iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Two ports) vs Mac mini (M4 Pro, 2024)

iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Two ports)¹Mac mini (M4 Pro, 2024)²

Quick look

Quick look: iMac M4 against Mac mini M4 Pro
Figure	iMac M4¹	Mac mini M4 Pro²
Price	£1,299³launch price	£1,399⁴launch price
Chip	M4chip	M4 Prochip
CPU	8-coreCPU	12-coreCPU
GPU	8-coreGPU	16-coreGPU
Memory	16GBunified memory, base	24GBunified memory, base
Storage	256GBstorage, base	512GBstorage, base
Display	24-inchdisplay	Not available⁵No built-in display
Released	8 November 2024⁶ReleasedIn Apple Stores; pre-order from 28 October 2024.	8 November 2024⁴ReleasedIn Apple Stores; pre-order from 29 October 2024.
Security updates	Not available⁷Security updates	Not available⁸Security updates

Price: The iMac M4 is £1,299 at launch, per Apple Newsroom (UK); the Mac mini M4 Pro is £1,399 at launch, per Apple Newsroom (UK).
Kind of Mac: The iMac M4 is an all-in-one; the Mac mini M4 Pro is a desktop. The iMac M4 has a built-in 24-inch display and a camera, whereas the Mac mini M4 Pro has neither.

True to scale

iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Two ports) · 547 × 461 mm frontMac mini (M4 Pro, 2024) · 127 × 50 mm front

An all-in-one and a desktop are different shapes, so they stand side by side rather than superposed: the front face of one and the front face of the other, from Apple’s published dimensions, at one scale. Corner rounding is our drawing convention, not a measurement.

Specifications

Each figure is from the source marked by its Mac’s name unless it carries its own small number, which links to where that figure was read.

Body

Body: Apple iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Two ports) against Apple Mac mini (M4 Pro, 2024)
Specification	iMac M4¹	Mac mini M4 Pro²
Dimensions	461 x 547 x 147 mm	50 x 127 x 127 mm
Weight	4.42 kg	0.73 kg
Colours	Blue, Purple, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Silver	Silver
Ports	Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, 3.5mm headphone jack	Front: two USB-C ports with support for USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s), 3.5mm headphone jack. Back (M4 Pro): Gigabit Ethernet port (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet), HDMI port, three Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) ports
Thunderbolt ports⁹	2	3
Thunderbolt version	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 5
USB-A ports	No USB-A ports.¹⁰	No USB-A ports.¹¹
HDMI	No HDMI port.¹²	HDMI port
SD card slot	No SD card slot.¹²	No SD card slot.¹³
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Keyboard	Magic Keyboard	Not available¹⁴
Touch ID	No Touch ID.¹⁰	Not available¹⁵

Display

Display: Apple iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Two ports) against Apple Mac mini (M4 Pro, 2024)
Specification	iMac M4¹	Mac mini M4 Pro²
Display size	24 in	Not available⁵
Resolution	4480 x 2520	Not available⁵
Pixel density	218 ppi	Not available⁵
Display type	4.5K Retina display	Not available⁵
Brightness	500 nits	Not available⁵
Wide colour (P3)	Yes	Not available⁵
Nano-texture option	No nano-texture display option.¹²	Not available⁵

Chip and memory

Chip and memory: Apple iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Two ports) against Apple Mac mini (M4 Pro, 2024)
Specification	iMac M4¹	Mac mini M4 Pro²
Chip	Apple M4 chip	Apple M4 Pro chip
Apple silicon	Yes	Yes
CPU cores	8	12
Performance cores	4	8
Efficiency cores	4	4
GPU cores	8	16
Neural Engine cores	16	16
Chip options	M4 with 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU	M4 Pro with 12-core CPU and 16-core GPU, or M4 Pro with 14-core CPU and 20-core GPU
Memory (base)	16GB	24GB
Memory (maximum)	24GB	64GB
Memory options	16GB or 24GB	24GB, 48GB or 64GB
Memory upgradeable by user	No, as Apple documents¹⁶	No, as Apple documents¹⁷
Memory bandwidth	120 GB/s	273 GB/s
Storage (base)	256GB	512GB
Storage (maximum)	1TB	8TB
Storage options	256GB, 512GB or 1TB	512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB
Media engine	Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 decode	Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 decode

Battery and power

Battery and power: Apple iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Two ports) against Apple Mac mini (M4 Pro, 2024)
Specification	iMac M4¹	Mac mini M4 Pro²
Included power adapter	143 W¹⁸	Not available¹⁹
Maximum continuous power	Not available²⁰	155 W

