Apple Mac Mini 2026 M5 Pro 15-Core 24GB 512GB MHQN4

This is the 2026 Mac mini with the M5 Pro chip, stepping up from the base M6 to offer significantly more CPU and GPU horsepower, plus a massive jump in memory bandwidth. It's built for demanding workflows—video editing, 3D rendering, and heavy local AI—while keeping the same tiny 5-inch footprint. The standout upgrade here is the rear I/O: you get three Thunderbolt 5 ports (up to 120Gb/s) instead of Thunderbolt 4. The trade-off is that it's a desktop without a monitor or keyboard, and it weighs a bit more than the base model due to the upgraded internals.

Platform & Performance

• Chip: Apple M5 Pro

• CPU: 15-core (5 Super cores, 10 Performance cores)

• GPU: 16-core with Neural Accelerators and hardware-accelerated ray tracing

• Neural Engine: 16-core

• Memory Bandwidth: 307 GB/s

• Media Engine: Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW; video decode and encode engines; ProRes encode/decode engine; AV1 decode

Memory & Storage

• Unified Memory: 24GB (Configurable to 48GB or 64GB)

• Storage: 512GB SSD (Configurable to 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB)

Display Support

• M5 Pro Model: Supports up to three external displays via any combination of Thunderbolt and HDMI:

  • Three displays: Up to 6K @ 60Hz or 4K @ 165Hz.

  • Two displays: One at up to 8K @ 60Hz, 5K @ 120Hz, or 4K @ 240Hz, plus a second at up to 5K @ 120Hz or 4K @ 200Hz.

• Ports: Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) with native DisplayPort 2.1; supports VRR, HDR, and multichannel audio.

Connectivity & Ports

• Front Ports: 2 × USB-C (USB 3, up to 10Gb/s), 1 × 3.5mm headphone jack

• Back Ports: 3 × Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C), 1 × HDMI, 1 × RJ-45 Ethernet (2.5GbE, configurable to 10GbE)

• Wireless: Apple N1 chip, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 6.0, Thread networking technology

Audio

• Built-in speaker

• 3.5mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

• HDMI port supports multichannel audio output

Design & Power

• Dimensions (W × D × H): 12.7 × 12.7 × 5.0 cm (5 × 5 × 1.97 inches)

• Weight: 0.73 kg (1.61 lbs)

• Power Supply: 155W maximum continuous power

• Color: Silver

• Operating Environment: 10°C to 35°C

Software

• Operating System: macOS

• Key Features: Siri AI, Apple Intelligence, Voice Control, Switch Control, Live Captions, Personal Voice, Live Speech, Window Tiling, Sidecar, Visual Intelligence, Universal Clipboard, AirDrop.

In the Box

• Mac mini

• Power cord (1.8 m)