Apple Mac mini (M4 or M4 Pro) vs Apple Macintosh Performa 6360

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Mac mini (M4 or M4 Pro) compared with Macintosh Performa 6360

	AppleMac mini (M4 or M4 Pro)	AppleMacintosh Performa 6360
Overview
Released
Released	November 2024	1996
Performance
Processor
Processor	Apple M4 or Apple M4 Pro	PowerPC 603e 160 MHz (Macintosh Performa 6360)
CPU cores
CPU cores	10, 12 or 14	1
Graphics
Graphics	10-core GPU, 16-core GPU or 20-core GPU	–
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	38 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	16 MB
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 8 TB (better)	1.2 GB
CPU
CPU	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	160 MHz PowerPC 603e with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache, optional L2 cache and 64-bit data path at 40 MHz
GPU
GPU	M4: 10-core GPU; M4 Pro: 16-core or 20-core GPU; hardware-accelerated ray tracing	Built-in video with 1 MB DRAM supports 640 × 480 at 16-bit colour and 1024 × 768 at 8-bit colour
Memory type
Memory type	–	8 MB on the logic board, two 168-pin DIMM slots and 16–136 MB total supported by Apple
AI engine
AI engine	16-core Neural Engine	–
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	M4: 120GB/s; M4 Pro: 273GB/s	–
Storage type
Storage type	SSD	1.2 GB internal IDE hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy drive and 8× CD-ROM drive
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	–	PCI, communications, TV and video input/output expansion positions
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	3 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-C, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack	Headphone jack
Ethernet
Ethernet	1 Gb/s	–
External displays
External displays	Up to 3	–
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	–
Bluetooth
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	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	DB-15 monitor output, Apple Desktop Bus, external DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort serial connectors, PlainTalk microphone input and speaker output; front headphone jack
External displays
External displays	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	–
Microphones
Microphones	None built in	–
Design and power
Type
Type	Compact	Compact
Weight
Weight	0.67 kg	–
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	127 × 127 × 50 mm	–
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	–	Apple lists 4.3 × 12.6 × 16.5 inches (height × width × depth) and 17 lb
Power supply
Power supply	Built-in; 100–240V AC; 155W maximum continuous power	Apple lists a 150 W maximum, 90–270 V AC at 47–63 Hz and a 4.5 V alkaline clock battery
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 lead (1.8 m)	Original System Software 7.5.3 with System Enabler 410. Apple lists 1 October 1996 as introduction; a distinct maker first-sale date was not established.