Determine battery bike count for Mac notebooks

Learn how to decide the number of cycles your Mac notebook'southward battery has.

About battery cycles

When yous use your Mac notebook, its bombardment goes through charge cycles. A charge cycle happens when you use all of the battery'south power—just that doesn't necessarily hateful in a unmarried charge.

For example, you could use one-half of your notebook's accuse in one solar day, and then recharge it fully. If you did the same thing the adjacent twenty-four hours, it would count as 1 accuse cycle, non two. In this instance, it might accept several days to complete a cycle.

Batteries have a limited amount of charge cycles before their functioning is expected to diminish. Once the cycle count is reached, a replacement battery is recommended to maintain performance. You lot tin use your battery after it reaches its maximum bike count, just you might discover a reduction in your battery life.

Knowing how many charge cycles your bombardment has and how many are left can assist y'all make up one's mind when a battery replacement is required. Your battery is designed to retain up to fourscore% of its original charge chapters at its maximum bicycle count. For best functioning, supercede your battery when you attain its maximum cycle count.

Follow these steps to access information about your Mac notebook bombardment, including its wheel count:

  1. Hold the Pick fundamental and click the Apple menu , then choose System Data.
  2. Under the Hardware section of the Arrangement Information window, select Power. The current cycle count is listed nether the Battery Information section.
    MacBook Pro System Information window with battery cycle count highlighted

Identify your estimator

Find your bombardment bike count

Use the table below to run across the cycle count limit for your computer'southward battery. The battery is considered consumed in one case it reaches the limit.

Figurer Maximum Wheel Count
MacBook
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017)
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook (13-inch, Tardily 2009)
one thousand
MacBook (thirteen-inch Aluminum, Tardily 2008) 500
MacBook (Mid 2009)
MacBook (Early on 2009)
MacBook (Belatedly 2008)
MacBook (Early on 2008)
MacBook (Late 2007)
MacBook (Mid 2007)
MacBook (Belatedly 2006)
MacBook (13-inch)
300
MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)
MacBook Pro (sixteen-inch, 2021)
MacBook Pro (xiii-inch, M1, 2020)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Ii Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt three ports)
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (thirteen-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (fifteen-inch, 2018)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, 4 Thunderbolt three ports)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)
MacBook Pro (thirteen-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt three ports)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
MacBook Pro (xiii-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt three ports)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Ii Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (Retina, thirteen-inch, Early on 2015)
MacBook Pro (Retina, thirteen-inch, Mid 2014)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2013)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Tardily 2012)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro (xiii-inch, Late 2011)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early on 2011)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)
MacBook Pro (Retina, xv-inch, Mid 2015)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
MacBook Pro (Retina, fifteen-inch, Late 2013)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early on 2013)
MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
MacBook Pro (fifteen-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro (fifteen-inch, 2.53 GHz, Mid 2009)
MacBook Pro (xv-inch Mid 2009)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early on 2009)
1000
MacBook Pro (15-inch Belatedly 2008) 500
MacBook Pro (xv-inch, Early on 2008)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.iv/2.2GHz)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Core two Duo)
MacBook Pro (15-inch Sleeky)
MacBook Pro (15-inch)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Tardily 2008)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, 2.4GHz)
MacBook Pro (17-inch Cadre two Duo)
MacBook Pro (17-inch)
300
MacBook Air
MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
MacBook Air (Retina, xiii-inch, 2020)
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)
MacBook Air (xi-inch, Early 2015)
MacBook Air (11-inch, Early on 2014)
MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013)
MacBook Air (xi-inch, Mid 2012)
MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2011)
MacBook Air (11-inch, Late 2010)
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
MacBook Air (thirteen-inch, Early 2014)
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013)
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012)
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2011)
MacBook Air (13-inch, Belatedly 2010)
1000
MacBook Air (Mid 2009) 500
MacBook Air (Late 2008)
MacBook Air
300

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