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M6 benchmarks reveal how far Apple's boosted the Mac mini
appleinsider.com • • technology
Key Points:
- Benchmarks for the new M6 Mac mini, identified as "Mac18,5," reveal a significant boost in processing power with a 12-core M6 chip running at a base frequency of 4.78GHz, surpassing previous M1 and M4 models.
- In Geekbench 7 CPU tests, the M6 Mac mini scored 4,071 in single-core performance, marking a 24% improvement over the M4 and a 69% increase compared to the M2, nearly doubling the M1's score.
- Multi-core performance showed an even greater leap, with the M6 scoring 22,783, which is 48% better than the M4, 132% better than the M2, and 165% better than the M1 Mac mini.
- These performance gains are expected to be noticeable to consumers, as improvements above 15% typically result in a perceivable difference in processing speed.
- Currently, only one benchmark listing is available, with no GPU or AI test results yet; more data is anticipated as consumers begin using the new hardware.
