The first Mac Mini benchmarks

Even though it looks the same as the previous ones, the new Mac Mini has received an important update and now perform better than the older models, an increase of an average 21%.

The confirmation comes from MacWorld, and their benchmark tests leave no room for doubt: Although the processor is the same Intel Core 2 Duo 2Ghz for both models, the new Mac Mini has a 1066Mhz bus and DDR3 RAM, while the old ones had 667Mhz and DDR2, respectively. The maximum amount of supported memory has also been increased to 4GB.

The days of the Intel GMA 950 are over, and even though the new graphic card remains an onboard card, the GeForce 9400M is however noticeably better, and able to use either 128MB or 256MB of shared memory, depending on whether the system has 1GB RAM or more. And even with just 1GB, the new Mac Mini offers better performances than the previous ones when tested during gaming sessions. With 2GB installed, the number of frame rates per second is 7 times higher than the old models.