Mac Studio (M4 Max, Early 2025) vs Mac mini (Late 2012)
Mac Studio
(M4 Max, Early 2025)
$1,999
Mac mini
(Late 2012)
$599
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$599
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CPU
M4 Max (14C32G)
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CPU
Core i5-3210M
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GPU
32-Core M4 Max
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GPU
HD 4000 1100MHz
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Memory
36GB
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Memory
4GB
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Storage
512GB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
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Display
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GB6 Single-Core
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Mac Studio (M4 Max, Early 2025) - GB6S 3,990
x8.06
Mac mini (Late 2012) - GB6S 495
x1
GB6 Multi-Core
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Mac Studio (M4 Max, Early 2025) - GB6M 22,690
x22.58
Mac mini (Late 2012) - GB6M 1,005
x1
FP32
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Mac Studio (M4 Max, Early 2025) - 13.74 TFLOPS FP32
x48.72
Mac mini (Late 2012) - 282 GFLOPS FP32
x1
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13.74 TFLOPS FP32
27%
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282 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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36GB
LPDDR5X-8533
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4GB
DDR3-1600
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136 Tabs
27%
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8 Tabs
2%
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512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s
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128GB
2.5"
SATA 3
Up to 530MB/s
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954 min 4K Video
24%
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186 min 4K Video
5%
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No Biometrics
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No Biometrics
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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 4.0
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Infrared
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Integrated Chipset
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HM77
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Data
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps)
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4x Thunderbolt 5 (120Gbps)
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Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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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 HDMI 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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480W
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85W
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macOS 15 Sequoia
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
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macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (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
36 mm (1.4 in)
Width
196 mm (7.7 in)
Depth
196 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
1.36 L
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Weight
2.74 kg (6 lb)
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Weight
1.225 kg (2.7 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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A1347
EMC 2570
Macmini6,1
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