Mac mini (M2) vs Aurora (R14)

Mac mini (M2) $599
Aurora (R14) $1,300
Base Price
$599
Base Price
$1,300
CPU
M2 8C10G
CPU
Ryzen 5 5600X
GPU
10-Core M2
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
No Display
Display
No Display
M2 8C10G
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.49GHz Clock
Ryzen 5 5600X
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.7GHz Clock
GB6S 2,640
70%
GB6M 9,750
41%
GB6S 2,115
56%
GB6M 8,705
36%
10-Core M2
1280 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
GeForce RTX 3050
2560 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
1777MHz
1080p 30 FPS
25%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
1080p 69 FPS
57%
FP32 9.1 TFLOPS
18%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
8GB
DDR4-3200
24 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.5GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
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Not Included
Multi-Media Keyboard
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Optical Mouse MS116AW
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Speakers
No Microphones
No Microphones
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
B550
Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Data
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4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
5x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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3x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)
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Video
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
7x Audio Jack
1x Optical Audio
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GPU Ports
3x DisplayPort 1.4
1x HDMI 2.1
150W
460W
750W
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No Battery
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No Battery
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macOS 13 Ventura
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic, Steel
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Air CPU Cooler
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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
510 mm (20.1 in)
Width
225 mm (8.9 in)
Depth
529 mm (20.8 in)
Volume
60.70 L
Weight
1.179 kg (2.6 lb)
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Weight
15.5 kg (34.2 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
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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Storage Slots
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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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1x 3.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
4x DIMM
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1x PCIe 4.0 x16
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