Mac Studio (M4 Max, Early 2025) vs Mac mini (Late 2009) Full Specs

Summary

CPU M4 Max (14C32G)14 Cores (10P+4E)	CPU Core 2 Duo P75502 Cores
GPU 32-Core M4 Max4,096 Shaders	GPU 016 Shaders
Memory 36GBLPDDR5X-8533	Memory 2GBDDR3-1066
Storage 512GBPCIe 4.0 x4	Storage 2.5" 5K S2
Price $2,499 MAX	Price $599 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Mac Studio4,018M4 Max (14C32G)

x14.35

Mac mini280Core 2 Duo P7550

x1

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System Arch

CPU

M4 Max (14C32G)	Core 2 Duo P7550
14 Cores(10P+4E) 14 Threads 4.51GHz	2 Cores 2 Threads 2.26GHz

GPU

32-Core M4 Max	0
4,096 Shaders 1.58GHz	16 Shaders 450MHz
Shared Memory 409.6GB/s	Shared Memory
Peak·FP32·FP16 12.93 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 35.2 GFLOPSFP32

Memory

36GBLPDDR5X-8533	2GBDDR3-1066
409.6GB/s	2x SO-DIMM

Storage

512GBPCIe 4.0 x4	2.5" 5K S2
3GB/s Read 3.1GB/s Write
	1x 2.5"

Optical Drive

Optical Drive -

Optical Drive 8x SuperDrive DL Slot-loading

Ports

Data 4x Thunderbolt 5 2x USB-C 3.1 2x USB 3.0	Data 1x FireWire 800 5x USB 2.0 -
Network 1x Ethernet 10G	Network 1x Ethernet 1G
Video 1x HDMI 2.1 -	Video 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.1 1x Mini DVI
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 2x Audio Jack
Card Slots 1x SDXC Card UHS-II	Card Slots -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.3	Wi-Fi 4E Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared No	Infrared Yes

Chipset

Controller -

Controller GeForce 9400M

Power

Power Supply 480W

Power Supply 110W

Audio

Speakers 1	Speakers 1
Microphones -	Microphones -

OS

Launch OS macOS 15 Sequoia	Launch OS Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Latest OS -	Latest OS OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Secondary OS -	Secondary OS Windows 7

Enclosure

Build Material Aluminum	Build Material Aluminum
Height 94mm (3.7") Width 196mm (7.72") Depth 196mm (7.72")	Height 51mm (2.01") Width 165mm (6.5") Depth 165mm (6.5")
Weight 2.74kg	Weight 1.31kg
Volume 3.6111L	Volume 1.3885L
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 No
Memory Slots -	Memory Slots 2x SO-DIMM
Storage Bays -	Storage Bays 1x 2.5"

Info

Release Date 2025-03-05	Release Date 2009-10-20
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description M4 Max, Early 2025	Description Late 2009
Model ID Mac16,9	Model ID Macmini3,1
Model Number 1 A3143	Model Number 1 A1283
Model Number 2 -	Model Number 2 EMC 2336

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