Mac mini (Mid 2011) vs Mac mini Server (Late 2012)

Mac mini (Mid 2011) $599
Mac mini Server (Late 2012) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core i5-2415M
CPU
Core i7-3615QM
GPU
HD 3000 1200MHz
GPU
HD 4000 1200MHz
Memory
2GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB

GB6 Single-Core

  • 19% slower vs Mac mini Server (Late 2012)
  • 24% faster vs Mac mini (Mid 2011)
Mac mini (Mid 2011) - GB6S 445
x1
Mac mini Server (Late 2012) - GB6S 550
x1.24

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 53% slower vs Mac mini Server (Late 2012)
  • 2.11x faster vs Mac mini (Mid 2011)
Mac mini (Mid 2011) - GB6M 890
x1
Mac mini Server (Late 2012) - GB6M 1,880
x2.11

FP32

  • 25% slower vs Mac mini Server (Late 2012)
  • 33% faster vs Mac mini (Mid 2011)
Mac mini (Mid 2011) - 230 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Mac mini Server (Late 2012) - 307 GFLOPS FP32
x1.33
CPU Image
Core i5-2415M
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-3615QM
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
Core i5-2415M vs Core i7-3615QM Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 3000 1200MHz
96 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 4000 1200MHz
128 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
230 GFLOPS FP32
0%
307 GFLOPS FP32
1%
HD 3000 1200MHz vs HD 4000 1200MHz Full Specs Comparison
2GB
DDR3-1333
4GB
DDR3-1600
Unknown # Tabs
0%
8 Tabs
2%
256GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s
256GB
2.5"
SATA 3
Up to 540MB/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 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
Infrared
Infrared
HM65
HM77
Data
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
-
1x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
Data
-
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
1x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Video
1x HDMI 1.4
Video
1x HDMI 1.4
Card
1x SDXC Card
Card
1x SDXC Card
85W
85W
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 8.1 (Latest)
macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
Height
36 mm (1.4 in)
Width
196 mm (7.7 in)
Depth
196 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
1.36 L
Height
36 mm (1.4 in)
Width
196 mm (7.7 in)
Depth
196 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
1.36 L
Weight
1.361 kg (3 lb)
Weight
1.315 kg (2.9 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Storage Slots
1x 2.5" Bay
Storage Slots
2x 2.5" Bay
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
A1347
EMC 2442
Macmini5,1
A1347
EMC 2570
Macmini6,2
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