Apple Mac Mini 2026 M6 12-Core 16GB 512GB MHQL4

This is Apple's 2026 ultra-compact desktop, now powered by the M6 chip with a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU. It's a tiny 5x5-inch powerhouse that handles everyday productivity, creative workloads, and on-device AI tasks with ease. The base 16GB/512GB configuration hits a sweet spot for most users, and the jump to Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, and 2.5GbE networking makes it more future-proof than ever. The trade-offs are the usual Mac mini caveats—no included monitor, keyboard, or mouse, and storage isn't user-upgradable—but as a compact, silent desktop, it's hard to beat.

Platform & Performance

• Chip: Apple M6

• CPU: 12-core (2 Super cores, 4 Performance cores, 6 Efficiency cores)

• GPU: 12-core with Neural Accelerators and hardware-accelerated ray tracing

• Neural Engine: Dual 16-core Neural Engine

• Memory Bandwidth: 153 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: 16GB (Configurable to 24GB or 32GB)

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

Display Support

• M6 Model: Supports up to three external displays:

  • Three displays: Two at up to 6K @ 60Hz or 4K @ 165Hz, plus a third at up to 5K @ 60Hz (Thunderbolt) or 4K @ 60Hz (HDMI).

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

• Ports: Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) with native DisplayPort 1.4; supports VRR, HDR, and multichannel audio.

Connectivity & Ports

• Front Ports: 2 × USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2), 1 × 3.5mm headphone jack

• Back Ports: 3 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C), 1 × HDMI, 1 × RJ-45 Ethernet (2.5GbE)

• Wireless: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 6.0

• Ethernet: 2.5GbE standard

Audio

• Built-in speaker

• 3.5mm headphone jack

Design & Power

• Dimensions (W × D × H): 12.7 × 12.7 × 4.97 cm (5 × 5 × 1.96 inches)

• Weight: 670 g (1.50 lbs)

• Power Supply: 155W

• Color: Silver

• Energy Star Compliant: Yes

Software

• Operating System: macOS 27

• Key Features: Apple Intelligence, Siri AI, Voice Control, Switch Control, Live Captions, Personal Voice, Live Speech, Window Tiling, Sidecar, Agentic AI, AI apps on Mac, AI features in apps, Visual Intelligence, Universal Clipboard, AirDrop, Thread Networking Technology, Apple N1 Wireless Networking Chip

In the Box

• Mac mini

• Power cord (1.8 m)