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Mac mini (2023) · M2 Pro · 16 GB / 512 GB

M2 Pro (12-CPU/19-GPU)

Released 2023-01-24 · MSRP from $599 · Weight 1.18 kg

CPU index

163

×1.63 vs M1

GPU index

271

×2.71 vs M1

Memory

16

GB unified

Storage

512

512 GB

Bandwidth

200

GB/s

This Mac mini configuration uses the M2 Pro (12-CPU/19-GPU) with 16 GB unified memory and 512 GB storage. On MacDiff its CPU index is 163 (×1.63 vs the entry-level M1 Air) and its GPU index is 271 (×2.71). The origin of the scale is the 2020 MacBook Air M1 at 100/100 — MacDiff’s own relative units, not Geekbench or Apple scores.

MacDiff lists 3 configurations of the Mac mini. CPU indices on this model run 114–163 and GPU indices run 158–271. This page is the strongest CPU/GPU config listed for this model.

Family: Mac mini. Released 2023. Apple date: 2023-01-24. Compare it with other Macs on the compare tool, or read how the index is built on the methodology page.

Configurations

ChipCPU / GPUCPUGPUMemBandwidthStorageFrom
M2 (8-CPU/10-GPU) 114 158 8 GB 100 GB/s 256 GB $599 Compare
M2 Pro (10-CPU/16-GPU) 139 247 16 GB 200 GB/s 512 GB $1299 Compare
M2 Pro (12-CPU/19-GPU)this page 163 271 16 GB 200 GB/s 512 GB $1499 Compare

Specifications

Apple published figures for this configuration. Not MacDiff scores.

Chassis

Weight
1.28 kg
Size
196.9 × 196.9 × 35.8 mm

Ports

Thunderbolt
4× Thunderbolt 4
USB-C (not Thunderbolt)
None
USB-A
2
HDMI
1× HDMI
MagSafe
None
Headphone jack
3.5 mm, high-impedance
SD card
None
Ethernet
1Gb or 10Gb (faster option available)
Rear
4 Thunderbolt 4, 2 USB-A, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet

Display

Panel
No built-in display
External displays
3 — Up to 3 displays, including 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz

Audio

Speakers
1
Microphones
0
Spatial Audio
No
Dolby Atmos
Yes
Audio
Built-in speaker, 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance headphone support, HDMI multichannel audio

Wireless

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3

Battery and power

Power adapter
185W

Chip

CPU layout
8 performance + 4 efficiency
Neural Engine
16-core
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW; video decode engine; video encode engine; ProRes encode and decode engine
Neural Engine index
203
Media engine index
433
Hardware ray tracing
No
Memory bandwidth
200 GB/s

In the box

macOS at launch
macOS
Cable
Power cord

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FAQ — Mac mini on MacDiff

What is the CPU index of this Mac mini?

This configuration (M2 Pro (12-CPU/19-GPU)) has a CPU index of 163, about ×1.63 the MacBook Air M1 baseline of 100 on MacDiff.

What is the GPU index?

GPU index 271 (≈ ×2.71 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 ×1.63 CPU and ×2.71 GPU for the selected memory/storage config. Use Compare to stack it against other Macs.