Apple
Mac mini (M4)
The 2024 redesign shrank Mac mini to a 12.7 cm square with front ports and made 16GB the base memory; the M4 Pro model introduced Thunderbolt 5. Superseded in September 2026 by the M6 / M5 Pro generation but still a benchmark small desktop.
Released 8 Nov 2024from USD 599.00
Specifications
18 detailsPerformance
- Chip
- Apple M4 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU) or M4 Pro (12-core CPU, 16-core GPU; configurable to 14-core CPU, 20-core GPU)
- CPU
- M4: 10 cores (4 performance + 6 efficiency); M4 Pro: 12 cores (8P + 4E), configurable to 14 cores (10P + 4E)
- Graphics
- Integrated Apple GPU: 10-core (M4), 16-core or 20-core (M4 Pro); hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- NPU / AI
- 16-core Neural Engine
- RAM
- 16GB unified memory (M4), configurable to 24GB or 32GB, 120GB/s; 24GB (M4 Pro), configurable to 48GB or 64GB, 273GB/s; soldered
- Storage
- 256GB SSD (M4), configurable to 512GB, 1TB or 2TB; 512GB (M4 Pro), configurable to 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB; no user-accessible slots
Connectivity
- Ports
- Front: 2 × USB-C (USB 3, 10Gb/s), 3.5mm headphone jack; Rear: 3 × Thunderbolt 4 (M4) or 3 × Thunderbolt 5 up to 120Gb/s (M4 Pro), HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet (configurable to 10Gb)
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3
- Ethernet
- Gigabit Ethernet, configurable to 10Gb Ethernet (Nbase-T)
Build
- Dimensions
- 12.7 × 12.7 × 5.0 cm
- Weight
- 0.67 kg (M4), 0.73 kg (M4 Pro)
- Materials
- Aluminium enclosure
- Colours
- Silver
- Power supply
- Built-in power supply, 155W maximum continuous power
Software
- OS
- macOS Sequoia (at launch)
Extras
- Audio
- Built-in speaker, 3.5mm headphone jack with support for high-impedance headphones
- In the box
- Mac mini, power cord (1.8 m)
As published by Apple. Figures vary by configuration and region; confirm on the official product page before buying.
