Apple Mac mini M4 Silver 2024

Apple Mac mini M4 Silver 2024

Apple
85 Overall Score
vs
Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2025

Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2025

Lenovo
94 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Apple Mac mini M4 Silver 2024

92 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

The 2024 Mac mini with the M4 chip is widely praised for its exceptional performance in a compact design. Users highlight the smooth multitasking, quiet operation, and seamless integration with the Apple ecosystem. The base 256GB SSD is considered insufficient by some, and the lack of peripherals and limited ports are noted drawbacks. Overall, it is seen as a great value desktop computer.

Pros
  • Blazing fast M4 performance
  • Compact and space-saving design
  • Quiet operation even under load
  • Seamless Apple ecosystem integration
  • Great value for the price
Cons
  • Base 256GB SSD insufficient for many
  • No peripherals included (monitor, keyboard, mouse)
  • Limited number of ports (needs a hub)
  • Internal speakers not great
  • No optical audio output
👍 Performance 5
👍 Design and form factor 5
👍 Noise level 4
👍 Ecosystem integration 4
👍 Value for money 4
👎 Storage capacity 3

Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2025

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Scores

Home Office
Apple
78
Lenovo
96
Gaming
Apple
33
Lenovo
96
Compact
Apple
92
Lenovo
32
Creator
Apple
49
Lenovo
91
Workstation
Apple
53
Lenovo
91
Business
Apple
83
Lenovo
87
Developer
Apple
65
Lenovo
86
Ai Llm
Apple
41
Lenovo
69

Specifications

Apple Mac mini M4Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10
Processor
CPU*Apple M4 AMD Ryzen 7 7700X★
CPU Multi-Core Score
23,633
35,519
Cores10★8
Frequency1.0 GHz4.5 GHz★
L3 Cache—32 MB★
Graphics
GPU*Apple M4 10-core5070 Ti★
GPU Benchmark Score
6,795
32,372
Typeintegrated★discrete
VRAM—12 GB★
VRAM TypeUnifiedGDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB32 GB★
RAM Generation—DDR5★
Storage 1256 GB2 TB★
Storage 1 TypeSSDNVMe SSD★
Storage 2—2 TB★
Storage 2 Type—NVMe SSD★
Build
Form Factorminimid-tower
PSU155W850W★
Weight0.68 kg15.00 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports5★2
USB Ports57★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4 x 3—
HDMI1 x HDMI 2.1HDMI
DisplayPort03x DisplayPort
Wi-FiWi-FiWi-Fi 6E★
BluetoothBluetoothBluetooth 5.3★
EthernetGigabit EthernetEthernet (RJ45)
System
OSmacOSWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

Apple Mac mini M4 Silver 2024

  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong reliability (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong port selection (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average storage (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average ram (33rd percentile)

Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2025

  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong storage (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong port selection (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong gpu (88th percentile)88th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10

Scores 94 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 28 specs.

Apple Mac mini M4 Better at:

Compact

Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Better at:

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