Mac mini battle: M1 vs intel

The Apple M1 chip is the first system on a chip (SoC) for Mac. Packed with an astonishing 16 billion transistors, it integrates the CPU, GPU, I/O, and every other significant component and controller onto a single tiny chip. Designed by Apple, M1 brings incredible performance, custom technologies, and unparalleled poweer efficiency to the Mac.

With an 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU, M1 on Mac mini delivers up to 3x faster CPU performance¹ and up to 6x faster graphics² than the previous generation.

Mac mini 2020 specs :

Apple M1 chip with 8‑core CPU, 8‑core GPU, and 16‑core Neural Engine
8GB unified memory
256GB SSD storage

Mac mini 2018 specs :

Processor

3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5
Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz
9MB shared L3 cache

Memory
8GB