Compare MSI MPG Trident 3 11th vs Apple Mac mini M2 vs Apple iMac 24 2021
Variants
M2
M2 Pro
7-core GPU
8-core GPU
Capacity
Interior Volume
4.72 L
Connectivity
Expansion Slot
1x M.2 PCIe + 1x SATA III 6.0Gbps 2.5"
Ports
[Front] 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x Headphone + 1x Microphone | [Rear] 3x DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 3x Audio jacks + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 2x USB 2.0 + 1x RJ45 (1Gbps)
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
Construction
Camera | Front
1080p FaceTime HD camera with M1 image signal processor
Colors
Silver
Blue, Green, Pink, Silver, Yellow, Orange, Purple
Form Factor
Small form factor desktop computer
Small form factor desktop computer
Material
Configurable with nano-texture glass
Speakers
6 speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
232.57 mm w/o stand
7.75 inches (19.70 cm)
20.3 cm
Size | Height
346.25 mm w/o stand
1.41 inches (3.58 cm)
51.6 cm
Size | Width
83.31 mm w/o stand
7.75 inches (19.70 cm)
65 cm
Weight
3.17 kg / 6.99 lbs
Display
Brightness
500 nits
Display Color Depth
1 billion colors, 10 bit
Display Diagonal
23.5 inch
Gamut
True Tone technology
Pixel Density
218 ppi
Resolution
Retina 4.5K: 4480 x 2520
Function
AI
16-core Neural Engine
Audio
5.1 Channel HD Audio with Nahimic audio enhancer (ALC1220)
Stereo speakers
Chipset
Intel H510
Graphics
Up to MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 8GB GDDR6
7-core GPU or 8-core GPU
Operating System
MacOS
Operating Temperature
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
50 to 95 °F / 10 to 35 °C
Processor
Up to Intel Core i7-11700 (Rocket Lake)
8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
RGB Lighting
Mystic Light RGB LED
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x U-DIMMs, up to 64GB
8 or 16 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 3200MHz
Unified memory inside M1 chip
Power Supply
230 / 330 W AC adapter
143W
Storage
1x M.2 PCIe SSD + 1x 2.5” HDD / SSD
Up to 2TB SSD
Production
Availability
2023-01-17
2021-05
Debut
2021-05-04
2021-04-20
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
Pros
- Still compact and lightweight
- Reasonable power for its class
- Good port selection + wireless connectivity
- Premium construction
- More versatile than the previous-gen iMac
- More screen real estate
- Performance and efficiency of the M1
Cons
- Marginal upgrade
- Somewhat expensive for its power
- M1 processor has been out for a while
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