Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, Mid 2023) vs Mac mini (Mid 2011)

Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, Mid 2023) $3,999
Mac mini (Mid 2011) $599
Base Price (MSRP)
$3,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
CPU
M2 Ultra (24C60G)
CPU
Core i5-2415M
GPU
60-Core M2 Ultra
GPU
HD 3000 1200MHz
Memory
64GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
256GB

GB6 Single-Core

  • 6.07x faster vs Mac mini (Mid 2011)
  • 84% slower vs Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, Mid 2023)
Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, Mid 2023) - GB6S 2,700
x6.07
Mac mini (Mid 2011) - GB6S 445
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 23.76x faster vs Mac mini (Mid 2011)
  • 96% slower vs Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, Mid 2023)
Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, Mid 2023) - GB6M 21,150
x23.76
Mac mini (Mid 2011) - GB6M 890
x1

FP32

  • 93.35x faster vs Mac mini (Mid 2011)
  • 99% slower vs Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, Mid 2023)
Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, Mid 2023) - 21.47 TFLOPS FP32
x93.35
Mac mini (Mid 2011) - 230 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
M2 Ultra (24C60G)
24 Cores
24 Threads
3.5GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-2415M
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
M2 Ultra (24C60G) vs Core i5-2415M Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
60-Core M2 Ultra
7680 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 3000 1200MHz
96 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
21.47 TFLOPS FP32
43%
230 GFLOPS FP32
0%
60-Core M2 Ultra vs HD 3000 1200MHz Full Specs Comparison
64GB
LPDDR5-6400
2GB
DDR3-1333
248 Tabs
49%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
1TB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 5GB/s
256GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
442 min 4K Video
11%
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 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
Infrared
Integrated Chipset
HM65
Data
-
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
6x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
Data
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
-
1x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
-
Network
-
1x Ethernet (10Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
-
Video
-
1x HDMI 2.1
Video
1x HDMI 1.4
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
Card
1x SDXC Card
370W
85W
macOS 13 Ventura
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 8.1 (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
36 mm (1.4 in)
Width
196 mm (7.7 in)
Depth
196 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
1.36 L
Weight
3.583 kg (7.9 lb)
Weight
1.361 kg (3 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
-
-
Storage Slots
1x 2.5" Bay
-
-
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
A2901
EMC8292
Mac14,14
A1347
EMC 2442
Macmini5,1
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