Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, Early 2025) vs Mac mini (Late 2009)
Mac Studio
(M3 Ultra, Early 2025)
$3,999
Mac mini
(Late 2009)
$599
Base Price (MSRP)
$3,999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$599
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CPU
M3 Ultra (28C60G)
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CPU
Core 2 Duo P7550
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GPU
60-Core M3 Ultra
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GPU
GeForce 9400M
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Memory
96GB
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Memory
2GB
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Storage
1TB
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Storage
160GB
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Display
- - -
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Display
- - -
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GB6 Single-Core
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Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, Early 2025) - GB6S 3,220
x11.93
Mac mini (Late 2009) - GB6S 270
x1
GB6 Multi-Core
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Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, Early 2025) - GB6M 27,750
x63.79
Mac mini (Late 2009) - GB6M 435
x1
FP32
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Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, Early 2025) - 21.47 TFLOPS FP32
x613.43
Mac mini (Late 2009) - 35 GFLOPS FP32
x1
21.47 TFLOPS FP32
43%
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35 GFLOPS FP32
0%
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96GB
LPDDR5-6400
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2GB
DDR3-1066
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376 Tabs
75%
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Unknown # Tabs
0%
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1TB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 5GB/s Read
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160GB
2.5"
SATA 2
5400RPM
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1,978 min 4K Video
49%
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250 min 4K Video
6%
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No Optical Drive
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8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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No Biometrics
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No Biometrics
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1
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1
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No Microphones
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No Microphones
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.3
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Bluetooth 2.1
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Infrared
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Integrated Chipset
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GeForce 9400M
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Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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6x Thunderbolt 5 (120Gbps)
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Data
5x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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1x FireWire 800
-
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Network
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1x Ethernet (10Gbps)
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Video
-
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1x HDMI 2.1
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Video
1x mini-DVI
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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480W
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110W
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macOS 15 Sequoia
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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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
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Height
51 mm (2 in)
Width
165 mm (6.5 in)
Depth
165 mm (6.5 in)
Volume
1.38 L
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Weight
3.64 kg (8 lb)
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Weight
1.315 kg (2.9 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Storage Slots
1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
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A1283
EMC 2336
Macmini3,1
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