Mac mini (M4, Late 2024) vs Mac mini (M1, Late 2020)

Mac mini (M4, Late 2024) $599
Mac mini (M1, Late 2020) $699
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
Base Price (MSRP)
$699
CPU
M4 (10C10G)
CPU
M1 (8C8G)
GPU
10-Core M4
GPU
8-Core M1
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB

GB6 Single-Core

  • 58% faster vs Mac mini (M1, Late 2020)
  • 37% slower vs Mac mini (M4, Late 2024)
Mac mini (M4, Late 2024) - GB6S 3,765
x1.58
Mac mini (M1, Late 2020) - GB6S 2,380
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 70% faster vs Mac mini (M1, Late 2020)
  • 41% slower vs Mac mini (M4, Late 2024)
Mac mini (M4, Late 2024) - GB6M 14,675
x1.7
Mac mini (M1, Late 2020) - GB6M 8,615
x1

FP32

  • 44% faster vs Mac mini (M1, Late 2020)
  • 30% slower vs Mac mini (M4, Late 2024)
Mac mini (M4, Late 2024) - 3.76 TFLOPS FP32
x1.44
Mac mini (M1, Late 2020) - 2.62 TFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
M4 (10C10G)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
M1 (8C8G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
M4 (10C10G) vs M1 (8C8G) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
10-Core M4
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
8-Core M1
1024 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
3.76 TFLOPS FP32
8%
21 FPS 1080p
18%
2.62 TFLOPS FP32
5%
10-Core M4 vs 8-Core M1 Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
1
1
No Microphones
No Microphones
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.0
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
-
2x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps)
-
3x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
Data
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
-
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Video
-
1x HDMI 2.1
Video
1x HDMI 2.0
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
200W
150W
macOS 15 Sequoia
macOS 11 Big Sur
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
Height
50 mm (2 in)
Width
127 mm (5 in)
Depth
127 mm (5 in)
Volume
0.81 L
Height
36 mm (1.4 in)
Width
196 mm (7.7 in)
Depth
196 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
1.36 L
Weight
675 g (23.81 oz)
Weight
1.179 kg (2.6 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
A2348
EMC 3569
Macmini9,1
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