Mac mini (M4, 2024)
Previous generationM4
The 2024 Mac mini, replaced by the M6 model in September 2026 but still sold new while stock lasts. Its M4 has a 10-core CPU and GPU and 120GB/s of memory bandwidth; 16GB runs 7-8B language models, at 24 tokens a second in llama.cpp's 7B 4-bit test to the M6's 35. Worth it only at a clear discount to the M6.
Against the line-up
Geekbench 6 CPU
Geekbench 6 CPU
Geekbench 7 CPU
Geekbench 7 CPU
Geekbench 7 GPU
Local LLM (llama.cpp / Ollama)
Local LLM (llama.cpp / Ollama)
Blender Benchmark
The whole Mac mini line-up side by side, with prices
Every benchmark
Quoted from the publications that ran them; we don't test hardware ourselves. Figures from different publications were run on different systems and scenes, so compare within a row's source.
Local LLM (llama.cpp / Ollama)
| Setting | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|
| pp512 Llama 2 7B Q4_0, Prompt processing |
221tok/s | llama.cpp community benchmarks (GitHub), Oct 19, 2026 M4, 10-core GPU, 120GB/s llama-bench pp512 (reading a 512-token prompt), all layers on the GPU. |
| tg128 Llama 2 7B Q4_0, Generation |
24.1tok/s | llama.cpp community benchmarks (GitHub), Oct 19, 2026 M4, 10-core GPU, 120GB/s llama-bench tg128 (generating 128 tokens), all layers on the GPU. |
| tg128 Llama 2 7B Q8_0, Generation |
13.5tok/s | llama.cpp community benchmarks (GitHub), Oct 19, 2026 M4, 10-core GPU, 120GB/s llama-bench tg128 (generating 128 tokens), all layers on the GPU. |
Blender Benchmark
| Setting | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Standard run |
1,276samples/min | Blender Open Data, Oct 19, 2026 Apple M4 (GPU - 10 cores), Metal, Blender 5.2.0 Median score over the three scenes, 33 submitted runs |
| CPU |
213samples/min | Blender Open Data, Oct 19, 2026 Apple M4 CPU, Blender 5.2.0 Median score over the three scenes, 41 submitted runs. All M4 Macs together. |
Geekbench 6 CPU
| Setting | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-core |
14,838points | Tom's Guide, Sep 21, 2026 Mac mini M4 (configuration not stated) Geekbench 6.7, in the Mac mini M6 review |
| Single-core |
3,838points | Tom's Guide, Sep 21, 2026 Mac mini M4 (configuration not stated) Geekbench 6.7, in the Mac mini M6 review |
Geekbench 7 CPU
| Setting | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-core |
15,347points | Geekbench Browser, Sep 24, 2026 Mac mini (2024), Apple M4, 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU Geekbench Browser's Mac chart (Geekbench 7, the average of user-submitted results), as archived on 24 Sep 2026. Not comparable with Geekbench 6 scores. |
| Single-core |
3,278points | Geekbench Browser, Sep 24, 2026 Mac mini (2024), Apple M4, 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU Geekbench Browser's Mac chart (Geekbench 7, the average of user-submitted results), as archived on 24 Sep 2026. Not comparable with Geekbench 6 scores. |
Geekbench 7 GPU
| Setting | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Metal |
54,150points | Geekbench Browser, Sep 24, 2026 Mac mini (2024), Apple M4, 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU Geekbench Browser's Mac chart (Geekbench 7, the average of user-submitted results), as archived on 24 Sep 2026. Not comparable with Geekbench 6 scores. |
Sources
- Blender Open Data (results database)
- Geekbench Browser (results database)
- Tom's Guide (review)
- llama.cpp community benchmarks (GitHub) (results database)
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