Apple Mac mini (M6 or M5 Pro) vs Framework Desktop (AMD Ryzen AI Max 300 Series)

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Mac mini (M6 or M5 Pro) compared with Desktop (AMD Ryzen AI Max 300 Series)

	AppleMac mini (M6 or M5 Pro)	FrameworkDesktop (AMD Ryzen AI Max 300 Series)
Overview
Released
Released	September 2026	August 2025
Performance
Processor
Processor	Apple M6 or Apple M5 Pro	AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 or AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
CPU cores
CPU cores	12, 15 or 18	8 or 16
CPU threads
CPU threads	–	16 or 32
Graphics
Graphics	12-core GPU, 16-core GPU or 20-core GPU	Radeon 8050S Graphics or Radeon 8060S Graphics
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	–	50 TOPS
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 48 GB or 64 GB	32 GB, 64 GB or 128 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 8 TB	500 GB to 8 TB
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	Ryzen AI Max 385 with 8 cores and 16 threads, 3.6 GHz base, up to 5.0 GHz boost, 32 MB L3 cache; Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with 16 cores and 32 threads, 3.0 GHz base, up to 5.1 GHz boost, 64 MB L3 cache; Zen 5 cores with AVX-512; soldered; runs at 120 W sustained and 140 W boost
GPU
GPU	Neural Accelerators; hardware-accelerated ray tracing	Radeon 8050S with 32 RDNA 3.5 compute units up to 2.8 GHz, or Radeon 8060S with 40 compute units up to 2.9 GHz; 32 MB MALL cache; up to 96 GB of memory can be assigned to the GPU on Windows
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	256 GB/s (256-bit LPDDR5x-8000, soldered)
Storage type
Storage type	SSD	2 × NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 2280 sockets with heatspreaders, up to 8 TB each; SanDisk SN7100 (500 GB to 4 TB) or 850X (1 TB to 8 TB) SSDs offered, or bring your own; PCIe x4 slot on the mainboard (not exposed in the standard case)
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	2 × USB4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, 2 × DisplayPort, Ethernet, headphone jack
Ethernet
Ethernet	2.5 Gb/s	5 Gb/s (better)
External displays
External displays	Up to 3	Up to 4 (better)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	6	–
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	2 × Expansion Card slots (USB 3.2 Gen 1, configurable to Gen 2 in the BIOS); cards sold separately, including USB-C, USB-A, microSD, SD, Audio, Ethernet and WisdPi 10G Ethernet
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	HDMI 2.1 with CEC; 2 × DisplayPort 2.1; 2 × USB4 (USB-C); 2 × USB-A (USB 3.2 Gen 2); 5 Gbit Ethernet (Realtek RTL8126); 3.5 mm combo audio jack (Realtek ALC623)
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	–
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker	–
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)	3.1 kg
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	127 × 127 × 50 mm	96.8 × 205.5 × 226.1 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	Windows
Power supply
Power supply	Built-in; 100–240V AC; 155W maximum continuous power	Internal 400 W FlexATX (ATX 3.0) unit, Gold efficiency at 110 V and Silver at 230 V; 100–240 V; 40 mm fan with 0-RPM mode
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)	120 mm CPU fan options rated at 28.8 dBA (Noctua NF-A12x25 HS-PWM) or 30 dBA, 34 dBA max (Cooler Master Mobius 120p ARGB)
Materials
Materials	100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 50% recycled content overall	30% post-consumer recycled plastic; 50% post-consumer recycled aluminium
Colours
Colours	Silver	Black or Translucent side panel; front tiles in Black, Orange, Lavender, Green, Gray or Red, in straight or diagonal patterns
In the box
In the box	Mac mini, power lead (1.8 m)	Framework Desktop DIY Edition, left panel, CPU fan mounting kit, screwdriver; CPU fan, storage, tiles and Expansion Cards as ordered