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Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (Intel, 2020, four Thunderbolt 3 ports)

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MacBook Pro 13-inch (Intel, 2020, four Thunderbolt 3 ports)

Released May 2020.8Press articleventurebeat.com/business/for-work-from-home-apples-2020-macbook-pro-slays-the-latest-ipad-proRead 5 October 2026Contemporaneous May 8, 2020 article confirms model deliveries that week and author purchase of the 2.0 GHz quad-core model. Current live page exposes only a short wrapper. Original article body and matching purchase/delivery evidence independently verified through the original public search index. Ordinary HTTP 429 access stopped. Stored May 2020 model retail month, no separate retained-SKU first-delivery day claimed. Last checked 16 October 2026.

Screen size
13.3in
Processor
Intel Core i5 (2.0 GHz, quad-core, 10th generation)
GPU
Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Weight (published)
1.4kg

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At a glance

Ports

  • 4 USB-C Thunderbolt 3 / USB 3.1 Gen 2
  • 3.5 mm audio

All specs

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General

Series
MacBook Pro4Press releaseapple.com/newsroom/2020/05/apple-updates-13-inch-macbook-pro-with-magic-keyboard-double-the-storage-and-faster-performanceRead 7 October 2026
Model numbers
MWP42LL/A2Maker spec sheet (PDF)apple.com/education/pricelists/pdfs/Apple_US_Education_Institution_Price_List-05-04-2020.pdfRead 5 October 2026Original May 4, 2020 Apple US inventory page 3 explicitly identifies four Thunderbolt 3 ports and MWP42LL/A Space Gray, 2.0 GHz quad-core tenth-generation Core i5, 16 GB, 512 GB SSD. Higher 1 TB and two-port models excluded. Education price is not consumer MSRP.
GTIN / EAN
1901992382519Retailer pagemicrocenter.com/support/624244/apple-macbook-pro-with-touch-bar-mwp42ll-a-mid-2020-133-quotRead 7 October 2026Exact original MWP42LL/A retailer product-information UPC. Refurbished reseller replacement identifiers excluded.
Announced
4 May 20204Press releaseapple.com/newsroom/2020/05/apple-updates-13-inch-macbook-pro-with-magic-keyboard-double-the-storage-and-faster-performanceRead 7 October 2026Maker original May 4 announcement for 2020 13-inch models. Lower $1299 start price belongs to separate two-port model and is not imported.
Status
Not available
Predecessor
Not available
Successor
Not available
Launch price (US)
Not available
Launch price (EU)
Not available
Markets
US2Maker spec sheet (PDF)apple.com/education/pricelists/pdfs/Apple_US_Education_Institution_Price_List-05-04-2020.pdfRead 5 October 2026Maker original US inventory, corroborated by exact US retailer SKU.
Colours
Space Gray2Maker spec sheet (PDF)apple.com/education/pricelists/pdfs/Apple_US_Education_Institution_Price_List-05-04-2020.pdfRead 5 October 2026
Segment
Not available
Form factor
Not available

Chassis

Front and side, drawn to scale.

Dimensions
Width304.1Depth212.4Thickness (max)15.6mm(12 × 8.4 × 0.6 in)1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Maker centimetres converted exactly to millimetres. Retailer rounded conversions excluded.
Weight (published)
1.4kg(3.1 lb)1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Maker explicitly 1.4 kg laptop mass, manufacturing/configuration variation applies. Retailer conversion from rounded pounds excluded.
Lid material
Aluminium1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Environment section states low-carbon recyclable aluminium enclosure, not a recycled-aluminium percentage.
Bottom material
Aluminium1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Maker aluminium enclosure.
Max hinge angle
Not available
MIL-STD-810 testing (claimed)
Not available

Display

Screen size
13.3in(33.8 cm)1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026
Native resolution
2560 × 1600px1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026
Pixel density
227ppi
Panel type
IPS1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026
Backlight
Not available
Dimming zones
Not available
Panel part number
APPA03D11Reviewnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Display panel identifier. Supplier variation applies.
Screen surface
Glossy3Retailer pagebhphotovideo.com/c/product/1560525-REG/apple_mwp42ll_a_13_3_macbook_pro_with.htmlRead 5 October 2026Exact original MWP42LL/A Display table states Glossy.
Touchscreen
No3Retailer pagebhphotovideo.com/c/product/1560525-REG/apple_mwp42ll_a_13_3_macbook_pro_with.htmlRead 5 October 2026Exact Display table states Touchscreen No.
Stylus
Not available
Refresh rate modes
Width (px)Height (px)Maximum operating refresh (Hz)
2560160060
Source11Reviewnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Built-in 2560x1600 display explicitly 60 Hz. Not an external-display timing or a scaled-resolution list. VRR is not published and omitted.
Max refresh rate
60Hz
Adaptive sync
Not available
Gray-to-gray response time (claimed)
Not available
Native panel colour depth
Not available
Brightness (SDR, claimed)
Not available
Peak brightness (SDR outdoors, claimed)
Not available
Sustained brightness (HDR, claimed)
Not available
Peak brightness (HDR, claimed)
Not available
sRGB coverage (claimed)
Not available
DCI-P3 coverage (claimed)
Not available
Adobe RGB coverage (claimed)
Not available
HDR certification
Not available
Factory calibrated
Not available
Second display
Not available

