Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, Early 2025) vs Mac mini (DTK, Mid 2020)

Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, Early 2025) $3,999
Mac mini (DTK, Mid 2020) $699
Base Price (MSRP)
$3,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$699
CPU
M3 Ultra (28C60G)
CPU
A12Z Bionic
GPU
60-Core M3 Ultra
GPU
8-Core A12Z
Memory
96GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
512GB

GB6 Single-Core

  • 2.39x faster vs Mac mini (DTK, Mid 2020)
  • 58% slower vs Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, Early 2025)
Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, Early 2025) - GB6S 3,220
x2.39
Mac mini (DTK, Mid 2020) - GB6S 1,345
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 5.8x faster vs Mac mini (DTK, Mid 2020)
  • 83% slower vs Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, Early 2025)
Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, Early 2025) - GB6M 27,750
x5.8
Mac mini (DTK, Mid 2020) - GB6M 4,785
x1

FP32

  • 18.67x faster vs Mac mini (DTK, Mid 2020)
  • 95% slower vs Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, Early 2025)
Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, Early 2025) - 21.47 TFLOPS FP32
x18.67
Mac mini (DTK, Mid 2020) - 1.15 TFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
M3 Ultra (28C60G)
28 Cores
28 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
CPU Image
A12Z Bionic
8 Cores
8 Threads
2.49GHz Clock
M3 Ultra (28C60G) vs A12Z Bionic Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
60-Core M3 Ultra
7680 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
8-Core A12Z
512 Shaders
1125MHz
Shared Memory
21.47 TFLOPS FP32
43%
1.15 TFLOPS FP32
2%
60-Core M3 Ultra vs 8-Core A12Z Full Specs Comparison
96GB
LPDDR5-6400
16GB
LPDDR4X-4266
376 Tabs
75%
56 Tabs
11%
1TB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 5GB/s
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
954 min 4K Video
24%
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 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.0
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
6x Thunderbolt 5 (120Gbps)
Data
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
-
Network
-
1x Ethernet (10Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
-
Video
-
1x HDMI 2.1
Video
1x HDMI 2.0
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
-
-
480W
150W
macOS 15 Sequoia
macOS 11 Big Sur
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
3.64 kg (8 lb)
Weight
1.179 kg (2.6 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not 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
Mac15,14
A2330
EMC 3568
ADP3,2
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