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Comparison Apple Mac mini 2020 MXNF2 vs Apple Mac mini 2018 MRTR2

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Apple Mac mini 2020 (MXNF2)
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Encryption of data on the SSD drive is carried out using the Apple T2 Security Chip.
Product typenettopnettop
CPU
Typeportableportable
SeriesCore i3Core i3
Model8100B8100B
Cores44
Threads44
Speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Passmark CPU Mark6829 score(s)6829 score(s)
Geekbench 413470 score(s)13470 score(s)
Memory
RAM8 GB8 GB
Memory typeDDR4DDR4
Speed2666 MHz2666 MHz
Number of slots22
Max. memory support64 GB
Graphics card
Graphics card typeintegratedintegrated
Graphics card modelUHD Graphics 630UHD Graphics 630
3DMark441 score(s)441 score(s)
Passmark G3D Mark1560 score(s)1560 score(s)
Storage
Drive typeSSDSSD
Drive capacity
256 GB /PCI-E/
128 GB /PCI-E/
Back panel
Connectors
HDMI output
v 2.0
HDMI output
v 2.0
USB 3.2 gen122
USB C 3.2 gen244
Thunderboltv3 4 pcsv3 4 pcs
Front Panel
Optical driveis absentis absent
mini-Jack (3.5 mm)
Multimedia
LAN (RJ-45)1 Gbps1 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5 (802.11aс)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11aс)
Bluetooth
 /v 5.0/
 /v 5.0/
General
PSU power150 W150 W
Preinstalled OS
MacOS /Catalina/
MacOS /Mojave/
Material
aluminium /anodized/
aluminium /anodized/
Dimensions (HxWxD)36x197x197 mm36x197x197 mm
Weight1.3 kg1.3 kg
Color
Added to E-Catalogapril 2020november 2018

Max. memory support

The maximum amount of RAM that can be installed on a computer. It depends, in particular, on the type of memory modules used, as well as on the number of slots for them. Paying attention to this parameter makes sense, first of all, if the PC is bought with the expectation of upgrading RAM and the amount of actually installed memory in it is noticeably less than the maximum available

So the amount of maximum installed memory depends on the number of slots in the PC and can be from 16 GB(a modest PC) to 64 GB and above. The most popular on the market are PCs with a maximum installed 32 GB of memory.

Drive capacity

The volume of the main drive supplied with the PC. For models with combined storages (for example, HDD+SSD, see "Drive type"), in this case, the main one is considered to be a more capacious hard drive; and if there are two HDDs in the kit, then they usually have the same capacity.

From a purely practical point of view, the more data the drive holds, the better. So the choice for this indicator rests mainly on the price: a larger capacity inevitably means a higher cost. In addition, we recall that SSD-modules in terms of gigabytes of capacity are much more expensive than hard drives; so you can only compare carriers of the same type by the combination of volume and cost.

As for the specific capacity, a volume of 250 GB or less in modern PCs can be found mainly among SSDs. Hard drives of this size are almost never found, for them a capacity of 250 to 500 GB is still considered quite modest. 501 – 750 GB is a pretty good value for an SSD, and among them it is also mainly used. 751 GB — 1 TB is an impressive figure for an SSD and an average for hard drives, 1.5 – 2 TB is a very solid capacity even for an HDD. And a very high capacity — more than 2 TB — paradoxically, is found even among pure SSDs: such drives are installed in high-end workstations, where speed...is no less important than capacity.
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