Apple Mac mini M1 (2020)
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Apple MacBook Pro 14" M2 Max 38-GPU (2023)

Product comparison with benchmarks

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Device Information

Silver Colours Silver, Space Grey
699 $ Price from 3,099 $
Q4/2020 Release date Q1/2023

Processor

Apple M1 Name Apple M2 Max
Apple Manufacturer Apple
8 / 8 Cores / Threads 12 / 12
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
5 nm Structure 5 nm
M1 (Firestorm / Icestorm) Architecture M2 (Avalanche / Blizzard)
Q4/2020 Release date Q1/2023

Memory

8 - 16 GB Memory Size 32 - 96 GB
LPDDR4X 4266 Memory Type LPDDR5 6400
68.2 GB/s Memory Bandwith 409.6 GB/s
No Upgradeable? No

Graphic card

Apple M1 - 8 GPU Cores Name Apple M2 Max - 38 GPU Cores
Internal Type Internal
1.30 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
8.00 GB Memory Size 96.00 GB
LPDDR4X Memory Type LPDDR5
5 nm Structure 5 nm
Q4/2020 Release date Q1/2023

Screen

-- Size 14.2 inch
Resolution 3024 x 1964 @ 120 Hz (254 ppi)
-- Ratio ~ 16:10
-- Technology IPS
-- Brightness 1000 nits
No HDR support Yes
No Always On Display No
6016 x 3384 @ 60 Hz 1. external display 7680 x 4320 @ 60 Hz
4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz 2. external display 6016 x 3384 @ 60 Hz
-- 3. external display 6016 x 3384 @ 60 Hz

Storage

256 - 2,048 GB Size 512 - 8,192 GB
SSD Type SSD
PCIe Interface PCIe
No Upgradeable? No
-- 2. drive
-- Card reader SDXC

Battery

-- Type Lithium-Polymer
-- Capacity 70.00 Wh
-- Battery life 18.00 h
-- Charging MagSafe 3 @ 96 W

Network

802.11ax (WLAN 6) Wireless LAN 802.11ax (WLAN 6E)
1 Gbit LAN --
Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.3
-- Cellular --

Camera

-- Front camera 2.1 MP, 1080p
-- Back camera 1 --
-- Back camera 2 --
-- Back camera 3 --

Ports

1x HDMI 2.0 HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
-- DVI --
-- DistplayPort --
2x USB-C (Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort, USB 3.1 Gen 2) Thunderbolt 3x USB-C (Thunderbolt 4, DisplayPort, USB 4.0, Charging)
2x USB 3.0 USB --
2x (Thunderbolt / USB 4.0) USB-C 3x (Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4.0)
-- Lightning --
-- Other 3,5mm Headphone, MagSafe 3

Dimensions / Housing

36 mm Height 16 mm
197 mm Width 313 mm
197 mm Depth 221 mm
1,200 g Weight 1,630 g
-- Housing Material Aluminum
-- Glas Type --
-- IP Protection Class --

Additional data

Q4/2020 Release date Q1/2023
699 $ Price from 3,099 $
Silver Colours Silver, Space Grey
-- Security features TouchID

Benchmark results

Geekbench 6 - Single Core

Geekbench 5 is a multi-system benchmark and measures the performance of a computer. Geekbench version 5 contains new test fields such as augmented reality applications and calculations for machine learning.




Geekbench 6 - Multi Core

Geekbench 5 is a multi-system benchmark and measures the performance of a computer. Geekbench version 5 contains new test fields such as augmented reality applications and calculations for machine learning.




Geekbench 5 - Single Core

Geekbench 5 is a multi-system benchmark and measures the performance of a computer. Geekbench version 5 contains new test fields such as augmented reality applications and calculations for machine learning.




Geekbench 5 - Multi Core

Geekbench 5 is a multi-system benchmark and measures the performance of a computer. Geekbench version 5 contains new test fields such as augmented reality applications and calculations for machine learning.




Cinebench R23 - Single Core

Cinebench R23 is the latest version of Maxon's render benchmark. It is based on the Cinema 4D application, which is used to generate 3D shapes. We use the single-core as well as the multi-core test.




Cinebench R23 - Multi Core

Cinebench R23 is the latest version of Maxon's render benchmark. It is based on the Cinema 4D application, which is used to generate 3D shapes. We use the single-core as well as the multi-core test.




FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS) - FP32 (TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS. TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second. The larger this number, the faster the graphics card is.




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