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Mac mini Models

Mac mini M4 (2024)

  • Mac16,11
  • Mac16,10

The smallest Mac mini model with the Apple M4 chip.

Apple placed the power button at the bottom of the Mac mini on the 2024 model.

  • Apple M4 chip
    • 10-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores
    • 10-core GPU
    • Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
    • 16-core Neural Engine
    • 120GB/s memory bandwidth
  • Media Engine
    • Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
    • Video decode engine
    • Video encode engine
    • ProRes encode and decode engine
    • AV1 decode
  • Apple M4 Pro chip
    • 12-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
    • 16-core GPU
    • Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
    • 16-core Neural Engine
    • 273GB/s memory bandwidth
  • Media Engine
    • Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
    • Video decode engine
    • Video encode engine
    • ProRes encode and decode engine
    • AV1 decode
    • Configurable to: M4 Pro with 14‑core CPU and 20‑core GPU
  • Apple M4 chip
    • Simultaneously supports up to three displays:
      • Up to three displays: Two displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMIUp to two displays: One display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz over Thunderbolt or HDMI
    • Thunderbolt 4 digital video output
      • Support for native DisplayPort 1.4 output over USB-C
  • Apple M4 Pro chip
    • Simultaneously supports up to three displays:
      • Up to three displays: Three displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or HDMIUp to two displays: One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz over Thunderbolt or HDMI
    • Thunderbolt 5 digital video output
      • Support for native DisplayPort 2.1 output over USB‑C
    • HDMI display video output
      • Support for one display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz (M4 and M4 Pro)
  • Height: 2.0 inches (5.0 cm)
  • Width: 5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
  • Depth: 5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
  • Weight (M4): 1.5 pounds (0.67 kg)
  • Weight (M4 Pro): 1.6 pounds (0.73 kg)

 Apple Documentation: https://support.apple.com/en-us/121555

Mac mini M2 (2023)

  • Mac14,3 (M2 Chip)
  • Mac14,12 (M2 Pro Chip)

Mac mini (2023) M2 Pro and M2 are the first Mac mini models compatible with Apple Intelligence.

Silver

Apple M2 chip

  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 24 GB

Apple M2 Pro chip

  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB

Apple M2 chip

  • 256 GB SSD
  • 512 GB SSD
  • 1 TB SSD
  • 2 TB SSD

Apple M2 Pro chip

  • 512 GB SSD
  • 1 TB SSD
  • 2 TB SSD
  • 4 TB SSD
  • 8 TB SSD

Apple M2 chip

  • 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
  • 10-core GPU
  • 16-core Neural Engine
  • 100GB/s memory bandwidth

Media engine

  • Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
  • Video decode engine
  • Video encode engine
  • ProRes encode and decode engine

Apple M2 Pro chip

  • 10-core CPU with 6 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
  • 16-core GPU
  • 16-core Neural Engine
  • 200GB/s memory bandwidth

Media engine

  • Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW Video decode engine
  • Video encode engine
  • ProRes encode and decode engine

Configurable to: M2 Pro with 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU

Apple M2 chip

Simultaneously supports up to two displays:

  • One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMI

Thunderbolt 4 digital video output

  • Support for native DisplayPort output over USB‑C

HDMI display video output

  • Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz

Apple M2 Pro chip

Simultaneously supports up to three displays:

  • Up to three displays: Two displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMI
  • Up to two displays: One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 4K resolution at 144Hz over HDMI
  • One display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz over HDMI

Thunderbolt 4 digital video output

  • Support for native DisplayPort output over USB‑C

HDMI display video output

  • Support for one display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz
  • Height: 1.41 inches (3.58 cm)
  • Width: 7.75 inches (19.70 cm)
  • Depth: 7.75 inches (19.70 cm)
  • Weight (M2): 2.6 pounds (1.18 kg)
  • Weight (M2 Pro): 2.8 pounds (1.28 kg)

 Apple Documentation: https://support.apple.com/en-us/111837

Mac mini M1 (2020)

First Apple Silicon M1 chip Mac mini model has two Thunderbolt ports.

  • Mac9,1
Mac mini (2020) M1

 Apple Documentation: https://juniortoexpert.com/en/mac-mini-m1-2020/

Mac mini (2018)

  • Macmini8,1

The first Mac mini model that has a Type-C input. The memory of this model cannot be changed later because the SSD is attached to the motherboard.

  • Space Gray

8GB of 2666MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM memory

Configurable to: 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB

  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 512 GB
  • 1 TB
  • 2 TB

4-Core

  • 3.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i36MB shared L3 cacheConfigurable to: 6-Core3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7Turbo Boost up to 4.6GHz12MB shared L3 cache

6-Core

  • 3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz9MB shared L3 cacheConfigurable to: 6-Core3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7Turbo Boost up to 4.6GHz12MB shared L3 cache

Intel UHD Graphics 630

  • Support for the following combination of maximum concurrent display setups:
    • Up to three displays:
      • Two displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz connected via Thunderbolt 3 plus one display with 4096-by-2160 resolution at 60Hz connected via HDMI 2.0
    • Up to two displays:
      • One display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz connected via Thunderbolt 3 plus one display with 4096-by-2160 resolution at 60Hz connected via HDMI 2.0
  • Thunderbolt 3 digital video output supports
    • Native DisplayPort output over USB-C
    • Thunderbolt 2, DVI, and VGA output supported using adapters
  • HDMI 2.0 display video output
    • Support for one display with 4096-by-2160 resolution at 60Hz 
    • DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter
  • Built-in speaker
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • HDMI 2.0 port supports multichannel audio output
  • Height: 1.4 inches (3.6 cm)
  • Width: 7.7 inches (19.7 cm)
  • Depth: 7.7 inches (19.7 cm)
  • Weight: 2.9 pounds (1.3 kg)
  • Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports with support for:
    • DisplayPort 
    • Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40 Gb/s) 
    • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gb/s) 
    • Thunderbolt 2, HDMI, DVI, and VGA are supported using adapters
  • Two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s)
  • HDMI 2.0 port
  • Gigabit Ethernet port (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet)
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack

 Apple Documentation: https://support.apple.com/en-us/111912

Mac mini (2014)

  • Mac7,1

macOS Monterey

 Apple Documentation: https://support.apple.com/en-us/111931

Mac mini (2011)

  • Macmini5,1
  • Macmini5,2

macOS High Sierra

 Apple Documentation: https://support.apple.com/en-us/112007

Mac mini (Mid 2010)

  • Macmini4,1
Mac mini (Mid 2010)

macOS High Sierra

 Apple Documentation: https://support.apple.com/en-us/112588

Mac mini (Late 2009)

  • Macmini3,1
Mac mini (Late 2009)

 Apple Documentation: https://juniortoexpert.com/en/mac-mini-late-2009/

Mac mini (Early 2009)

Macmini3,1

Mac mini (Late 2009)
  • 2.0GHz or 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
  • 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed
  • 1066MHz frontside bus
  • 1GB (one 1GB SO-DIMM) or 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 4GB
  • NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 128MB or 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
  • Extended desktop and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports up to 1920 by 1200 pixels on a DVI or VGA display; up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on a dual-link DVI display using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (sold separately)
  • Mini-DVI port
  • DVI output using Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter (included)
  • VGA output using Mini-DVI to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
  • Mini DisplayPort output

OS X El Capitan

  • Height: 2 inches (5.08 cm)
  • Width: 6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
  • Depth: 6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
  • Weight: 2.9 pounds (1.31 kg)

 Apple Documentation: https://support.apple.com/en-us/111345

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