Apple Mac mini (Early 2006) vs Apple Mac mini (M1)

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Mac mini (Early 2006) compared with Mac mini (M1)

	AppleMac mini (Early 2006)	AppleMac mini (M1)
Overview
Released
Released	February 2006	November 2020
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Solo T1200 or Intel Core Duo T2300	Apple M1
CPU cores
CPU cores	1 or 2	8
Graphics
Graphics	Intel GMA950	8-core GPU
Memory
Memory	512 MB, 1 GB or 2 GB	8 GB or 16 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	60 GB to 120 GB	256 GB to 2 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	1.5 GHz single-core Intel Core Solo T1200 or 1.66 GHz dual-core Core Duo T2300, with 2 MB L2 cache and 667 MHz frontside bus; exact identities cross-checked with EveryMac	8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
GPU
GPU	Intel GMA950 shares 64 MB DDR2 with main memory; maker footnote specifies minimum 80 MB graphics/setup usage, leaving 432 MB available from a standard 512 MB configuration	8-core GPU
AI engine
AI engine	–	16-core Neural Engine
Memory type
Memory type	512 MB standard as two modules of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300); factory options 1 or 2 GB and maximum 2 GB	–
Storage type
Storage type	Core Solo has a 60 GB 5400 rpm SATA hard drive, configurable to 80, 100 or 120 GB; Core Duo has 80 GB, configurable to 100 or 120 GB. Solo Combo drive reads DVDs and burns CDs; Duo 8x SuperDrive burns DVDs with 2.4x double-layer support.	SSD, configurable to 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	4 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack	2 × Thunderbolt 3, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack
Ethernet
Ethernet	1 Gb/s	1 Gb/s
External displays
External displays	Up to 1	Up to 2 (better)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	802.11g	Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	2.0 + EDR	5.0
Back ports
Back ports	Four USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 400 port at 8 W, DVI output, Gigabit Ethernet, combined optical digital/analogue audio input and combined optical digital/headphone output. DVI, FireWire and audio input described here because the main port list has no fields for them; no HDMI or DisplayPort.	Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3 and USB 4 up to 40 Gb/s, and USB 3.1 Gen 2 up to 10 Gb/s; two USB-A ports up to 5 Gb/s; HDMI; Gigabit Ethernet, configurable to 10 Gb Ethernet; 3.5 mm headphone jack
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.	One display up to 6K 60 Hz over Thunderbolt and one up to 4K 60 Hz over HDMI, simultaneously
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker	Built-in speaker; HDMI multichannel audio output
Keyboard and mouse
Keyboard and mouse	Apple Remote and DVI-to-VGA adapter; display, keyboard and mouse sold separately	–
Design and power
Type
Type	Compact	Compact
Weight
Weight	1.31 kg	1.2 kg (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	165.1 × 165.1 × 50.8 mm	197 × 197 × 36 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Power supply
Power supply	Maximum continuous power 110 W; 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz single phase	Built-in; 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz; maximum continuous power 150 W
Noise
Noise	–	5 dBA sound pressure at idle and during Apple's wireless web test (operator position)
Materials
Materials	–	100% recycled aluminium enclosure
Colours
Colours	–	Silver
In the box
In the box	Mac mini, Apple Remote, power cord, install/restore DVDs and documentation. Mac OS X Tiger, iLife '06 and Front Row; Rosetta translates compatible PowerPC applications.	Mac mini, power cord