Identify your MacBook model

Use this information to find out which MacBook you have, and where it fits in the history of MacBook.

Your Mac provides several tools to help you identify it. The simplest is About This Mac, available by choosing About This Mac from the Apple menu  in the upper-left corner of your screen. The other is the System Information app. Learn how to use these tools to identify your Mac.

If you don’t have your Mac or it doesn’t start up, use one of these solutions instead:

  • Find the serial number printed on the underside of your Mac, near the regulatory markings. It’s also on the original packaging, next to a barcode label. You can then enter that serial number on the Check Coverage page or Tech Specs page to find your model.

  • The original packaging might also show an Apple part number, such as MNYF2xx/A (“xx” is a variable that differs by country or region). You can match the Apple part number to one in the list below to find your model.

This article lists MacBook models only. You can find similar information for MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.

List of MacBook models

These models are organized by the year they were introduced, starting with the most recent. Models introduced in 2017 or later can run the latest version of macOS. For older models, the latest compatible operating system is noted.

2017

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017)

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017)

Colors: Rose gold, space gray, gold, silver

Model Identifier: MacBook10,1

Part Numbers: MNYF2XX/A, MNYG2XX/A, MNYH2XX/A, MNYJ2XX/A, MNYK2XX/A, MNYL2XX/A, MNYM2XX/A, MNYN2XX/A

Tech Specs: MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017)

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017)

Beginning in 2018, this MacBook model is available in space gray, silver, and the gold color shown here.

2016

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)

Colors: Rose gold, space gray, gold, silver

Model Identifier: MacBook9,1

Newest compatible operating system: macOS Monterey

Part Numbers: MLH72xx/A, MLH82xx/A, MLHA2xx/A, MLHC2xx/A, MLHE2xx/A, MLHF2xx/A, MMGL2xx/A, MMGM2xx/A

Tech Specs: MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)

2015

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)

Colors: Space gray, gold, silver

Model Identifier: MacBook8,1

Part Numbers: MF855xx/A, MF865xx/A, MJY32xx/A, MJY42xx/A, MK4M2xx/A, MK4N2xx/A

Newest compatible operating system: macOS Big Sur

Tech Specs: MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)

2010

MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010)

MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010)

Model Identifier: MacBook7,1

Part Numbers: MC516xx/A

Newest compatible operating system: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6

Tech Specs: MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010)

2009

MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009)

MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009)

Model Identifier: MacBook6,1

Part Numbers: MC207xx/A

Newest compatible operating system: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6

Tech Specs: MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009)

MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009)

MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009)

Model Identifier: MacBook5,2

Part Numbers: MC240xx/A

Newest compatible operating system: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6

Tech Specs: MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009)

MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009)

MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009)

Model Identifier: MacBook5,2

Part Numbers: MB881xx/A

Newest compatible operating system: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6

Tech Specs: MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009)

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