Mac mini (M1) vs Mac mini (Late 2012)

Mac mini (M1) $699
Mac mini (Late 2012)
Base Price
$699
Base Price
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CPU
M1 8C8G
CPU
Core i5-3210M
GPU
8-Core M1
GPU
HD 4000 1100MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
No Display
Display
No Display
M1 8C8G
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Core i5-3210M
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
GB6S 2,380
63%
GB6M 8,615
36%
GB6S 495
13%
GB6M 1,005
4%
8-Core M1
1024 Shaders
Shared Memory
1278MHz
HD 4000 1100MHz
128 Shaders
Shared Memory
1100MHz
1080p 21 FPS
18%
FP32 2.62 TFLOPS
5%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.28 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
4GB
DDR3-1600
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s Read
128GB
2.5"
SATA 3
Up to 530MB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
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 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 4.0
Infrared
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Integrated Chipset
HM77
Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Data
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1x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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1x HDMI 2.0
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1x HDMI 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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150W
85W
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No Battery
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No Battery
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macOS 11 Big Sur
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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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
Height
36 mm (1.4 in)
Width
196 mm (7.7 in)
Depth
196 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
1.36 L
Weight
1.179 kg (2.6 lb)
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Weight
1.225 kg (2.7 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
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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