Apple Mac mini (M6 or M5 Pro) vs Apple Mac mini (Mid 2007)

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Mac mini (M6 or M5 Pro) compared with Mac mini (Mid 2007)

	AppleMac mini (M6 or M5 Pro)	AppleMac mini (Mid 2007)
Overview
Released
Released	September 2026	2007
Performance
Processor
Processor	Apple M6 or Apple M5 Pro	Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 or Intel Core 2 Duo T7200
CPU cores
CPU cores	12, 15 or 18	2
Graphics
Graphics	12-core GPU, 16-core GPU or 20-core GPU	Intel GMA950
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 48 GB or 64 GB (better)	1 GB or 2 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 8 TB (better)	80 GB to 160 GB
CPU
CPU	M6: 12-core CPU with 2 super cores, 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores; M5 Pro: 15-core CPU with 5 super cores and 10 performance cores, or 18-core CPU with 6 super cores and 12 performance 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	Neural Accelerators; hardware-accelerated ray tracing	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	Dual 16-core Neural Engine (M6); 16-core Neural Engine (M5 Pro)	–
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	M6: 153GB/s with 16GB, 170GB/s with 24GB or 32GB; M5 Pro: 307GB/s	–
Storage type
Storage type	SSD	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.
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	4 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack
Ethernet
Ethernet	2.5 Gb/s (better)	1 Gb/s
External displays
External displays	Up to 3 (better)	Up to 1
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	802.11g
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	6	2.0 + EDR
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	M6: 3 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) with Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s) and DisplayPort; M5 Pro: 3 × Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) with Thunderbolt 5 (up to 120Gb/s), USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s) and DisplayPort; HDMI with multichannel audio output; 2.5Gb Ethernet (RJ-45), configurable to 10Gb Ethernet	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	M6: up to three (two at up to 6K 60Hz or 4K 165Hz, plus a third at up to 5K 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K 60Hz over HDMI), or two (one at up to 8K 60Hz, 5K 120Hz or 4K 240Hz, plus one at up to 5K 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K 60Hz over HDMI); M5 Pro: up to three at up to 6K 60Hz or 4K 165Hz, or two (one at up to 8K 60Hz, 5K 120Hz or 4K 240Hz, plus one at up to 5K 120Hz or 4K 200Hz); VRR and HDR supported	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	Built-in speaker
Keyboard and mouse
Keyboard and mouse	–	Apple Remote and DVI-to-VGA adapter; display, keyboard and mouse sold separately
Microphones
Microphones	None built in; Apple says an external microphone or headset is needed for calls	–
Design and power
Type
Type	Compact	Compact
Weight
Weight	0.67 kg (better)	1.31 kg
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	127 × 127 × 50 mm	165.1 × 165.1 × 50.8 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Power supply
Power supply	Built-in; 100–240V AC; 155W maximum continuous power	Maximum continuous power 110 W; 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz single phase
Power use
Power use	M6 with 16GB and 256GB: 4W idle, 70W maximum; M5 Pro with 64GB and 8TB: 6W idle, 145W maximum	–
Noise
Noise	5 dBA sound pressure at idle (operator position); declared to ECMA-109 as 1.3 B sound power and 4 dB sound pressure at idle and wireless web (M5 Pro, 18-core CPU, 20-core GPU)	–
Materials
Materials	100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 50% recycled content overall	–
Colours
Colours	Silver	–
In the box
In the box	Mac mini, power lead (1.8 m)	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.