Apple Mac mini (2024)
Apple's redesigned 5 × 5-inch Mac mini with the M4 or M4 Pro chip, ports on the front and back, and an internal power supply. A cheap entry into Apple silicon desktops; the M4 Pro version adds Thunderbolt 5 and much more GPU and memory bandwidth.
Memory
- Type
- Unified memory packaged with the SoC (LPDDR5X-7500 on M4, LPDDR5X-8533 on M4 Pro per Wikipedia)
- M4
- 16 GB standard; configurable to 24 GB or 32 GB
- M4 Pro
- 24 GB standard; configurable to 48 GB or 64 GB
- Bandwidth
- 120 GB/s (M4), 273 GB/s (M4 Pro)
- Later change
- Wikipedia lists the 32 GB (M4) and 64 GB (M4 Pro) options as available only until 2026-05-05
- Slots
- None
Storage
- M4
- 256 GB SSD standard; configurable to 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB
- M4 Pro
- 512 GB SSD standard; configurable to 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB or 8 TB
- Form
- Apple SSD on a removable module with a proprietary connector (not M.2), per Wikipedia
Graphics
- M4
- 10-core GPU, hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- M4 Pro 12-core CPU
- 16-core GPU
- M4 Pro 14-core CPU
- 20-core GPU
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW; AV1 decode
- External displays (M4)
- Up to three: two 6K60 over Thunderbolt + one 5K60 over Thunderbolt or 4K60 over HDMI; or two: one 5K60 over Thunderbolt + one 8K60 / 4K240 over Thunderbolt or HDMI
- External displays (M4 Pro)
- Up to three 6K60 over Thunderbolt or HDMI; or two: one 6K60 over Thunderbolt + one 8K60 / 4K240 over Thunderbolt or HDMI
- Video output
- DisplayPort 1.4 over USB-C (M4), DisplayPort 2.1 over USB-C (M4 Pro); HDMI up to 8K60 or 4K240
Networking
- Ethernet
- Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45); configurable to 10Gb Ethernet (Nbase-T 1/2.5/5/10 Gb)
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3
Power
- Power supply
- Internal; AC power cord (1.8 m) in the box
- Input
- 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz, single phase
- Maximum continuous power
- 155 W
Ports
- Front
- 2 × USB-C (USB 3, up to 10 Gb/s), 3.5 mm headphone jack (high-impedance support)
- Back (M4)
- 3 × Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 (up to 40 Gb/s, DisplayPort), HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE optional)
- Back (M4 Pro)
- 3 × Thunderbolt 5 / USB 4 (up to 120 Gb/s, DisplayPort), HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE optional)
Physical
- Dimensions
- 5.0 × 12.7 × 12.7 cm (H × W × D); 2.0 × 5.0 × 5.0 in
- Weight
- 0.67 kg / 1.5 lb (M4); 0.73 kg / 1.6 lb (M4 Pro)
- Color
- Silver
- Operating temperature
- 10–35 °C
- Acoustics
- 5 dBA sound pressure at idle (operator position)
Operating systems
- Shipped with
- macOS Sequoia
- Supported
- macOS 15 Sequoia, macOS 26 Tahoe, macOS 27 Golden Gate (Apple lists Golden Gate as the newest compatible OS)
Processors
- Apple M4 (10-core CPU)
- Apple M4 Pro (12-core CPU)
- Apple M4 Pro (14-core CPU)