Mac mini (2020) · M1 · 8 GB / 256 GB
CPU index
100
×1.00 vs M1
GPU index
108
×1.08 vs M1
Memory
8
GB unified
Storage
256
256 GB
Bandwidth
68
GB/s
This Mac mini configuration uses the M1 (8-CPU/8-GPU) with 8 GB unified memory and 256 GB storage. On MacDiff its CPU index is 100 (×1.00 vs the entry-level M1 Air) and its GPU index is 108 (×1.08). The origin of the scale is the 2020 MacBook Air M1 at 100/100 — MacDiff’s own relative units, not Geekbench or Apple scores.
This is the only Mac mini configuration in the MacDiff catalog right now.
Family: Mac mini. Released 2020. Apple date: 2020-11-17. Compare it with other Macs on the compare tool, or read how the index is built on the methodology page.
Configurations
| Chip | CPU / GPU | CPU | GPU | Mem | Bandwidth | Storage | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 (8-CPU/8-GPU)this page | 100 | 108 | 8 GB | 68 GB/s | 256 GB | $699 | Compare |
Specifications
Apple published figures for this configuration. Not MacDiff scores.
Chassis
- Weight
- 1.20 kg
- Size
- 195.6 × 195.6 × 35.6 mm
Ports
- Thunderbolt
- 2× Thunderbolt 3
- USB-C (not Thunderbolt)
- None
- USB-A
- 2
- HDMI
- 1× HDMI
- MagSafe
- None
- Headphone jack
- 3.5 mm
- SD card
- None
- Ethernet
- 1Gb or 10Gb (faster option available)
- Rear
- 2 Thunderbolt/USB 4, 2 USB-A, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet
Display
- Panel
- No built-in display
- External displays
- 2 — 6K at 60Hz via Thunderbolt and 4K at 60Hz via HDMI
Audio
- Speakers
- 1
- Microphones
- 0
- Spatial Audio
- No
- Dolby Atmos
- Yes
- Audio
- Built-in speaker, 3.5 mm headphone jack, HDMI multichannel audio
Wireless
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
Battery and power
- Power adapter
- 150W
Chip
- CPU layout
- 4 performance + 4 efficiency
- Neural Engine
- 16-core
- Media engine
- media encode and decode engines
- Neural Engine index
- 100
- Media engine index
- 100
- Hardware ray tracing
- No
- Memory bandwidth
- 68 GB/s
In the box
- macOS at launch
- macOS
- Cable
- Power cord
Related in Mac mini
FAQ — Mac mini on MacDiff
What is the CPU index of this Mac mini?
This configuration (M1 (8-CPU/8-GPU)) has a CPU index of 100, about ×1.00 the MacBook Air M1 baseline of 100 on MacDiff.
What is the GPU index?
GPU index 108 (≈ ×1.08 vs M1). Indices are relative references, not raw Geekbench scores.
How does it compare to the MacBook Air M1?
Relative to the fixed MacDiff baseline (100/100), this page shows roughly ×1.00 CPU and ×1.08 GPU for the selected memory/storage config. Use Compare to stack it against other Macs.