Mac Mini
Specifications

Mac Mini

Section Title: Specifications
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Component	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Core i5 & i7

Model	Mid 2010	Mid 2011	Late 2012	Late 2014

Release date	June 15, 2010	July 20, 2011	October 23, 2012	October 16, 2014

Order number	MC270*/A	MC438*/A (server model)	MC815*/A	MC816*/A	MC936*/A (server model)	MD387*/A	MD388*/A	MD389*/A (server model)	MGEM2*/A	MGEN2*/A	MGEQ2*/A

Machine model	Macmini4,1	Macmini5,1	Macmini5,2	Macmini5,3	Macmini6,1	Macmini6,2	Macmini7,1

Base Price at Launch	US $699	US $999	US $599	US $799	US $999	US $599	US $799	US $999	US $499	US $699	US $999

Model number	A1347

Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo (P8600) Optional 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (P8800)	Intel Core 2 Duo (P8800)	Dual-core Intel Core i5 (i5-2415M)	Dual-core Intel Core i5 (i5-2520M Turbo Boost up to 3.2 GHz) Optional i7-2620M dual-core Intel Core i7	Quad-core Intel Core i7 (i7-2635QM)	Dual-core Intel Core i5 (i5-3210M)	Quad-core Intel Core i7 (i7-3615QM) Optional i7-3720QM quad-core Intel Core i7	Dual-core Intel Core i5 (i5-4260U)	Dual-core Intel Core i5 (i5-4278U) Optional i7-4578U dual-core Intel Core i7	Dual-core Intel Core i5 (i5-4308U) Optional i7-4578U dual-core Intel Core i7

Frequency (Turbo Boost)	2.4 GHz 2.66 GHz with P8800	2.66 GHz	2.3 GHz (2.9 GHz)	2.5 GHz (3.2 GHz) 2.7 GHz (3.4 GHz) with i7-2620M	2.0 GHz (2.9 GHz)	2.5 GHz (3.1 GHz)	2.3 GHz (3.3 GHz) 2.6 GHz (3.6 GHz) with i7-3720QM	1.4 GHz (2.7 GHz)	2.6 GHz (3.1 GHz) 3.0 GHz (3.5 GHz) with i7-4578U	2.8 GHz (3.3 GHz) 3.0 GHz (3.5 GHz) with i7-4578U

Cores (threads)	2	2 (4)	4 (8)	2 (4)	4 (8)	2 (4)

Cache	3 MB on-chip L2	3 MB on-chip shared L3	3 MB on-chip shared L3 4 MB on-chip shared L3 with i7-2620M	6 MB on-chip shared L3	3 MB L3	6 MB L3	3 MB L3	3 MB L3 4 MB L3 with i7-4578U

Front-side bus	1066 MHz	DMI

Memory two RAM slots	2 GB (2 × 1 GB) Expandable to 8 GB (2 × 4 GB)	4 GB (2 × 2 GB) Expandable to 8 GB (2 × 4 GB)	2 GB (2 × 1 GB) Optional 4 (2 × 2 GB) or 8 GB (2 × 4 GB), unofficially 16 GB (2 × 8 GB) via non-Apple suppliers	4 GB (2 × 2 GB) Optional 8 GB (2 × 4 GB), unofficially 16 GB (2 × 8 GB) via non-Apple suppliers	4 GB (2 × 2 GB) Optional 8 GB (2 × 4 GB) or 16 GB (2 × 8 GB)	4 GB soldered on board Optional 8 GB or 16 GB available at time of purchase only	8 GB soldered on board Optional 16 GB available at time of purchase only

1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM	1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM (per Apple) Unofficially, 1600 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, via non-Apple suppliers	1600 MHz DDR3 SDRAM

Graphics shared with main memory	Nvidia GeForce 320M using 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM	Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor with 288 MB of DDR3 SDRAM	AMD Radeon HD 6630M graphics processor with dedicated 256 MB of GDDR5 memory	Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor with 384 MB of DDR3 SDRAM	Intel HD Graphics 4000	Intel HD Graphics 5000 processor	Intel Iris Graphics 5100

