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“With M6, Mac mini now delivers up to 4x faster AI performance, 2x faster storage and graphics, and 40 percent faster CPU performance.”
Compares CPU with the M4 in the Mac mini (M4). No baseline named, read as the previous generation.
“Up to” applies to every figure in the sentence.
Mac mini (M6) announcement, August 2026, Apple Newsroom, Mac mini (M6) announcement, August 2026
CPU
Claimed up to +40%
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“A 12-core GPU, also with two more cores than before, now includes Neural Accelerators in each core for the first time on Mac mini, resulting in up to 4x faster AI performance and 2x faster graphics than Mac mini with M4.”
Compares GPU (Metal) with the M4 in the Mac mini (M4).
“Up to” applies to every figure in the sentence.
Mac mini (M6) announcement, August 2026, Apple Newsroom, Mac mini (M6) announcement, August 2026
GPU
Claimed up to 2×
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Not measurable with Geekbench. AI workload figure (GPU Neural Accelerators or Neural Engine); Geekbench 6 CPU and Metal do not measure it.
“It delivers the world’s fastest single-threaded performance and up to 1.2x faster multithreaded performance as compared to M5, and up to 2.4x faster than M1.”
Compares CPU multi-core with the M5 in the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5) and the M1 in the Mac mini (M1).
Chip release; the test system was not confirmed. Mac mini skipped M5, so the M5 baseline is MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5). Chip release; the test system was not confirmed.
M6 and M5 Ultra announcement, August 2026, Apple Newsroom, M6 and M5 Ultra announcement, August 2026
Multi-core
Claimed up to 1.2×
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Multi-core
Claimed up to 2.4×
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“In addition, the all-new Dual 16-core Neural Engine delivers up to 2x faster performance than the previous generation, and combined with the advanced GPU, Mac mini is a powerhouse for all things AI.”
Neural Engine; Geekbench 6 does not test it.
Mac mini (M6) announcement, August 2026, Apple Newsroom, Mac mini (M6) announcement, August 2026
| Device | Single-core | Change over the previous generation |
|---|---|---|
| Mac mini (Early 2009) | No data | First 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 | No data | |
| Mac mini (M2), 2023 | No data | |
| Mac mini (M4), 2024 | No data | |
| Mac mini (M6), 2026, this device | No data |
The Mac mini (M6) has no scores to compare.