Apple Mac mini (M1, 2020) vs. MacBook Pro 15” (2017) - Detailed Specs Comparison

• 7th-gen Intel Kaby Lake Core i7 processors up to 3.1 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 4.1 GHz
• Up to 16GB of LPDDR3 memory
• Powerful Radeon Pro discrete graphics with 2GB or 4GB of video memory in every configuration
• Up to 2TB of SSD storage
• Apple T1 Chip
• Touch Bar and Touch ID

• $699
  Apple M1 Chip | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
• $899
  Apple M1 Chip | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD

• $2,399
  Intel Core i7 7700HQ | 16GB RAM | 256GB SSD | Radeon Pro 555
• $2,799
  Intel Core i7 7820HQ | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | Radeon Pro 560

• 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2880-by-1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
• Supported scaled resolutions:
  • 1920 by 1200
  • 1680 by 1050
  • 1280 by 800
  • 1024 by 640
• 500 nits brightness
• Wide color (P3)

• 64 (U.S.) or 65 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys
• Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor
• Ambient light sensor
• Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

• Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for:
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)
  • Thunderbolt 2, HDMI, DVI, and VGA supported using adapters (sold separately)
• 2 x USB Type-A ports
  Supports data transfers up to 5 Gbps.
• 1 x Gigabit Ethernet port
• 1 x HDMI 2.0
• 1 x 3.5 mm headphone jack

• Charging
• DisplayPort
• Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s)
• USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

• Apple M1
  8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W

• 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ
  4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB Cache, 45W
• 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ
  4 cores, 8 threads, 2.90 → 3.90 GHz, 8 MB Cache, 45W
• 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7920HQ
  4 cores, 8 threads, 3.10 → 4.10 GHz, 8 MB Cache, 45W

• Apple M1
  Apple M1 iGPU

  8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz

• 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ
  Intel® HD Graphics 630

  24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
• 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ
  Intel® HD Graphics 630

  24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
• 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7920HQ
  Intel® HD Graphics 630

  24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz

• AMD Radeon Pro 555 with 2GB of GDDR5 memory
• AMD Radeon Pro 560 with 4GB of GDDR5 memory

• 8GB
  4266 MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory
• Configurable to 16GB

• 256GB512GB
  SSD
• Configurable to 1TB or 2TB

• 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking
• IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible

• 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
• IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible

• Up to 10 hours wireless web
• Up to 10 hours Apple TV app movie playback
• Up to 30 days of standby time

• Built-in speaker
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• HDMI 2.0 port supports multichannel audio output

• Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
• Three microphones
• 3.5mm headphone jack

• Touch ID sensor

• Touch ID sensor
• Apple T1 Chip

• Mac mini
• Power cord

• 15‑inch MacBook Pro
• 87W USB‑C Power Adapter
• USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)

• Simultaneously supports up to two displays:
  • One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz connected via Thunderbolt and one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz connected via HDMI 2.0
• Thunderbolt 3 digital video output supports
  • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
  • Thunderbolt 2, DVI, and VGA output supported using adapters (sold separately)
• HDMI 2.0 display video output
  • Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz
  • DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (sold separately)

Video Support

• Up to two displays with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors
• Up to four displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors
• Up to four displays with 3840-by-2160 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors

• Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
• VGA, HDMI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)