Processor

Processor
Intel Core i5 (2.0 GHz, quad-core, 10th generation)1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Exact original four-Thunderbolt-port model base 2.0 GHz quad-core tenth-generation Core i5. Maker sheet and inventory do not explicitly state custom CPU suffix, so suffix/thread count/process node are omitted. Distinct two-port eighth-generation model excluded.
Processor brand
Intel1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026
Core configuration
CountBase clock (GHz)Max clock (GHz)
423.8
Source1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Maker explicitly four cores, 2.0 GHz base and 3.8 GHz Turbo Boost. No later hybrid P/E labels imposed.
CPU cores
4
Cores labelled performance
Not available
Cores labelled efficiency
Not available
Threads
810Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/196594/intel-core-i51038ng7-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-80-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 7 October 2026Intel Total Threads for installed i5-1038NG7 identified explicitly by matching Notebookcheck review. Generic Intel TDP and 64 GB maximum memory are not laptop configured settings.11Reviewnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Specification identifies installed i5-1038NG7 with 4c/8t. Intel supplies hardware thread count.
Max boost clock
3.8GHz
L3 cache
6MB1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Maker explicitly 6 MB shared L3 for retained Core i5. Core i7 option cache excluded.
Process
10nm10Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/196594/intel-core-i51038ng7-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-80-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 7 October 2026Intel i5-1038NG7 Lithography 10 nm, exact installed processor supported by matching review specification.11Reviewnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Exact installed CPU scopes Intel 10nm lithography.
Sustained CPU power (configured)
Not available
Peak CPU power (configured)
Not available
Combined CPU and GPU power
Not available
NPU performance
Not available

Graphics

Discrete GPU
No3Retailer pagebhphotovideo.com/c/product/1560525-REG/apple_mwp42ll_a_13_3_macbook_pro_with.htmlRead 5 October 2026Exact Performance table states Integrated graphics. External eGPU capabilities do not count as installed hardware.
GPU
Not available
GPU brand
Not available
VRAM
Not available
Max GPU power (TGP)
Not available
Dynamic Boost
Not available
GPU boost clock
Not available
GPU switching
Not available
Integrated GPU
Intel Iris Plus Graphics1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Maker Graphics section Intel Iris Plus. No discrete GPU in original retained inventory.

Memory

Installed RAM
16GB2Maker spec sheet (PDF)apple.com/education/pricelists/pdfs/Apple_US_Education_Institution_Price_List-05-04-2020.pdfRead 5 October 2026
RAM type
LPDDR4X1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Maker explicitly LPDDR4X onboard memory. Published 3733 MHz is not converted into stored configured MT/s.
RAM speed
Not available
Memory channels
211Reviewnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Memory specification explicitly dual-channel.
RAM upgrade
Soldered11Reviewnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Memory specification explicitly soldered. Purchase-time 32 GB option is not an upgrade socket.
Memory slots
Not available
RAM slots
Not available
Free RAM slots
Not available
Maximum supported RAM
32GB1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Maker memory section offers 32 GB purchase-time maximum for this four-port model. Retained installed memory is 16 GB, no later upgradeability implied.

Storage

Installed storage
512GB2Maker spec sheet (PDF)apple.com/education/pricelists/pdfs/Apple_US_Education_Institution_Price_List-05-04-2020.pdfRead 5 October 2026
Storage type
SSD (interface unspecified)1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Maker base 512 GB SSD. Installed protocol and PCIe generation not inferred.
Installed drive PCIe generation
Not available
Storage slots
Not available
M.2 slots
Not available
Free storage slots
Not available
Maximum slot PCIe generation
Not available

Ports

Ports
TypeVersionCountMaximum data rate (Gbps)Thunderbolt or USB4DP Alt Mode
USB-CThunderbolt 3 / USB 3.1 Gen 2440Thunderbolt 3Yes
3.5 mm audioNot available1Not availableNot availableNot available
Source1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Four physical USB-C connectors support Thunderbolt 3 up to 40 Gb/s, USB 3.1 Gen 2 up to 10 Gb/s and native DisplayPort over USB-C. Highest data rate counted once per port. Audio section identifies physical headset output. External adapters excluded.
USB-C ports
4
Thunderbolt
Yes
Highest HDMI version
Not available
Card reader
No
Ethernet speed
Not available
Maximum USB-C charging input
Not available

