Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Silver 2024
The M4 Pro’s 12-core CPU and 16-core GPU pack serious compute into a 5-by-5-inch, 0.68kg aluminum enclosure, with the convenience of front-facing USB-C ports. Its carbon-neutral construction and tight integration with Apple Intelligence and iPhone mirroring make it a thoughtfully built ecosystem hub. It’s best for developers, data analysts, and business users who want a compact, quiet desktop for tasks like compiling millions of lines of code or running demanding workloads.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong reliability (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong user sentiment (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong port (97th percentile) 97th
Cons
- Below average cpu (2th percentile)
- Below average storage (29th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews — so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 117 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 Pro |
| Cores | 12 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M4 Pro 16-core |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | Unified |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| RAM Generation | Not provid |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 155 |
| Weight | 0.7 kg / 1.5 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 5 |
| USB Ports | 5 |
| Thunderbolt | 3 x Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP Omen GT22 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | NVIDIA GB | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 128 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 3072 | 8096 | 2048 | 4096 | 8000 |
| GPU | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | Desktop | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 155 | 1200 | - | 850 | 240 | 850 |
| OS | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | NVIDIA DGX OS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | 1.6 | 90.3 | 50.3 | 96.8 | 28.9 | 98.5 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.8 | 87.8 | 96.6 | 91.7 | 96.4 | 0 | 71 | 82.1 |
| HP Omen GT22 Compare | 97.8 | 87.8 | 95.4 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 0 | 71 | 86.2 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.7 | 77.1 | 94.1 | 97.5 | 91.1 | 98.5 | 38.9 | 72.9 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 95.2 | 98.8 | 87.4 | 98.4 | 0 | 38.9 | 82.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 81 | 96.6 | 86.6 | 99.2 | 98.5 | 11.8 | 95.5 |
Usage Scores
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