Skip to content
MacIQ

Mac mini (M4, 2024) vs Mac mini (M2, 2023)

Mac mini (M4, 2024)1Mac mini (M2, 2023)2

Quick look

Quick look: Mac mini M4 against Mac mini M2
FigureMac mini M41Mac mini M22
Price£5993launch price£6494launch price
ChipM4chipM2chip
CPU10-coreCPU8-coreCPU
GPU10-coreGPU10-coreGPU
Memory16GBunified memory, base8GBunified memory, base
Storage256GBstorage, base256GBstorage, base
Released8 November 20243ReleasedIn Apple Stores; pre-order from 29 October 2024.24 January 20234ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 17 January 2023.
Security updatesNot available5Security updatesNot available5Security updates
Price
The Mac mini M4 is £599 at launch, per Apple Newsroom (UK); the Mac mini M2 is £649 at launch, per Apple Newsroom (UK).

True to scale

Mac mini (M4, 2024) · 127 × 50 mm frontMac mini (M2, 2023) · 197 × 35.8 mm front

Front faces, from Apple’s published dimensions, drawn to one scale and superposed. 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 Mac mini (M4, 2024) against Apple Mac mini (M2, 2023)
SpecificationMac mini M41Mac mini M22
Dimensions50 x 127 x 127 mm35.8 x 197 x 197 mm
Weight0.67 kg1.18 kg
ColoursSilverSilver
PortsFront: two USB-C ports with support for USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s), 3.5mm headphone jack. Back (M4): Gigabit Ethernet port (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet), HDMI port, three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) portsTwo Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports (up to 5Gb/s), HDMI port, Gigabit Ethernet port (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet), 3.5mm headphone jack6
Thunderbolt ports32
Thunderbolt versionThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
USB-A portsNo USB-A ports.72
HDMIHDMI portHDMI port
SD card slotNo SD card slot.8No SD card slot.9
Headphone jackYesYes

Chip and memory

Chip and memory: Apple Mac mini (M4, 2024) against Apple Mac mini (M2, 2023)
SpecificationMac mini M41Mac mini M22
ChipApple M4 chipApple M2 chip
Apple siliconYesYes
CPU cores108
Performance cores44
Efficiency cores64
GPU cores1010
Neural Engine cores1616
Chip optionsM4 with 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU10M2 with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU6
Memory (base)16GB8GB
Memory (maximum)32GB1024GB6
Memory options16GB, 24GB or 32GB108GB, 16GB or 24GB6
Memory upgradeable by userNo, as Apple documents11No, as Apple documents11
Memory bandwidth120 GB/s100 GB/s
Storage (base)256GB256GB
Storage (maximum)2TB102TB6
Storage options256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB10256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB6
Media engineHardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 decodeHardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engine

Battery and power

Battery and power: Apple Mac mini (M4, 2024) against Apple Mac mini (M2, 2023)
SpecificationMac mini M41Mac mini M22
Maximum continuous power155 W150 W

Connectivity

Connectivity: Apple Mac mini (M4, 2024) against Apple Mac mini (M2, 2023)
SpecificationMac mini M41Mac mini M22
Wi-FiWi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax)Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth5.35.3
EthernetGigabit Ethernet (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet)Gigabit Ethernet (configurable to 10Gb Ethernet)
External displays (base)32

Camera and audio

Camera and audio: Apple Mac mini (M4, 2024) against Apple Mac mini (M2, 2023)
SpecificationMac mini M41Mac mini M22
SpeakersBuilt-in speaker12Built-in speaker13

Platform

Platform: Apple Mac mini (M4, 2024) against Apple Mac mini (M2, 2023)
SpecificationMac mini M41Mac mini M22
Newest macOSmacOS 27 Golden Gate14macOS 27 Golden Gate14
Model identifierMac16,10, Mac16,1115Mac14,316
Model year20242023

Benchmarks

Benchmarks: Apple Mac mini (M4, 2024) against Apple Mac mini (M2, 2023)
SpecificationMac mini M41Mac mini M22
Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)3,277172,40017
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)15,324179,75517
Geekbench 7 (Metal)54,1971743,70217

Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2024) - Tech Specs · Default for Mac mini M4 · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

    ↩

  2. Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2023) - Tech Specs · Default for Mac mini M2 · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

    ↩

  3. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple’s new Mac mini is more mighty, more mini, and built for Apple Intelligence · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

    ↩

  4. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro — more powerful, capable, and versatile than ever · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

    ↩

  5. Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

    ↩

  6. Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

    ↩

  7. Mac mini (M4, 2024): No USB-A ports. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2024) - Tech Specs. Read 15 Sep 2026

    ↩

  8. Mac mini (M4, 2024): No SD card slot. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2024) - Tech Specs. Read 9 Oct 2026

    ↩

  9. Mac mini (M2, 2023): No SD card slot. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2023) - Tech Specs. Read 9 Oct 2026

    ↩

  10. Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2024) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

    ↩

  11. Apple Support (UK) — Upgrade or install memory in your Mac mini · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

    ↩

  12. Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2024) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

    ↩

  13. Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

    ↩

  14. Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026

    ↩

  15. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac mini model · Apple’s figure · read 11 Oct 2026

    ↩

  16. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac mini model · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

    ↩

  17. Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026

    ↩

Not published by Apple

Mac mini M4. Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: storage upgradeable by user, microphones, 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.

Mac mini M2. Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: storage upgradeable by user, microphones, the macOS it shipped with. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — Mac mini (2023) - Tech Specs; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac mini model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro — more powerful, capable, and versatile than ever, 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 Mac mini M4 (2024)? · Should I upgrade my Mac mini M2 (2023)?

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