Desktops

Mac mini Server (Late 2012) vs Mac Pro (Mid 2012) Full Specs

CPU
CPU
GPU
GPU
Memory
Memory
Storage
Storage
Price
$999
Price
$2,999

CPU
iGPU
Memory
Memory
Chipset
HDMI 1.4
TB
USB 3.0
USB 3.0
USB 3.0
USB 3.0
Ethernet
Storage
Storage
SD Card
CPU
iGPU
Memory
Memory
Memory
Memory
Memory
Memory
Memory
Memory
Chipset
GPU
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x4
PCIe 2.0 x4
mDP 1.1
mDP 1.1
DVI-I-D
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Ethernet
Ethernet
Audio
Audio
Audio
Audio
Audio
Storage
Storage
Storage
Storage
FireWire
FireWire
FireWire
FireWire

4 Cores
8 Threads
2.3GHz
4 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz

128 Shaders
1.2GHz
800 Shaders
850MHz
25.6GB/s
1GB GDDR5

25.6GB/s
2x SO-DIMM
32GB/s
8x DIMM

540MB/s Read
450MB/s Write
190MB/s Read
180MB/s Write
2x 2.5"
4x 3.5"

Optical Drive
-
Optical Drive
18x SuperDrive DL
-
2x 5.25"

Data
1x Thunderbolt 1
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 4E
Bluetooth 4.0
Wi-Fi 4E
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
Yes
Infrared
-

Controller
HM77
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 10.8 Mountain Lion
Launch OS
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Latest OS
macOS 10.15 Catalina
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
1.31 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
Yes
Memory Upgrade
Yes
Storage Upgrade
Yes
Storage Upgrade
Yes
eGPU Support
Yes
eGPU Support
-
Memory Slots
-
2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
8x DIMM
-
Storage Bays
2x 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
2012-10-23
Release Date
2012-06-11
Warranty
1 year
Warranty
1 year
Description
Late 2012
Description
Mid 2012
Model ID
Macmini6,2
Model ID
MacPro5,1
Model Number 1
A1347
Model Number 1
A1289
Model Number 2
EMC 2570
Model Number 2
EMC 2629