DGX Spark (Late 2025) vs Mac mini (Mid 2011) Full Specs

Summary

CPU Grace Blackwell GB1020 Cores (10P+10E)	CPU Core i5-2415M2 Cores
GPU GB106,144 Shaders	GPU HD 3000 1200MHz96 Shaders
Memory 128GBLPDDR5X-8533	Memory 2GBDDR3-1333
Storage 4TBPCIe 4.0 x4	Storage 256GBSATA II
Price $4,000	Price $599 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Peak OPS FP32 FP16 Memory Bandwidth GPU Bandwidth

DGX Spark3,080Grace Blackwell GB10

x6.44

Mac mini478Core i5-2415M

x1

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System Arch

CPU

Grace Blackwell GB10	Core i5-2415M
20 Cores(10P+10E) 20 Threads 3GHz	2 Cores 4 Threads 2.3GHz

GPU

GB10	HD 3000 1200MHz
6,144 Shaders 2.52GHz	96 Shaders 1.2GHz
Shared Memory 273.1GB/s	Shared Memory 21.3GB/s
Peak·FP32·FP16 992.9 TFLOPSFP4 Tensor Sparse	Peak·FP32·FP16 230.4 GFLOPSFP32

Memory

128GBLPDDR5X-8533	2GBDDR3-1333
273.1GB/s	21.3GB/s 2x SO-DIMM

Storage

4TBPCIe 4.0 x4	256GBSATA II
7GB/s Read 5.8GB/s Write	190MB/s Read 180MB/s Write
1x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4	1x 2.5"

Ports

Data 4x USB-C 3.2 -	Data 1x Thunderbolt 1 4x USB 2.0
Network 1x Ethernet 10G	Network 1x Ethernet 1G
Video 1x HDMI 2.1	Video 1x HDMI 1.4
Card Slots -	Card Slots 1x SDXC Card

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth 5.4	Wi-Fi 4E Bluetooth 4.0
Infrared No	Infrared Yes

Chipset

Controller -

Controller HM65

Power

Power Supply 240W

Power Supply 85W

Audio

Speakers -	Speakers 1
Microphones -	Microphones -

OS

Launch OS DGX OS	Launch OS Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Latest OS -	Latest OS macOS 10.13 High Sierra
Secondary OS -	Secondary OS Windows 8.1

Enclosure

Build Material Aluminum	Build Material Aluminum
Height 51mm (2.01") Width 150mm (5.91") Depth 150mm (5.91")	Height 36mm (1.42") Width 196mm (7.72") Depth 196mm (7.72")
Weight 1.20kg	Weight 1.36kg
Volume 1.1475L	Volume 1.383L
Side Panel Window No	Side Panel Window No
Decor Lights No	Decor Lights No
Fans 1	Fans 1

Thermal & Noise

Idle Noise 19 dB	Idle Noise -
Average Load Noise 29 dB	Average Load Noise -
Max Load Noise 35 dB	Max Load Noise -

Upgradability

CPU Upgrade No	CPU Upgrade No
GPU Upgrade No	GPU Upgrade No
Memory Upgrade No	Memory Upgrade Yes
Storage Upgrade Yes	Storage Upgrade Yes
PSU Upgrade Yes	PSU Upgrade No
Motherboard Upgrade No	Motherboard Upgrade No
eGPU Support No	eGPU Support Yes
Memory Slots -	Memory Slots 2x SO-DIMM
Storage Bays 1x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4 -	Storage Bays - 1x 2.5"

Info

Release Date 2025-10-14	Release Date 2011-07-20
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description Late 2025	Description Mid 2011
Model ID -	Model ID Macmini5,1
Model Number 1 940-54242-0000	Model Number 1 A1347
Model Number 2 -	Model Number 2 EMC 2442

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