Apple Mac mini (M1) vs Apple Mac mini (Mid 2007)

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Mac mini (M1) compared with Mac mini (Mid 2007)

	AppleMac mini (M1)	AppleMac mini (Mid 2007)
Overview
Released
Released	November 2020	2007
Performance
Processor
Processor	Apple M1	Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 or Intel Core 2 Duo T7200
CPU cores
CPU cores	8	2
Graphics
Graphics	8-core GPU	Intel GMA950
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 16 GB (better)	1 GB or 2 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 2 TB (better)	80 GB to 160 GB
CPU
CPU	8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores	1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 with 2 MB L2 cache or 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo T7200 with 4 MB L2 cache, both dual-core with 667 MHz frontside bus; exact identities cross-checked with EveryMac
GPU
GPU	8-core GPU	Intel GMA950 shares 64 MB DDR2 with main memory; maker footnote specifies minimum 80 MB graphics/setup usage, leaving 944 MB available from a standard 1 GB configuration
Memory type
Memory type	–	1 GB standard as two SO-DIMMs of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300); factory option and maker maximum 2 GB
AI engine
AI engine	16-core Neural Engine	–
Storage type
Storage type	SSD, configurable to 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB	1.83 GHz model has an 80 GB 5400 rpm SATA hard drive, configurable to 120 or 160 GB; 2.0 GHz model has 120 GB, configurable to 160 GB. Lower model Combo drive reads DVDs and burns CDs; higher model 8x SuperDrive burns DVDs with 2.4x DVD±R double-layer support.
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 3, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack	4 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack
Ethernet
Ethernet	1 Gb/s	1 Gb/s
External displays
External displays	Up to 2 (better)	Up to 1
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6	802.11g
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	2.0 + EDR
Back ports
Back ports	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	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.
External displays
External displays	One display up to 6K 60 Hz over Thunderbolt and one up to 4K 60 Hz over HDMI, simultaneously	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.
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker; HDMI multichannel audio output	Built-in speaker
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	1.2 kg (better)	1.31 kg
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	197 × 197 × 36 mm	165.1 × 165.1 × 50.8 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Power supply
Power supply	Built-in; 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz; maximum continuous power 150 W	Maximum continuous power 110 W; 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz single phase
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, power cord	Mac mini, Apple Remote, power cord, install/restore DVDs and documentation. Mac OS X Tiger, iLife '08 and Front Row; Rosetta translates compatible PowerPC applications.