Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023) vs Mac mini (Late 2006)

Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023) $1,999
Mac mini (Late 2006) $599
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
CPU
M2 Max (12C30G)
CPU
Core Duo T2300
GPU
30-Core M2 Max
GPU
GMA 950
Memory
32GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
512GB
Storage
60GB
Display
- - -
Display
- - -
CPU Image
M2 Max (12C30G)
12 Cores
12 Threads
3.66GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core Duo T2300
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.66GHz Clock
M2 Max (12C30G) vs Core Duo T2300 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
30-Core M2 Max
3840 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GMA 950
4 Shaders
400MHz
Shared Memory
10.74 TFLOPS FP32
21%
N/A
0%
30-Core M2 Max vs GMA 950 Full Specs Comparison
32GB
LPDDR5-6400
512MB
DDR2-667
120 Tabs
24%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s Read
60GB
2.5"
SATA 1
5400RPM
954 min 4K Video
24%
50 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
8x Combo Drive
Slot Loading
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 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 2.0
Infrared
Integrated Chipset
945GMS
ICH7M
Data
-
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps)
-
4x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
Data
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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-
1x FireWire 400
-
Network
-
1x Ethernet (10Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
-
Video
-
1x HDMI 2.1
Video
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack
Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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-
370W
110W
macOS 13 Ventura
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
Height
94 mm (3.7 in)
Width
196 mm (7.7 in)
Depth
196 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
3.59 L
Height
51 mm (2 in)
Width
165 mm (6.5 in)
Depth
165 mm (6.5 in)
Volume
1.38 L
Weight
2.676 kg (5.9 lb)
Weight
1.315 kg (2.9 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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-
Storage Slots
1x 2.5" Bay
-
-
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
A2901
EMC8292
Mac14,13
A1176
EMC 2108
Macmini1,1
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