Apple Mac mini (M6 or M5 Pro)
The current Mac mini, in a smaller silver case than the 2018-2024 design, offered as an entry Apple M6 model or a higher-end Apple M5 Pro model with more memory, storage and faster Thunderbolt ports.
Memory
- M6
- 16 GB unified memory standard; configurable to 24 GB or 32 GB
- M5 Pro
- 24 GB unified memory standard; configurable to 48 GB or 64 GB
- Bandwidth
- 153 GB/s (M6 at 16 GB), 170 GB/s (M6 at 24/32 GB), 307 GB/s (M5 Pro)
- Type
- Unified memory packaged with the SoC
- Slots
- None; not user-upgradeable
Storage
- M6
- 256 GB SSD standard; configurable to 512 GB, 1 TB, or 2 TB
- M5 Pro
- 512 GB SSD standard; configurable to 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB, or 8 TB
- Drive bays / M.2
- None; storage is built in and chosen at order
Graphics
- M6
- 12-core GPU
- M5 Pro (15-core CPU)
- 16-core GPU
- M5 Pro (18-core CPU)
- 20-core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing; dual 16-core Neural Engine (M6), 16-core Neural Engine (M5 Pro)
- Media engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW; video decode, video encode, ProRes encode/decode engines; AV1 decode
- External displays (M6)
- Up to three: two up to native 6K 60 Hz or 4K 165 Hz plus a third up to 5K 60 Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K 60 Hz over HDMI; or two: one up to 8K 60 Hz / 5K 120 Hz / 4K 240 Hz, plus a second up to 5K 60 Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K 60 Hz over HDMI; up to two displays over a single Thunderbolt port
- External displays (M5 Pro)
- Up to three, any combination of Thunderbolt and HDMI: three up to native 6K 60 Hz or 4K 165 Hz; or two: one up to 8K 60 Hz / 5K 120 Hz / 4K 240 Hz, plus a second up to 5K 120 Hz or 4K 200 Hz; up to three displays over a single Thunderbolt port
- Thunderbolt video
- M6: Thunderbolt 4, native DisplayPort 1.4 speeds. M5 Pro: Thunderbolt 5, native DisplayPort 2.1 speeds
- Playback
- HEVC, H.264, AV1, ProRes; HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG
- Audio
- Built-in speaker; 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones; HDMI multichannel audio output; AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos playback
Networking
- Ethernet
- 100/1000/2500BASE-T Multi-Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
- 10GbE option
- Configurable to 10Gb Ethernet (Nbase-T 1/2.5/5/10 Gb, RJ-45)
- Wireless chip
- Apple N1 wireless networking chip
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be); availability varies by country
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6
- Other
- Thread networking technology
Power
- Power supply
- Internal; AC power cord plugs into the back
- 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
- Rear, M6
- 2.5Gb Ethernet (10Gb configurable); HDMI; 3 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) supporting Thunderbolt 4 up to 40 Gb/s, USB 4 up to 40 Gb/s, DisplayPort
- Rear, M5 Pro
- 2.5Gb Ethernet (10Gb configurable); HDMI; 3 × Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) supporting Thunderbolt 5 up to 120 Gb/s, USB 4 up to 40 Gb/s, DisplayPort
Physical
- Dimensions
- Height 5.0 cm (2.0 in); Width 12.7 cm (5.0 in); Depth 12.7 cm (5.0 in)
- Weight
- 0.67 kg / 1.5 lb (M6); 0.73 kg / 1.6 lb (M5 Pro); varies by configuration
- Finish
- Silver
- Operating temperature
- 10-35 °C (50-95 °F)
- Storage temperature
- −40 to 47 °C (−40 to 116 °F)
- Relative humidity
- 5-90% non-condensing
- Altitude
- Tested up to 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
- Acoustics
- 5 dBA sound pressure at the operator position, idle
Management
- Model identifiers
- Mac18,5 (M6, part numbers MHQK4xx/A, MHQL4xx/A, MHQM4xx/A, MHQV4xx/A); Mac17,16 (M5 Pro, part numbers MHQN4xx/A, MHQU4xx/A)
Operating systems
- Shipped with
- macOS 27 Golden Gate
- Newest compatible
- macOS 27 Golden Gate (Apple)
Processors
- Apple M6 (12-core CPU)
- Apple M5 Pro (15-core CPU)
- Apple M5 Pro (18-core CPU)