Mac mini (Late 2014) vs Mac Pro (Mid 2012) Full Specs
CPU | CPU |
GPU | GPU |
Memory | Memory |
Storage | Storage |
Price $499 | Price $2,999 |
2 Cores 4 Threads 1.4GHz | 4 Cores 8 Threads 3.2GHz |
320 Shaders 1GHz | 800 Shaders 850MHz |
25.6GB/s | 1GB GDDR5 |
25.6GB/s | 32GB/s 8x DIMM |
730MB/s Read 670MB/s Write | 190MB/s Read 180MB/s Write |
1x 2.5" | 4x 3.5" |
Optical Drive - | Optical Drive 18x SuperDrive DL |
- | 2x 5.25" |
Data 2x Thunderbolt 2 4x USB 3.0 | Data 4x FireWire 800 5x USB 2.0 |
Network 1x Ethernet | Network 2x Ethernet |
Video 1x HDMI 1.4 | Video - |
GPU Ports - | GPU Ports 1x DVI-I DL |
Audio - | Audio 3x Audio Jack 2x Optical Audio |
Card Slots 1x SDXC Card | Card Slots - |
Wi-Fi 5 Bluetooth 4.0 | Wi-Fi 4E Bluetooth 2.1 |
Infrared Yes | Infrared - |
Controller 8 Series LP+ | Controller X58 |
- | 2x PCIe 2.0 x16 2x PCIe 2.0 x4 |
Power Supply 85W | Power Supply 980W |
Speakers 1 | Speakers 1 |
Microphones - | Microphones - |
Keyboard - | Keyboard Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad |
Mouse - | Mouse Magic Mouse |
Launch OS OS X 10.10 Yosemite | Launch OS Mac OS X 10.7 Lion |
Latest OS macOS 12 Monterey | Latest OS macOS 10.14 Mojave |
Secondary OS Windows 10 | Secondary OS Windows 10 |
Build Material Aluminum | Build Material Aluminum |
Height 36 mm (1.42")Width 196 mm (7.72")Depth 196 mm (7.72") | Height 511 mm (20.12")Width 206 mm (8.11")Depth 475 mm (18.7") |
Weight 1.23 kg | Weight 18.10 kg |
Volume 1.383 L | Volume 50.0014 L |
Fans 1 | Fans 3 |
CPU Upgrade - | CPU Upgrade Yes |
GPU Upgrade - | GPU Upgrade Yes |
Memory Upgrade - | Memory Upgrade Yes |
Storage Upgrade Yes | Storage Upgrade Yes |
eGPU Support Yes | eGPU Support - |
Memory Slots - | Memory Slots 8x DIMM |
Storage Bays 1x 2.5" - - | Storage Bays - 4x 3.5" 2x 5.25" |
Expansion Slots - | Expansion Slots 2x PCIe 2.0 x16 2x PCIe 2.0 x4 |
Release Date 2014-10-16 | Release Date 2012-06-11 |
Warranty 1 year | Warranty 1 year |
Description Late 2014 | Description Mid 2012 |
Model ID Macmini7,1 | Model ID MacPro5,1 |
Model Number 1 A1347 | Model Number 1 A1289 |
Model Number 2 EMC 2840 | Model Number 2 EMC 2629 |