Wireless

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 51Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026
Wi-Fi bands
Not available
Wi-Fi module
Not available
Bluetooth
5.01Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026
Cellular
Not available

Keyboard and touchpad

Keyboard layouts
Not available
Key switches
Scissor4Press releaseapple.com/newsroom/2020/05/apple-updates-13-inch-macbook-pro-with-magic-keyboard-double-the-storage-and-faster-performanceRead 7 October 2026Maker launch announcement describes new Magic Keyboard refined scissor mechanism across 2020 13-inch model. Exact four-port maker sheet names Magic Keyboard.
Keyboard backlight
Not available
Numpad
Not available
Key travel
1mm4Press releaseapple.com/newsroom/2020/05/apple-updates-13-inch-macbook-pro-with-magic-keyboard-double-the-storage-and-faster-performanceRead 7 October 2026Maker original Magic Keyboard description expressly states 1 mm travel.
Pointing stick
Not available
Touchpad size
Not available
Touchpad mechanism
Haptic1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Exact sheet Force Touch, separately documented maker haptic feedback.6Owner's manualsupport.apple.com/en-gb/102309Read 5 October 2026Maker explicitly describes Force Touch haptic feedback, matched to exact model sheet.

Camera and audio

Webcam
720p FaceTime HD1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026
IR face login
Not available
Webcam privacy
Not available
Built-in speaker drivers
Not available
Total speaker power
Not available
Audio features
Dolby Atmos, Wide stereo sound1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026
Microphones
31Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Maker explicitly three-mic array. Stereo channels are not physical speaker count.

Battery and power

Battery energy
58Wh1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Maker explicitly 58.0 Wh. Ten-hour runtime claims omitted because maker four-port battery test used 2.0 GHz Core i5, 16 GB and 1 TB SSD, unlike retained 512 GB. Acoustic declarations are not imported as reviewer measurements.
Claimed battery life
Not available
Adapter rated output
61W1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Nominal included 61 W adapter output, not maximum accepted charging input.
Laptop charging connector
USB-C1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026USB-C at laptop end of supplied charging cable.
Charge 0 to 50 % (claimed)
Not available

Cooling

Fans
211Reviewnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. System Noise explicitly cooling solution with two fans. Sibling two-port model excluded.
Vapor chamber
Not available
Liquid metal
Not available
Power modes
Not available

Security

Fingerprint
Power button5Owner's manualcdsassets.apple.com/live/6GJYWVAV/start/ma1938_mbp-13-2020-4t3-qsg.pdfRead 5 October 2026Hardware diagram explicitly identifies Touch ID power button.
TPM
Not available
Remote management
Not available
Security lock slot
Not available

Software

Operating system
macOS Catalina4Press releaseapple.com/newsroom/2020/05/apple-updates-13-inch-macbook-pro-with-magic-keyboard-double-the-storage-and-faster-performanceRead 7 October 2026Maker announcement explicitly states every new MacBook Pro comes with macOS Catalina. Later Big Sur support-sheet/UI updates excluded.
OS family
macOS1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026
Security updates until
Not available

Measured display

Brightness (measured, centre)
512nits13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. APPA03D, X-Rite i1Pro2, macOS at maximum brightness. Nine-point grid centre 512 nits. Battery centre 510 is separate. Windows over 600 nits is unquantified and omitted.
Brightness (measured, average)
490.7nits13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Nine-point APPA03D grid, X-Rite i1Pro2 at maximum display brightness under macOS. Exact mean, not rounded 491 table.
Contrast ratio (measured)
1,600:113Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. APPA03D at maximum macOS brightness, X-Rite i1Pro2. Black 0.32 nits.
HDR peak brightness (measured)
Not available
sRGB coverage (measured)
99.9%13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. X-Rite i1Pro2, Argyll 3D sRGB coverage. Not gamut volume. Display P3 values are not DCI-P3.
DCI-P3 coverage (measured)
Not available
Colour accuracy (measured Delta E)
1.713Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. CalMAN uncalibrated ColorChecker Delta E 2000, P3 target, X-Rite i1Pro2. Calibrated 1.0 is not stored. Webcam ColorChecker 9.85 is separate.
PWM flicker found
Yes13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Display flicker test detects high-frequency PWM at 75% brightness and below. Not inferred from lack of visible flicker.
PWM frequency (measured)
113.6kHz13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Published display PWM table 113600 Hz at 75%. Prose 113 kHz is rounded.
PWM at or below brightness
75%13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Review explicitly at 75% and lower.
Response black to white (measured)
32.4ms13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Display black-white-black rise 18.4 ms plus fall 14 ms. Test operating mode not separately named.
Response grey to grey (measured)
46ms13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. 50% to 80% gray rise 22 ms plus fall 24 ms.