Connectivity

Connectivity: Apple iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Two ports) against Apple Mac mini (M4 Pro, 2024)
Specification	iMac M4¹	Mac mini M4 Pro²
Wi-Fi	Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax)	Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.3
Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet configurable	Gigabit Ethernet (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet)
External displays (base)	1	3

Camera and audio

Camera and audio: Apple iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Two ports) against Apple Mac mini (M4 Pro, 2024)
Specification	iMac M4¹	Mac mini M4 Pro²
Camera	12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View	Not available²¹
Camera resolution	12 MP	Not available²¹
Speakers	High-fidelity six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers	Built-in speaker²²
Microphones	Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming	Not available²³

Platform

Platform: Apple iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Two ports) against Apple Mac mini (M4 Pro, 2024)
Specification	iMac M4¹	Mac mini M4 Pro²
Newest macOS	macOS 27 Golden Gate²⁴	macOS 27 Golden Gate²⁵
Model identifier	Mac16,2²⁶	Mac16,10, Mac16,11²⁷
Model year	2024	2024

Benchmarks

Benchmarks: Apple iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Two ports) against Apple Mac mini (M4 Pro, 2024)
Specification	iMac M4¹	Mac mini M4 Pro²
Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)	3,176²⁸	3,320²⁹
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)	13,437²⁸	21,916²⁹
Geekbench 7 (Metal)	47,416²⁸	102,159²⁹

Sources

Apple Support (UK) — iMac (24-inch, 2024, Two ports) - Tech specs · Default for iMac M4 · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2024) - Tech Specs · Default for Mac mini M4 Pro · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new iMac supercharged by M4 and Apple Intelligence · Apple’s figure · read 27 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple’s new Mac mini is more mighty, more mini, and built for Apple Intelligence · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026
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Doesn’t apply: no built-in display
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new iMac supercharged by M4 and Apple Intelligence · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 30 Sep 2026
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Different Thunderbolt generations. iMac M4: Thunderbolt 4. Mac mini M4 Pro: Thunderbolt 5.
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iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Two ports): No USB-A ports. No Touch ID. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — iMac (24-inch, 2024, Two ports) - Tech specs. Read 15 Sep 2026
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Mac mini (M4 Pro, 2024): No USB-A ports. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2024) - Tech Specs. Read 30 Sep 2026
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iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Two ports): No HDMI port. No SD card slot. No nano-texture display option. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — iMac (24-inch, 2024, Two ports) - Tech specs. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Mac mini (M4 Pro, 2024): No SD card slot. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2024) - Tech Specs. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Doesn’t apply: no built-in keyboard
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Doesn’t apply: no built-in keyboard, and Touch ID is a keyboard feature
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Apple Support (UK) — Install memory in an iMac · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Upgrade or install memory in your Mac mini · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — iMac (24-inch, 2024, Two ports) - Tech specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026
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Doesn’t apply: internal power supply, no power adapter in the box
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Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — iMac (24-inch, 2024, Two ports) - Tech specs; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your iMac model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new iMac supercharged by M4 and Apple Intelligence. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Doesn’t apply: no built-in camera
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Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2024) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026
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Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2024) - Tech Specs; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac mini model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple’s new Mac mini is more mighty, more mini, and built for Apple Intelligence. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your iMac model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac mini model · Apple’s figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) — Mac mini (M4 Pro, 2024) · third-party figure · read 30 Sep 2026
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Not published by Apple

iMac M4. Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: refresh rate, storage upgradeable by user, the macOS it shipped with. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — iMac (24-inch, 2024, Two ports) - Tech specs; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your iMac model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new iMac supercharged by M4 and Apple Intelligence, read 9 Oct 2026.

Mac mini M4 Pro. Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: storage upgradeable by user, the macOS it shipped with. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2024) - Tech Specs; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac mini model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple’s new Mac mini is more mighty, more mini, and built for Apple Intelligence, read 9 Oct 2026.

If you own one of them

Whether to move is a different question from which is better. Each Mac has a page on it: what its successor changes (the newest Mac in its line where Apple sells one, otherwise the Mac this site treats as its replacement, which can be in another line), what it fetches and whether it still gets updates. Should I upgrade my iMac M4 (24-inch, 2024, Two ports)? · Should I upgrade my Mac mini M4 Pro (2024)?

The pairs a buyer of either Mac would also weigh. Any two Macs in the catalogue can be compared from the chooser.