Apple Mac mini (M4 or M4 Pro) vs Apple Power Macintosh 7200/90

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Mac mini (M4 or M4 Pro) compared with Power Macintosh 7200/90

	AppleMac mini (M4 or M4 Pro)	ApplePower Macintosh 7200/90
Overview
Released
Released	November 2024	1995
Performance
Processor
Processor	Apple M4 or Apple M4 Pro	PowerPC 601 90 MHz (Power Macintosh 7200/90)
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)	8 MB or 16 MB
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 8 TB (better)	500 MB
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	90 MHz PowerPC 601 with 32 KB L1 cache, optional L2 cache and 64-bit data path at 45 MHz
GPU
GPU	M4: 10-core GPU; M4 Pro: 16-core or 20-core GPU; hardware-accelerated ray tracing	Built-in video has 1 MB VRAM, expandable to 2 or 4 MB; 4 MB supports 24-bit colour at 1024 × 768
Memory type
Memory type	–	Four 168-pin DIMM slots; Apple supports 8–256 MB total with 70 ns memory
AI engine
AI engine	16-core Neural Engine	–
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	M4: 120GB/s; M4 Pro: 273GB/s	–
Storage type
Storage type	SSD	Internal 1.44 MB floppy drive, 500 MB SCSI hard drive and 4× CD-ROM drive
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	–	Three PCI slots; optional PC Compatibility Card
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	Ethernet
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	Apple Desktop Bus, DB-15 video, DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort serial connections, AAUI and 10BASE-T Ethernet, microphone input and stereo audio output
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)	Built-in video supports up to 1280 × 1024 pixels with expanded VRAM; colour depth depends on VRAM
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker	–
Microphones
Microphones	None built in	–
Design and power
Type
Type	Compact	Compact
Weight
Weight	0.67 kg (better)	9.98 kg
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	127 × 127 × 50 mm	365 × 430 × 156 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	–	Apple's 6.15 × 14.37 × 16.93 inch and 22 lb reference dimensions; metric fields are rounded conversions
Power supply
Power supply	Built-in; 100–240V AC; 155W maximum continuous power	Maximum 150 W; 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz
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)	Apple Directions lists an 8 MB US launch configuration, while Apple's Japanese specification lists a 16 MB configuration, both with 500 MB storage. Original System Software 7.5.2. Apple lists 8 August 1995 as introduction; a distinct maker first-sale date was not established.