Apple recently released an updated MacBook Air lineup featuring the new M3 SoC, resulting in notable performance improvements over the previous M2 model. Initial benchmarks show significant gains, with the M3-powered Air outperforming its predecessor by approximately 18% in multi-core and 21% in single-core tests.https://www.notebookcheck.net/M3-powered-MacBook-Air-benchmarks-surface-up-to-21-faster-than-M2-powered-predecessor-in-CPU-tests.809959.0.html
about m1 max performance, but passively cooled and with much less power consumption