Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023) vs Mac mini (Late 2018)

Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023) $1,999
Mac mini (Late 2018) $799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
CPU
M2 Max (12C30G)
CPU
Core i3-8100B
GPU
30-Core M2 Max
GPU
UHD 630 1100MHz
Memory
32GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
128GB
Display
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CPU Image
M2 Max (12C30G)
12 Cores
12 Threads
3.66GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i3-8100B
4 Cores
4 Threads
3.6GHz Clock
M2 Max (12C30G) vs Core i3-8100B Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
30-Core M2 Max
3840 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
UHD 630 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
10.74 TFLOPS FP32
21%
6 FPS 1080p
5%
422 GFLOPS FP32
1%
30-Core M2 Max vs UHD 630 1100MHz Full Specs Comparison
32GB
LPDDR5-6400
8GB
DDR4-2666
120 Tabs
24%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s
954 min 4K Video
24%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Microphones
No Microphones
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.0
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Integrated Chipset
CM246
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Network
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Card
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150W
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macOS 13 Ventura
macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Height
94 mm (3.7 in)
Width
196 mm (7.7 in)
Depth
196 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
3.59 L
Height
36 mm (1.4 in)
Width
196 mm (7.7 in)
Depth
196 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
1.36 L
Weight
2.676 kg (5.9 lb)
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1.315 kg (2.9 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
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
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A2901
EMC8292
Mac14,13
A1993
EMC 3213
Macmini8,1
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