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First Geekbench scores up for new mini!

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http://9to5mac.com/2012/10/24/new-mac-minis-get-first-tear-down-and-geekbench-scores/

Apple’s refreshed Mac mini lineup has already received some nice RAM upgrade options from OWC this morning, but now we get a look at the insides of the updated Macs courtesy of a tear down from Mac Mini Vault. The site has also published Geekbench scores for the device showing some impressive performance increases over the 2011 models.

First off it found minimal changes to packaging and the positioning of the new mini’s internals:

The overall packaging size was unchanged, however marketing specs have been updated and the inside organization has been optimized… Under the hood only minor differences are visible. Most notable are the fan design, Hitachi hard drive, and connections for the antennas. (2012 on left – 2011 on right)

As for Geekbench, the new stock minis were able to record a score of 7433 running 10.8.1 out of the box. In comparison, Mac Mini Vault had a 2011 Mac mini running 10.8.2 clocked at 6583. Mac Mini Vault also noted it will begin testing alternative OS options for the new Mac mini server edition next week:
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Only for the i5 model

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Yep, the i5 model is the least interesting out of the bunch. However, nice to see it's a noticeable improvement over the previous entry level Mac.
 
Poki said:
Yep, the i5 model is the least interesting out of the bunch. However, nice to see it's a noticeable improvement over the previous entry level Mac.
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That's very, very arguable. In fact, I'd say the exact opposite.
 
The i5 is plenty of Mac for a lot of people. I debated with myself for a couple of hours before going with the $799 Mini. But the i5 would probably be fine for me too... :D
 
Mojo1 said:
The i5 is plenty of Mac for a lot of people. I debated with myself for a couple of hours before going with the $799 Mini. But the i5 would probably be fine for me too... :D
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Oh, I almost forgot the Mini is a entry level computer, now that it has just as much power as a high-end iMac (except the graphics, of course). For me, as a absolute power user (daily usage of Aperture, FCP X, Motion, ...) the dual core model of course doesn't matter.
 
Also, looks like the 2.3 quad has the same 6mb L3 cache as the 2.6ghz quad... I'm tempted to jump up to the 2.3ghz quad, but don't think I'll pay the $100 for the extra .3ghz

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If I'm seeing correctly... Looks like last year's Mac Mini got ~8800 on Geekbench:
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geek..."Intel Core i7-2635QM" frequency:2000 bits:32

So if the new one really scores 11697 and it's not faked or a different computer... That's pretty incredible.
 
My 2010 i3 21.5" iMac just cored 5761 in 32 bit mode. This means the new base mini is just 30% faster (not taking into account the slower HDD). It's not much of an incentive to upgrade (not that I'm considering upgrading any sooner than 2014). But it's a good result for a machine which is 1/6th the size of my iMac :)

The midrange quad-core is completely another story. I think that $200 over the base model would be well spent.
 
TrollToddington said:
My 2010 i3 21.5" iMac just cored 5761 in 32 bit mode. This means the new base mini is just 30% faster (not taking into account the slower HDD). It's not much of an incentive to upgrade (not that I'm considering upgrading any sooner than 2014). But it's a good result for a machine which is 1/6th the size of my iMac :)

The midrange quad-core is completely another story. I think that $200 over the base model would be well spent.
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My MacBook Pro scores "only" 3400 points, so 11.000 should be a noticeable upgrade I think.
 
philipma1957 said:
it may finally be a good computer for a 46 or 50 inch tv. streaming net surfing. etc.
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Just curious about those sizes and how you come to them. I have a 55" LCD HDTV that I want to use with this Mini. Granted, the goal is to be pretty much an iTunes server and I will likely add RAM. My Apple TV and my Blu Ray player will handle most of my video needs.
 
This latest batch is showing some serious muscle. The 2.6GHz BTO option will score just shy of 13,000. :eek:
 
I wonder what the quads do on OpenGL in Cinebench?
The dual cores with HD4000 in the MBPro's get 17fps, where my Radeon 6630 does 23fps.
My 5.2 mini does 7200 on GB, that is just shy off the 7400 posted here. Would putting 1600mhz RAM in mine help?
 
blanka said:
I wonder what the quads do on OpenGL in Cinebench?
The dual cores with HD4000 in the MBPro's get 17fps, where my Radeon 6630 does 23fps.
My 5.2 mini does 7200 on GB, that is just shy off the 7400 posted here. Would putting 1600mhz RAM in mine help?
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I'd wager that with Cinebench you're going to see less boost from the faster CPU and more from the dedicated video card. Overall the mini's will be nice and quick but are going to get beat out on a few of the OpenGL/GPU heavy tests.
 
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