Mac mini (M4, Late 2024) vs Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023)

Mac mini (M4, Late 2024) $599
Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
M4 (10C10G)
CPU
M2 Pro (10C16G)
GPU
10-Core M4
GPU
16-Core M2 Pro
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB

GB6 Single-Core

  • 40% faster vs Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023)
  • 29% slower vs Mac mini (M4, Late 2024)
Mac mini (M4, Late 2024) - GB6S 3,765
x1.4
Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023) - GB6S 2,680
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 19% faster vs Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023)
  • 16% slower vs Mac mini (M4, Late 2024)
Mac mini (M4, Late 2024) - GB6M 14,675
x1.19
Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023) - GB6M 12,340
x1

FP32

  • 34% slower vs Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023)
  • 52% faster vs Mac mini (M4, Late 2024)
Mac mini (M4, Late 2024) - 3.76 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Mac mini (M2 Pro, Early 2023) - 5.73 TFLOPS FP32
x1.52
CPU Image
M4 (10C10G)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
M2 Pro (10C16G)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.5GHz Clock
M4 (10C10G) vs M2 Pro (10C16G) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
10-Core M4
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
16-Core M2 Pro
2048 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
3.76 TFLOPS FP32
8%
5.73 TFLOPS FP32
11%
10-Core M4 vs 16-Core M2 Pro Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
16GB
LPDDR5-6400
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
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 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.3
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 2.1
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
200W
185W
macOS 15 Sequoia
macOS 13 Ventura
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
1.27 kg (2.8 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
A2816
EMC 8180
Mac14,12
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