Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, Early 2025) vs Mac mini Server (Mid 2011) Full Specs

Summary

CPU M3 Ultra (28C60G)28 Cores (20P+8E)	CPU Core i7-2635QM4 Cores
GPU 60-Core M3 Ultra7,680 Shaders	GPU HD 3000 1200MHz96 Shaders
Memory 96GBLPDDR5-6400	Memory 4GBDDR3-1333
Storage 1TBPCIe 4.0 x4	Storage 256GBSATA II
Price $5,299 MAX	Price $999 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Mac Studio3,213M3 Ultra (28C60G)

x6.31

Mac mini Server509Core i7-2635QM

x1

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System Arch

CPU

M3 Ultra (28C60G)	Core i7-2635QM
28 Cores(20P+8E) 28 Threads 4.05GHz	4 Cores 8 Threads 2GHz

GPU

60-Core M3 Ultra	HD 3000 1200MHz
7,680 Shaders 1.38GHz	96 Shaders 1.2GHz
Shared Memory 614.4GB/s	Shared Memory 21.3GB/s
Peak·FP32·FP16 21.2 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 230.4 GFLOPSFP32

Memory

96GBLPDDR5-6400	4GBDDR3-1333
614.4GB/s	21.3GB/s 2x SO-DIMM

Storage

1TBPCIe 4.0 x4	256GBSATA II
5GB/s Read 6.3GB/s Write	190MB/s Read 180MB/s Write
	2x 2.5"

Ports

Data 6x Thunderbolt 5 2x USB 3.0	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
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio -
Card Slots 1x SDXC Card UHS-II	Card Slots 1x SDXC Card

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.3	Wi-Fi 4E Bluetooth 4.0
Infrared No	Infrared Yes

Chipset

Controller -

Controller HM65

Power

Power Supply 480W

Power Supply 85W

Audio

Speakers 1	Speakers 1
Microphones -	Microphones -

OS

Launch OS macOS 15 Sequoia	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 94mm (3.7") Width 196mm (7.72") Depth 196mm (7.72")	Height 36mm (1.42") Width 196mm (7.72") Depth 196mm (7.72")
Weight 3.64kg	Weight 1.36kg
Volume 3.6111L	Volume 1.383L
Side Panel Window No	Side Panel Window No
Decor Lights No	Decor Lights No
Fans 2	Fans 1

Upgradability

CPU Upgrade No	CPU Upgrade No
GPU Upgrade No	GPU Upgrade No
Memory Upgrade No	Memory Upgrade Yes
Storage Upgrade No	Storage Upgrade Yes
PSU Upgrade No	PSU Upgrade No
Motherboard Upgrade No	Motherboard Upgrade No
eGPU Support No	eGPU Support Yes
Memory Slots -	Memory Slots 2x SO-DIMM
Storage Bays -	Storage Bays 2x 2.5"

Info

Release Date 2025-03-05	Release Date 2011-07-20
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description M3 Ultra, Early 2025	Description Mid 2011
Model ID Mac15,14	Model ID Macmini5,2
Model Number 1 A3389	Model Number 1 A1347
Model Number 2 -	Model Number 2 EMC 2442

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