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

Quick look

Price: £1,799²launch price
Chip: Core i52.0GHz quad-core 10th-generation Intel
CPU: 4-coreCPU
GPU: Not available³GPU
Memory: 16GBmemory, base
Storage: 512GBstorage, base
Display: 13.3-inchdisplay
Battery life: Up to10 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released: 4 May 2020⁴Available online; Apple gave no in-store day
Security updates: Not available⁵Security updates

Each figure is from the source marked¹ unless it carries its own number.

Latest: macOS 27 released; Apple's list drops 4 Mac entries, 14 Sept

Drawn to scale from the published dimensions below: the footprint from above with the closed height beneath it. Outline only — the corner radius is our drawing convention, not a measurement.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions: 15.6 x 304.1 x 212.4 mm
Weight: 1.4 kg
Colours: Silver, Space Gray
Ports: Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, 3.5 mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports: 4
Thunderbolt version: Thunderbolt 3
USB-A ports: No USB-A ports.⁶
HDMI: No HDMI port.⁷
SD card slot: No SD card slot.⁷
Headphone jack: Yes
MagSafe: No MagSafe port.⁶
Keyboard: Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch Bar and Touch ID
Touch ID: Yes
Touch Bar: Yes

Display

Display size: 13.3 in
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Pixel density: 227 ppi
Display type: Retina display
Brightness: 500 nits
Wide colour (P3): Yes

Chip and memory

Chip: 2.0GHz quad-core 10th-generation Intel Core i5
Apple silicon: Intel processor, not Apple silicon.⁶
CPU cores: 4
Graphics: Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Chip options: 2.0GHz quad-core 10th-generation Intel Core i5 or 2.3GHz quad-core 10th-generation Intel Core i7
Memory (base): 16GB
Memory (maximum): 32GB
Memory options: 16GB or 32GB
Memory upgradeable by user: No, as Apple documents⁸
Storage (base): 512GB
Storage (maximum): 4TB
Storage options: 512GB, 1TB, 2TB or 4TB

Battery and power

Battery capacity: 58 Wh
Rated charge cycles: 1,000 cycles⁹
Video playback (claimed): 10 h
Wireless web (claimed): 10 h
Included power adapter: 61 W
Fast charging: No fast charging.⁷

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: 802.11ac Wi-Fi
Bluetooth: 5.0
Ethernet: No Ethernet port.⁷
External displays (base): 2

Camera and audio

Camera: 720p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers: Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
Microphones: Three-mic array with directional beamforming

Platform

Shipped with: macOS Catalina¹⁰
Newest macOS: macOS Tahoe 26¹¹
Model identifier: MacBookPro16,2¹²
Part numbers: MWP42xx/A, MWP52xx/A, MWP62xx/A, MWP72xx/A, MWP82xx/A¹³
Model year: 2020

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 1,177¹⁴
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 4,117¹⁴

Software support

Feature updates until: Not available¹⁵
Security updates until: Not available¹⁵
Basis: our inference from history¹⁶

Comparisons

Against its own line

Compare it with any other Mac

Sources

Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications · Default for MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple UK Store (archived 8 May 2020) — MacBook Pro 13-inch, 2.0GHz quad-core Core i5, 16GB, 512GB, £1,799.00 · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — macOS Tahoe 26 is compatible with these computers; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard, double the storage, and faster performance. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard, double the storage, and faster performance · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026
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Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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No USB-A ports. No MagSafe port. Intel processor, not Apple silicon. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 2026
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No HDMI port. No SD card slot. No fast charging. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops · Apple’s figure · read 15 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard, double the storage, and faster performance · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — macOS Tahoe 26 is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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Feature and security updates: end dates not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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The newest macOS Apple lists this Mac for is macOS Tahoe 26; Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate list does not name it. endoflife.date shows Tahoe still receiving security updates on 22 September 2026. Apple’s habit of patching the two releases before the newest points to those updates ending around autumn 2028; that is an inference, not a commitment. Source: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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Not published by Apple

MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: refresh rate, nano-texture option, GPU cores, storage upgradeable by user. Geekbench 7 Metal: the Mac chart has no Metal score for this Mac (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — macOS Tahoe 26 is compatible with these computers; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard, double the storage, and faster performance, read 9 Oct 2026.