Mac mini (M5 Pro) (Est.)
The Mac mini (M5 Pro, 2026) brings workstation-grade Apple Silicon into the ultra-compact Mac mini enclosure. Built on TSMC’s enhanced 3nm N3P process, the M5 Pro completely eliminates efficiency cores in favor of dense, massively parallel clusters of high-throughput performance silicon.
Architectural Highlights & Specs
- CPU Topology: 18-Core all-performance design (6 Super Cores @ 4.61 GHz + 12 Performance Cores).
- Memory Bandwidth: 307 GB/s unified memory interface.
- GPU: 20-Core graphics engine with integrated Neural Accelerators.
- Connectivity: Full Thunderbolt 5 high-speed bus support.
- MSRP: $1,699.
Benchmark Projections (Geekbench 6 & Metal)
- Single-Core CPU: ~4,260 (anchored by verified M5 telemetry).
- Multi-Core CPU: ~26,750.
- Metal GPU: ~150,000.
- Normalized Combined Score: 51,558.
- Bang for Buck Rating: 30.35 (Solid Grade A on MacNerd Leaderboards).
| Manufacturer Part Number | M5-pro |
|---|---|
| Year | 2026 |
| Model Name | Mac mini (M5 Pro) |
| MSRP ($) | $1,699 |
| Current Market Price | N/A |
| Nano-Texture screen Available | N/A |
| CPU/SOC Family | M5 |
| CPU/SOC Variant | Pro (Est.) |
| Total CPU Cores | 18 |
| Total GPU Cores | 20 |
| Memory Bandwidth (GB/s) | 307 |
| Max Screen Brightness (Nits) | N/A |
| Weight (Lbs) | 1.5 |
| Geekbench Single Core | 4,260 |
| Geekbench Multi Core | 26,750 |
| Geekbench Metal GPU | 150,000 |
| Performance* | 51,558 |
| Bang for Buck | 30.35 (A) |