Mac mini (M1)

M1, November 2020

Scores

Single-core

No data

Multi-core

No data

GPU (Metal)

No data

Keynote claims, measured

“M1 brings an 8-core CPU with up to 3x faster performance than the previous generation, dramatically accelerating demanding workloads, from compiling a million lines of code to building enormous multitrack music projects.”

Compares CPU with the Core i3 3.6 GHz quad-core in the Mac mini (2018).

Mac mini (M1) announcement, November 2020, Apple Newsroom, Mac mini (M1) announcement, November 2020

CPU

Claimed up to 3×

No data

“An 8-core GPU delivers up to a massive 6x increase in graphics performance, allowing Mac mini to tackle performance-intensive tasks like complex 3D rendering with ease.”

Compares GPU (Metal) with the Core i3 3.6 GHz quad-core in the Mac mini (2018). No baseline named, read as the previous generation.

Mac mini (M1) announcement, November 2020, Apple Newsroom, Mac mini (M1) announcement, November 2020

GPU

Claimed up to 6×

No data

Mac mini single-core, by generation

DeviceSingle-coreChange over the previous generation
Mac mini (Early 2009)No dataFirst in this line
Mac mini (Mid 2010)No data
Mac mini (Mid 2011)No data
Mac mini (Late 2012)No data
Mac mini (Late 2014)No data
Mac mini (2018)No data
Mac mini (M1), 2020, this deviceNo data
Mac mini (M2), 2023No data
Mac mini (M4), 2024No data
Mac mini (M6), 2026No data

Against other devices

The Mac mini (M1) has no scores to compare.