Apple Mac mini (2005) vs Apple Mac mini (M4 or M4 Pro)

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Mac mini (2005) compared with Mac mini (M4 or M4 Pro)

	AppleMac mini (2005)	AppleMac mini (M4 or M4 Pro)
Overview
Released
Released	January 2005	November 2024
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC G4 7447A (1.25 GHz) or PowerPC G4 7447A (1.42 GHz)	Apple M4 or Apple M4 Pro
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	10, 12 or 14
Graphics
Graphics	ATI Radeon 9200	10-core GPU, 16-core GPU or 20-core GPU
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	–	38 TOPS
Memory
Memory	256 MB, 512 MB or 1 GB	16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	40 GB to 80 GB	256 GB to 8 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	1.25 or 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 with Velocity Engine, 512 KB L2 cache and 167 MHz system bus; EveryMac identifies the single-core 7447A processor, cross-checked with the Freescale fact sheet hosted by NXP	M4: 10-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores; M4 Pro: 12-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, or 14-core CPU with 10 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
GPU
GPU	ATI Radeon 9200 with 32 MB dedicated DDR SDRAM and AGP 4X support	M4: 10-core GPU; M4 Pro: 16-core or 20-core GPU; hardware-accelerated ray tracing
AI engine
AI engine	–	16-core Neural Engine
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	–	M4: 120GB/s; M4 Pro: 273GB/s
Memory type
Memory type	One slot for 333 MHz PC2700 DDR SDRAM, up to 1 GB. Original January models had 256 MB standard; Apple raised standard memory to 512 MB on 26 July 2005. Configurations include original and later memory options.	–
Storage type
Storage type	1.25 GHz model has a 40 GB Ultra ATA hard drive, configurable to 80 GB; 1.42 GHz models have 80 GB. Combo drive reads DVDs and burns CDs; optional 4x SuperDrive writes DVDs. July 2005 added a standard SuperDrive model at 1.42 GHz.	SSD
Media engine
Media engine	–	Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW; video decode engine; video encode engine; ProRes encode and decode engine; AV1 decode
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack	3 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-C, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack
Ethernet
Ethernet	0.1 Gb/s	1 Gb/s (better)
External displays
External displays	Up to 1	Up to 3 (better)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Optional 802.11g	Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Optional internal Bluetooth	5.3
Front ports
Front ports	–	2 × USB-C with USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s); 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
Back ports
Back ports	Two USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 400 (8 W), DVI, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet and headphone/audio line output. No audio input. Modem standard on original models; July 2005 lower model retains it, higher models make it optional.	M4: 3 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) with Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s) and DisplayPort; M4 Pro: 3 × Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) with Thunderbolt 5 (up to 120Gb/s), USB 4 and DisplayPort; HDMI with multichannel audio output; Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45), configurable to 10Gb Ethernet
External displays
External displays	DVI digital output up to 1920 × 1200; included VGA adapter supports up to 1920 × 1080. Optional Apple DVI to Video Adapter provides S-video/composite output.	M4: up to three (two at up to 6K 60Hz over Thunderbolt, plus one at up to 5K 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K 60Hz over HDMI), or two (one at up to 5K 60Hz plus one at up to 8K 60Hz or 4K 240Hz); M4 Pro: up to three at up to 6K 60Hz over Thunderbolt or HDMI, or two (one at up to 6K 60Hz plus one at up to 8K 60Hz or 4K 240Hz)
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker	Built-in speaker
Microphones
Microphones	–	None built in
Keyboard and mouse
Keyboard and mouse	Display, keyboard and mouse sold separately; DVI-to-VGA adapter included	–
Design and power
Type
Type	Compact	Compact
Weight
Weight	1.32 kg	0.67 kg (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	165.1 × 165.1 × 50.8 mm	127 × 127 × 50 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	Maker weight 1.32 kg; Apple notes variation by configuration and manufacturing process	–
Power supply
Power supply	Maximum continuous power 85 W; 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz single phase	Built-in; 100–240V AC; 155W maximum continuous power
Power use
Power use	–	M4 with 16GB and 256GB: 4W idle, 65W maximum; M4 Pro with 64GB and 8TB: 5W idle, 140W maximum
Noise
Noise	–	5 dBA sound pressure at idle (operator position)
Colours
Colours	–	Silver
In the box
In the box	Mac mini, power adapter, install DVDs and documentation. January models ship with Mac OS X Panther and iLife '05; July configurations use Tiger. AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth optional at launch, standard on the July 1.42 GHz models.	Mac mini, power lead (1.8 m)