That’s not the case with many other performance-oriented Windows laptops. Yuryev does point out that the Razer is unique in its class by performing the same whether connected to AC power or running off battery. It is noticeable, but not as substantial as one might think.įor CPU, the story is quite similar with the M1 taking the lead. That’s a bit surprising.īoth systems use a form of integrated graphics and in Geekbench 5 tests it looks like Apple’s M1 chip takes a slight lead over Intel’s Iris Xe graphics. The Mac does have a higher price point to go along with double the SSD storage, however, Yuryev points out that if he went with a matching SSD size in the MacBook it would actually come out $100 cheaper than the Razer. Being similar in price and target audience it’s definitely worthwhile checking out.Īs for the exact models, the 13” MacBook Pro has: One of the big names in video editing, Adobe, just released a beta for Premiere Pro that should show off some of these improvements.įilmmaker Max Yuryev is among those taking a deep look at video editing performance on the M1 Macs and took the time to compare a 13” MacBook Pro to the latest Razer Book 13 with Intel’s 11th-gen processors. Things keep looking better and better for the Macs as more software is natively supporting the silicon and should lead to even better performance. Apple’s M1 chip is still turning heads when it comes to its performance.
