It will handle Minecraft at default “fancy” settings at between 35 and 40 frames per second, only dropping to a slightly jerky 20-25fps when you increase draw distance significantly.įor a less casual take on the MacBook 12 (2016)’s capabilities, I attempted to play Dragon Age II. The Core m3-6Y30 CPU has an Intel HD Graphics 515 GPU, which is low-end even by integrated graphics standards, but it can still play less demanding games. If you’re going to be juggling macro-packed spreadsheets, or encoding big video projects, then you’ll need something more meaty. It’s generally fast, although the Core m3 series is designed for this sort of low-intensity speed rather than raw power. This is roughly comparable with a three-year-old MacBook Air, but then that computer would feel fine to use today as well. Last year we also tested the bottom-spec Core m3 model and scored 4,502 in the multi-tasking portion, so that’s a 10% improvement. Investigating CPU power, the MacBook scores 5,041 points in the Geekbench 3 multi-core tests and 2,561 in the single-core tasks. This is significantly faster than the 740MB/s read and 405MB/s write we recorded with last year’s device of the original 12-inch MacBook, if not quite among the fastest SSDs around. Using the BlackMagic Disk Speed Test, I recorded write speeds of 670MB/sec and read speeds of 930MB/sec. Any recent SSD will see you achieve a responsive feel, but the 2016 MacBook is also faster than the last-gen one. There’s a fairly generous 8GB of RAM (1,866MHz LPDDR3) and all-SSD storage, with either a 256GB or 512GB drive. The latest Core M CPUs are much better than the low-power Intel Atom processors of the past five years.Įvery part of the MacBook’s core hardware has that fast-to-react quality. It’s as fast to boot and respond to day-to-day use as a much more powerful MacBook. The 2016 MacBook is more powerful than the 2015 model across the board, but the same performance caveats apply this time round too.įor simple work tasks and general browsing online, the 2016 MacBook is great. These Skylake-generation M-series processors bring significant – but not world-changing – performance improvements. Related: Everything you need to know about Intel Core M
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