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This an article comparing the Mac Mini M1 to the Mac Mini M2 Pro.
I am dumping the numbers here, and will write the article soon. I am still evaluating this machine for a full review.
This is a raw stats comparison between the two, and compared to other machines I’m using.
CPU Test (Geekbench 6)
![“Mac Mini M2 Pro vs Mac Mini M1”](/images/blog/tech/mac-mini-m2pro-vs-m1/mac-mini-m2pro-vs-m1-00.webp)
Machine | Single Core | Multi- Core |
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M1 | 2105 | 7796 |
M2 | 2650 | 14217 |
Compute Test (Geekbench 6)
![“Mac Mini M2 Pro vs Mac Mini M1”](/images/blog/tech/mac-mini-m2pro-vs-m1/mac-mini-m2pro-vs-m1-01.webp)
Machine | Compute Score |
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M1 | 19832 |
M2 | 49356 |
Blender Render CPU
Machine | Render Time |
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M1 | 06:04.11 |
M2 | 02:35.94 |
Blender Render GPU
Machine | Render Time |
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M1 | 07:20.77 |
M2 | 02:22.01 |
Cinebench CPU Single
![“Mac Mini M2 Pro vs Mac Mini M1”](/images/blog/tech/mac-mini-m2pro-vs-m1/mac-mini-m2pro-vs-m1-02.webp)
Cinebench CPU Multi
![“Mac Mini M2 Pro vs Mac Mini M1”](/images/blog/tech/mac-mini-m2pro-vs-m1/mac-mini-m2pro-vs-m1-03.webp)
Machine | Score |
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M1 | 7155 |
M2 | 14618 |
Comparing to All My Machines
Here is a set of comparisons to all the other machines I use daily.
This includes a Digital Storm PC workstation, and MSI Laptop.
CPU Test (Geekbench 6)
![“Mac Mini M2 Pro vs Mac Mini M1”](/images/blog/tech/mac-mini-m2pro-vs-m1/mac-mini-m2pro-vs-m1-04.webp)
Machine | Single Core | Multi- Core |
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M1 | 2105 | 7796 |
M2 | 2650 | 14217 |
MSI laptop | 2133 | 9806 |
Digital Storm PC | 1529 | 10384 |
Compute Test (Geekbench 6)
![“Mac Mini M2 Pro vs Mac Mini M1”](/images/blog/tech/mac-mini-m2pro-vs-m1/mac-mini-m2pro-vs-m1-05.webp)
Machine | Compute Score |
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M1 | 19832 |
M2 | 49356 |
MSI Laptop | 84348 |
Digital Storm PC | 40927 |
Blender Render CPU
Machine | Render Time |
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M1 | 06:04.11 |
M2 | 02:35.94 |
MSI Laptop | 03:23.90 |
Digital Storm PC | 02:06.18 |
Blender Render GPU
Machine | Render Time |
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M1 | 07:20.77 |
M2 | 02:22.01 |
MSI Laptop | 03:22.77 |
Digital Storm PC | 02:06.63 |
Cinebench CPU Single
![“Mac Mini M2 Pro vs Mac Mini M1”](/images/blog/tech/mac-mini-m2pro-vs-m1/mac-mini-m2pro-vs-m1-06.webp)
Machine | Score |
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M1 | 1395 |
M2 | 1643 |
Digital Storm | 1068 |
MSI Laptop | 1384 |
Cinebench CPU Multi
![“Mac Mini M2 Pro vs Mac Mini M1”](/images/blog/tech/mac-mini-m2pro-vs-m1/mac-mini-m2pro-vs-m1-07.webp)
Machine | Score |
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M1 | 7155 |
M2 | 14618 |
Digital Storm | 14970 |
MSI Laptop | 8840 |
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