Both models can be upgraded to up to 2TB storage space. It is configurable with up to 16GB RAM, while the Intel model can support up to 64GB. The M1 Mac mini is available in Silver, while the Intel Mac mini is available in Space Gray.Īpple says the M1 Mac mini's advanced thermal design sustains performance while the machine remains cool and quiet.

There are no design changes to the Mac mini, and it continues to feature a flat, square-shaped 1.4-inch thick, 7.7-inch wide aluminum unibody enclosure. Machine learning workloads are up to 15x faster thanks to the 16-core Neural Engine, and the Mac mini is 5x faster than the best-selling Windows desktop in its price range. In the Mac mini, the M1 chip's CPU offers 3x faster performance than the previous-generation entry-level model and the GPU offers 6x better graphics performance. The M1 in the Mac mini has an 8-core CPU with four high-efficiency cores and four high-performance cores along with an integrated GPU that has 8 cores. The M1 chip in the Mac mini is Apple's first System on a Chip for Mac, integrating GPU, CPU, RAM, and other components for improved performance and efficiency. This is the first significant update Apple has made to the Mac mini since October 2018, and the new M1 models are sold alongside a higher-end model with a 6-core Intel Core i5 chip. Apple in November 2020 updated the Mac mini to introduce new low-end and mid-tier models equipped with the M1 chip, which is the first Apple-designed Arm-based chip for Mac that Apple has introduced.

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