Apple’s $599 Experiment is a Beast: MacBook Neo Benchmarks Crush the M1 Air

Apple MacBook Neo posts Geekbench 3,461 single-core and 8,668 multi-core; $599 pricing targets budget laptops and Chromebooks.
Cult of Mac

Don’t underestimate it: MacBook Neo packs surprising performance

Comparing the MacBook Neo's A18 Pro with previous Mac processors shows that its A-series chip is surprisingly powerful.

Apple Introduces a Potential Successor, MacBook Neo for the M1 MacBook Air.

For six years, the tech world had a default answer to the question: “What is the best laptop for under $800?” That answer was ...

MacBook Neo vs M1 MacBook Air: you decide - M4 lite or M1 plus

The new MacBook Neo is in the same performance ballpark as the M1 MacBook Air. Here's how the newest budget notebook compares against the original Apple Silicon MacBook Air.

First MacBook Neo Benchmarks Are In: Here's How It Compares to the M1 MacBook Air

Benchmarks for the new MacBook Neo surfaced today, and unsurprisingly, CPU performance is almost identical to the iPhone 16 Pro. The MacBook Neo uses the same 6-core A18 Pro chip that was first ...
ExtremeTech

The Apple M1 Ultra Crushes Intel in Computational Fluid Dynamics Performance

There are certain workloads where the M1 Ultra truly excels. Hit one, and it's game over for current x86 platforms. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share ...

Testing Apple’s 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro, M5 Max, and its new “performance” cores

M5 Pro and M5 Max both use the same 18-core CPU die, but Pro uses a 20-core GPU die, and Max gets a 40-core GPU die. (Because the memory controller is also part of the GPU die, the Max chip still ...
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The PC industry is officially worried about the MacBook Neo

PC makers, Intel and Microsoft will need to respond to the Apple MacBook Neo's entry into the affordable laptop market, says ...