================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 55.73 |======================================== Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 22.28 |================ 2011 Mac Mini ................. 39.46 |============================= 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 31.88 |======================= 2013 MacBook Air .............. 16.48 |============ 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 54.50 |======================================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 54.81 |======================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro ........ 80.04 |======================= 2011 Mac Mini ........... 134.11 |======================================= 2012 Retina MacBook Pro . 137.94 |======================================== 2013 MacBook Air ........ 110.16 |================================ 2012 iMac27 corei5 ...... 153.45 |============================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro ........ 80.22 |======================= 2011 Mac Mini ........... 130.33 |====================================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro . 136.31 |======================================== 2013 MacBook Air ........ 105.19 |=============================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 ...... 153.87 |============================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro ........ 79.03 |======================== 2011 Mac Mini ........... 114.86 |================================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro . 133.94 |======================================== 2013 MacBook Air ........ 98.55 |============================= 2012 iMac27 corei5 ...... 150.45 |============================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro ........ 38.01 |==================== 2011 Mac Mini ........... 85.54 |============================================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro . 63.52 |================================== 2013 MacBook Air ........ 49.65 |=========================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 ...... 72.93 |======================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro ........ 36.92 |====================== 2011 Mac Mini ........... 78.13 |============================================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro . 63.12 |===================================== 2013 MacBook Air ........ 45.63 |=========================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 ...... 73.00 |=========================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro ........ 35.30 |======================= 2011 Mac Mini ........... 58.44 |====================================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro . 60.74 |======================================== 2013 MacBook Air ........ 43.95 |============================= 2012 iMac27 corei5 ...... 70.28 |============================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 800 x 600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro ........ 30.82 |=================== 2011 Mac Mini ........... 74.63 |============================================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro . 51.81 |================================ 2013 MacBook Air ........ 40.06 |========================= 2012 iMac27 corei5 ...... 60.04 |===================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro ........ 29.85 |===================== 2011 Mac Mini ........... 66.71 |============================================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro . 51.34 |=================================== 2013 MacBook Air ........ 38.70 |=========================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 ...... 59.73 |========================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1366 x 768 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro ........ 28.28 |======================= 2011 Mac Mini ........... 47.42 |====================================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro . 49.07 |======================================== 2013 MacBook Air ........ 36.66 |============================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 ...... 57.14 |============================================== CLOMP 3.3 Static OMP Speedup Speedup > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro ........ 0.73 |=============================================== 2011 Mac Mini ........... 0.65 |========================================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro . 0.35 |======================= 2013 MacBook Air ........ 0.53 |================================== Fhourstones 3.1 Complex Connect-4 Solving Kpos / sec > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 7038.40 |====================== 2011 Mac Mini ................. 8570.60 |=========================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 9998.47 |================================ 2013 MacBook Air .............. 8656.33 |=========================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 11507.57 |===================================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 11659.23 |===================================== SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Composite Mflops > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 740.35 |====================== 2011 Mac Mini ................. 940.07 |=========================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 1285.71 |===================================== 2013 MacBook Air .............. 1024.03 |============================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 1306.56 |====================================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 1304.35 |====================================== SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Monte Carlo Mflops > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 375.69 |============================== 2011 Mac Mini ................. 383.55 |============================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 435.57 |=================================== 2013 MacBook Air .............. 343.24 |=========================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 492.26 |======================================= 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 385.52 |=============================== SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform Mflops > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 141.24 |================== 2011 Mac Mini ................. 182.49 |======================= 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 288.04 |===================================== 2013 MacBook Air .............. 193.19 |========================= 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 300.54 |====================================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 305.35 |======================================= SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply Mflops > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 904.59 |================ 2011 Mac Mini ................. 1374.72 |======================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 1850.81 |================================ 2013 MacBook Air .............. 1662.38 |============================= 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 2132.84 |===================================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 2182.05 |====================================== SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization Mflops > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 1159.52 |================== 2011 Mac Mini ................. 1630.16 |========================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 2408.16 |====================================== 2013 MacBook Air .............. 1802.27 |============================ 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 2088.31 |================================= 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 2105.30 |================================= SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation Mflops > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 1120.72 |============================ 2011 Mac Mini ................. 1129.45 |============================ 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 1412.79 |=================================== 2013 MacBook Air .............. 1119.05 |============================ 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 1518.82 |===================================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 1543.53 |====================================== Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 249.70 |=============== 2011 Mac Mini ................. 243.00 |=============== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 287.09 |================== 2013 MacBook Air .............. 407.43 |========================= 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 313.59 |=================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 634.49 |======================================= 7-Zip Compression 9.20.1 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 5455 |============== 2011 Mac Mini ................. 6181 |================ 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 15214 |======================================== 2013 MacBook Air .............. 6197 |================ 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 12566 |================================= 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 14043 |===================================== Timed ImageMagick Compilation 6.8.1-10 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 98.96 |======================================== 2011 Mac Mini ................. 83.08 |================================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 38.67 |================ 2013 MacBook Air .............. 81.27 |================================= 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 43.91 |================== Timed PHP Compilation 5.2.9 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 75.60 |======================================== 2011 Mac Mini ................. 64.22 |================================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 29.34 |================ 2013 MacBook Air .............. 64.51 |================================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 31.30 |================= 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 31.90 |================= C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 129.36 |======================================= 2011 Mac Mini ................. 127.74 |======================================= 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 49.86 |=============== 2013 MacBook Air .............. 118.97 |==================================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 50.33 |=============== 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 37.84 |=========== Primesieve 4.2 1e12 Prime Number Generation Seconds < Lower Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 278.50 |============================ 2011 Mac Mini ................. 263.19 |========================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 110.79 |=========== 2013 MacBook Air .............. 270.30 |=========================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 390.70 |======================================= 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 390.64 |======================================= OpenSSL 1.0.1c RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 20.63 |============================ 2011 Mac Mini ................. 24.57 |================================= 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 27.93 |===================================== 2013 MacBook Air .............. 22.73 |============================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 29.87 |======================================== Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 800 x 600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 56.60 |====================== 2011 Mac Mini ................. 53.53 |==================== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 93.03 |=================================== 2013 MacBook Air .............. 53.90 |===================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 102.53 |======================================= 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 82.50 |=============================== Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 2010 MacBook Pro .............. 56.73 |====================== 2011 Mac Mini ................. 30.00 |=========== 2012 Retina MacBook Pro ....... 92.83 |=================================== 2013 MacBook Air .............. 52.67 |==================== 2012 iMac27 corei5 ............ 102.70 |======================================= 2012 iMac27 corei5 OSX 10.9.3 . 82.97 |================================