Hard drive	320 GB 5400 rpm HDD Optional 500 GB 5400 rpm HDD	2 × 500 GB 5400 rpm HDD	500 GB 5400 rpm HDD Optional 750 GB 5400 rpm HDD	500 GB 5400 rpm HDD Optional 750 GB 5400 rpm HDD, 256 GB SSD, or 1 × 256 GB SSD + 1 × 750 GB 5400 rpm HDD	2 × 500 GB 5400 rpm HDD Optional 2 × 750 GB 5400 rpm HDD, 1 or 2 × 256 GB SSD(s), or 1 × 256 GB SSD + 1 × 750 GB 5400 rpm HDD	500 GB 5400 rpm HDD	1 TB 5400 rpm HDD Optional 1 TB Fusion Drive or 256 GB SSD	2 × 1 TB 5400 rpm HDD Optional 1 or 2 × 256 GB SSD(s)	500 GB 5400 rpm HDD Optional 1 TB Fusion Drive	1 TB 5400 rpm HDD Optional 1 TB Fusion Drive or 256 GB SSD	1 TB Fusion Drive Optional 2 TB Fusion Drive or 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB SSD

SATA II (3 Gbit/s)	SATA III (6 Gbit/s)

Optical drive	SuperDrive (writes: 6× DVD±R-DL, 8× DVD±R, 6× DVD-RW, 8× DVD+RW; reads: 8× DVD±R, 24× CD, 24× CD-R and CD-RW	None included (Optional External SuperDrive)

Connectivity

10/100/1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet

Bluetooth 2.1+EDR	Bluetooth 4.0

Internal 802.11a/b/g/n	Internal 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

IR receiver

Peripheral connections

4x USB 2.0 ports	4x USB 3.0 ports

Mini DisplayPort Supports one 2560×1600 display	Thunderbolt port Supports two 2560×1600 displays	2x Thunderbolt 2 ports Supports two 2560×1600 displays

Firewire 800 port	None

SDXC card slot

HDMI port Supports 1920x1200 output	HDMI port Supports 3840×2160/30 Hz or 4096×2160/24 Hz output

3.5 mm Line out/headphone jack, 3.5 mm line-in jack

Operating system (original)	Mac OS X 10.6.4 "Snow Leopard"	Mac OS X Server 10.6 "Snow Leopard Server"	Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion"	Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion" & Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion Server" (later, supplied with additional "OS X Server" package instead)	OS X 10.8.2 "Mountain Lion"	OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" & "OS X Server"	OS X 10.10 "Yosemite"

Latest possible operating system	macOS 10.13 "High Sierra" (Unofficially, can run macOS 10.14 "Mojave" with Mojave Patcher)	macOS 10.14 "Mojave"

Noise at idle	13 dBA (2.4 GHz) 15 dbA (2.66 GHz)	15 dBA	16 dBA	17 dBA	12 dBA	15 dBA	16 dBA	12 dBA

Power

Greenhouse gas emissions	270 kg (600 lb) CO2e	710 kg (1,570 lb) CO2e	280 kg (620 lb) CO2e	1,130 kg (2,490 lb) CO2e	290 kg (640 lb) CO2e	1,020 kg (2,250 lb) CO2e	530 kg (1,170 lb) CO2e

Weight	3.0 lb (1.4 kg)	2.8 lb (1.3 kg)	2.7 lb (1.2 kg)	3.0 lb (1.4 kg)	2.7 lb (1.2 kg)	2.9 lb (1.3 kg)	2.6 lb (1.2 kg)	2.7 lb (1.2 kg)

Dimensions	1.4 inches (36 mm) H × 7.7 inches (196 mm) W × 7.7 inches (196 mm) D

Sentence(s)

Mac Mini DisplayPort supports displays with a resolution of 2560×1600.
The Mac Mini DisplayPort supports 2560×1600 display.

final_sentence: Mac Mini DisplayPort supports displays with a resolution of 2560×1600.
final_sentence: The Mac Mini DisplayPort supports 2560×1600 display.