Mac Pro (Dual-Socket, Early 2009) vs Mac mini (Late 2006)

Mac Pro (Dual-Socket, Early 2009) $3,299
Mac mini (Late 2006) $599
Base Price (MSRP)
$3,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
CPU
2x Xeon E5520
CPU
Core Duo T2300
GPU
GeForce GT 120 Mac
GPU
GMA 950
Memory
3GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
640GB
Storage
60GB
Display
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CPU Image
2x Xeon E5520
8 Cores
16 Threads
2.26GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core Duo T2300
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.66GHz Clock
2x Xeon E5520 vs Core Duo T2300 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce GT 120 Mac
32 Shaders
500MHz
512MB GDDR3
25.6GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GMA 950
4 Shaders
400MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
90 GFLOPS FP32
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0%
GeForce GT 120 Mac vs GMA 950 Full Specs Comparison
3GB
DDR3-1066
512MB
DDR2-667
4 Tabs
1%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
640GB
3.5"
SATA 2
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60GB
2.5"
SATA 1
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1,210 min 4K Video
30%
50 min 4K Video
1%
18x SuperDrive DL
Tray Loading
8x Combo Drive
Slot Loading
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Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
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Mighty Mouse
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Apple Remote
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Microphones
No Microphones
No Cellular
No Cellular
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 2.1
Bluetooth 2.0
Infrared
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945GMS
ICH7M
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Audio
3x Audio Jack
2x Optical Audio
Audio
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GPU Ports
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.0
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110W
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Aluminum
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Height
511 mm (20.1 in)
Width
206 mm (8.1 in)
Depth
475 mm (18.7 in)
Volume
49.89 L
Height
51 mm (2 in)
Width
165 mm (6.5 in)
Depth
165 mm (6.5 in)
Volume
1.38 L
Weight
18.098 kg (39.9 lb)
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1.315 kg (2.9 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
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
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2x 5.25" Bay
4x 3.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
8x DIMM
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Expansion Slots
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A1289
EMC 314
MacPro4,1
A1176
EMC 2108
Macmini1,1
Change Comparison