Measured performance

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Cinebench 2024 single-core
Not available
Cinebench 2024 multi-core
Not available
Geekbench 6 single-core
Not available
Geekbench 6 multi-core
Not available
3DMark Time Spy graphics
Not available
3DMark Steel Nomad
Not available
SSD sequential read (measured)
Not available
Game frame rates
Not available

Measured noise and temperature

Fan noise per mode
LoadNoise (dB(A))
Idle29.6
Medium load34.4
Max load42.1
Gaming36.1
Source13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Audix TM1/Arta at 15 cm. Room 29.6 dBA, so idle is ambient reading. Load average 34.4 and maximum 42.1. Gaming row specifically Witcher 3 ultra 36.1. Power mode unnamed and omitted.
Max fan noise
42.1dB(A)
Fan noise while gaming
36.1dB(A)
Top surface under load
40.7°C13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Maximum-load stress upper surface, Voltcraft IR-900 at ambient 20.6 C. Specific stress apps not stated in body.
Bottom surface under load
39.4°C13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Maximum-load stress bottom surface, Voltcraft IR-900, ambient 20.6 C.
Palm rest under load
27°C13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Maximum palmrest/touchpad under stress, Voltcraft IR-900, ambient 20.6 C.
CPU temperature in stress test
Not available
CPU clock in stress test
Not available
GPU temperature while gaming
Not available

Measured battery and power

Battery runtime per test
TestHours (h)
Wi-Fi browsing12.13
Wi-Fi browsing7.63
Video playback11.45
Source13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching i5-1038NG7 / 16 GB / 512 GB four-port sample under macOS. First row: Safari 13.1 Wi-Fi v1.3, 12 h 08 min, standard test brightness unstated. Second row: Safari 13.1 at maximum display brightness, 7 h 38 min. Third row: local Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p, 11 h 27 min, brightness unstated. Named power profile and firmware are not stated. Minutes converted to hours and rounded to two decimals. German review keyboard is not inherited.
Wi-Fi browsing runtime
12.13h
Video runtime
11.45h
Full charge time (measured)
Not available
Power draw idle
10.3W13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Maximum of idle AC readings 3.8/8.6/10.3 W, Metrahit Energy. Settings not separately named.
Power draw gaming
48.2W13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. AC wall input during Witcher 3 ultra, Metrahit Energy. Not iGPU-only power.
Power draw max
65.2W13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Matching 2.0 GHz i5-1038NG7 four-port model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB Apple SSD SM0512F. German review keyboard is not inherited. Maximum observed AC load input, Metrahit Energy. Later levels off near 57 W. AC input can exceed nominal 61 W DC adapter output.
Sustained CPU power (measured)
33W13Measurementnotebookcheck.net/MacBook-Pro-13-2020-in-Review-Apple-s-subnotebook-only-gets-the-mandatory-update.467617.0.htmlRead 7 October 2026Temperature section states processor consumption levels off at around 33 W during stress. This is an approximate reviewer CPU package reading for the exact i5-1038NG7 / 16 GB / 512 GB four-port sample. Windows telemetry is mentioned. Tool, exact stress applications, firmware and named power profile are not stated. CPU-only performance section separately reports about 35 W. That different workload is not a conflicting configured limit. No PL1 or whole-system AC rating is inferred.
GPU power while gaming (measured)
Not available
Weight (measured)
Not available

Certifications

Intel Evo
Not available
Copilot+ PC
Not available
Colour certifications
Not available
ENERGY STAR
Yes1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026
EPEAT
Gold12Maker spec sheet (PDF)apple.com/environment/pdf/products/notebooks/13-inch_MacBookPro_PER_May2020.pdfRead 7 October 2026Exact May 2020 environmental report footnote 2 states EPEAT Gold in US and Canada. Report includes 1.4 GHz and 2.0 GHz May configurations. Not later M1 report.
Other certifications
Not available

In the box

In the box
13-inch MacBook Pro, 61W USB-C Power Adapter, USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026Original standard maker box. Optional adapters and accessories excluded.
Power adapter included
Yes1Maker product pagesupport.apple.com/en-us/111339Read 5 October 2026

Warranty

Manufacturer warranty (source market)
1year7Maker product pageapple.com/legal/warranty/products/embedded-mac-warranty-us.htmlRead 5 October 2026Original US one-year limited hardware warranty. Paid plans and statutory rights excluded.
Warranty service
Not available

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  7. Read 5 October 2026Backs 1 field
  8. Read 5 October 2026Backs 1 field
  9. Read 7 October 2026Backs 1 field
  10. Read 7 October 2026Backs 2 fields
  11. Read 7 October 2026Backs 7 fields
  12. Read 7 October 2026Backs 1 field
  13. Read 7 October 2026Backs 19 fields

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