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Apple Mac mini (M4 or M4 Pro) vs Apple Macintosh Performa 6400/200

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AppleMac mini (M4 or M4 Pro)AppleMacintosh Performa 6400/200
Overview
ReleasedNovember 20241996
Performance
ProcessorApple M4 or Apple M4 ProPowerPC 603e 200 MHz (Macintosh Performa 6400/200)
CPU cores10, 12 or 141
Graphics10-core GPU, 16-core GPU or 20-core GPU–
AI engine (NPU)38 TOPS–
Memory16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB16 MB or 32 MB
Storage256 GB to 8 TB2.4 GB
CPUM4: 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 cores200 MHz PowerPC 603e with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache, 256 KB L2 cache and 64-bit data path at 40 MHz
GPUM4: 10-core GPU; M4 Pro: 16-core or 20-core GPU; hardware-accelerated ray tracingBuilt-in video with 1 MB DRAM supports 640 × 480 at 16-bit colour and 1024 × 768 at 8-bit colour
Memory type–8 MB on the logic board, two 168-pin DIMM slots and 16–136 MB total supported by Apple
AI engine16-core Neural Engine–
Memory bandwidthM4: 120GB/s; M4 Pro: 273GB/s–
Storage typeSSD2.4 GB internal IDE hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy drive and 8× CD-ROM drive
Expansion slots–Two PCI slots plus Communications Slot II, TV and video input positions; the Video Editing Edition's Avid Cinema card uses one PCI slot
Media engineHardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW; video decode engine; video encode engine; ProRes encode and decode engine; AV1 decode–
Display
ScreenNone built inNone built in
Connections
Ports3 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-C, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jackHeadphone jack
Ethernet1 Gb/s–
External displaysUp to 3–
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6E–
Bluetooth5.3–
Front ports2 × USB-C with USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s); 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones–
Back portsM4: 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 EthernetDB-15 monitor output, Apple Desktop Bus, external DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort serial connectors, PlainTalk microphone input and speaker output; front headphone jack
External displaysM4: 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)–
SpeakersBuilt-in speakerBuilt-in subwoofer in the tower enclosure, as described by Apple Directions
MicrophonesNone built in–
Design and power
TypeCompactTower
Weight0.67 kg–
Width × depth × height127 × 127 × 50 mm–
Operating systemmacOSmacOS
Size and weight detail–Apple lists 16 × 7.8 × 16.9 inches (height × width × depth) and 44.5 lb
Power supplyBuilt-in; 100–240V AC; 155W maximum continuous powerApple lists a 220 W maximum, 100–125 or 200–240 V AC at 47–63 Hz
Power useM4 with 16GB and 256GB: 4W idle, 65W maximum; M4 Pro with 64GB and 8TB: 5W idle, 140W maximum–
Noise5 dBA sound pressure at idle (operator position)–
ColoursSilver–
In the boxMac mini, power lead (1.8 m)Apple Directions lists a standard 16 MB configuration and a 32 MB Video Editing Edition with Avid Cinema hardware, both with 2.4 GB storage. Original System Software 7.5.3. Apple lists 5 August 1996 as introduction; a distinct maker first-sale date was not established.

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