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

Quick look

Price: £1,299²launch price
Chip: Core i51.4GHz quad-core 8th-generation Intel
CPU: 4-coreCPU
GPU: Not available³GPU
Memory: 8GBmemory, base
Storage: 256GBstorage, 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.

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: Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, 3.5 mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports: 2
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: 1.4GHz quad-core 8th-generation Intel Core i5
Apple silicon: Intel processor, not Apple silicon.⁶
CPU cores: 4
Graphics: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
Chip options: 1.4GHz quad-core 8th-generation Intel Core i5 or 1.7GHz quad-core 8th-generation Intel Core i7
Memory (base): 8GB
Memory (maximum): 16GB
Memory options: 8GB or 16GB
Memory upgradeable by user: No, as Apple documents⁸
Storage (base): 256GB
Storage (maximum): 2TB
Storage options: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB

Battery and power

Battery capacity: 58.2 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.¹⁰

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 Catalina¹¹
Newest macOS: macOS Sequoia¹²
Model identifier: MacBookPro16,3¹²
Part numbers: MXK32xx/A, MXK52xx/A, MXK62xx/A, MXK72xx/A¹³
Model year: 2020

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 1,131¹⁴
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 3,600¹⁴

Software support

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

Previous and next model

Previous model

MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports), July 2019

What changed

Weight: 1.37 kg MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)1.4 kg MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
Chip: 1.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)1.4GHz quad-core 8th-generation Intel Core i5 MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
Storage (base): 128GB MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)256GB MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)

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Sources

Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications · Default for MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 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 15 Sep 2026
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Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard, double the storage, and faster performance; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model. 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, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 2026
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No HDMI port. No SD card slot. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two 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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No fast charging. Checked: Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils game-changing MacBook Pro. 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 9 Oct 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 Sequoia; Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate list does not name it. endoflife.date shows Sequoia 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 2027; 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, Two 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, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard, double the storage, and faster performance; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model, read 9 Oct 2026.