Apple Mac Studio 2025 (M4 Max 14-core / 32-core GPU / 36GB RAM / 8TB SSD) VS Minisforum AI X1 Pro

The Apple Mac Studio 2025 (M4 Max) offers an SSD storage capacity of 8000GB, which is double the 4000GB provided by the Minisforum AI X1 Pro. Both devices are equipped with NVMe SSDs, ensuring fast storage performance.

In terms of physical dimensions, the Mac Studio 2025 is larger, with a thickness of 196 mm, height of 94 mm, and width of 196 mm, giving it a volume of 3611.104 cm³. In comparison, the Minisforum AI X1 Pro is more compact, with a thickness of 167 mm, height of 86 mm, and width of 200 mm, resulting in a smaller volume of 2872.4 cm³.

Overall, the Mac Studio 2025 is larger in both storage and physical size, while the Minisforum AI X1 Pro offers a more compact form factor with less storage capacity.

The Apple Mac Studio 2025 (M4 Max) and the Minisforum AI X1 Pro have different thermal design power (TDP) ratings. The Mac Studio 2025 has a TDP of 80W, while the Minisforum AI X1 Pro is more power-efficient with a TDP of 15W.

When it comes to CPU speed, the Mac Studio 2025 features a combination of 10 cores running at 4.05 GHz and 4 cores at 2.75 GHz. In contrast, the Minisforum AI X1 Pro has 12 cores running at a lower speed of 2 GHz.

In terms of CPU threads, the Mac Studio 2025 has 14 threads, whereas the Minisforum AI X1 Pro has 24 threads, indicating a higher degree of parallelism. Both products include integrated graphics and support 64-bit architecture, with no differences between them in these areas.

The Apple Mac Studio 2025 (M4 Max) and the Minisforum AI X1 Pro have different semiconductor sizes, with the Mac Studio using a 3 nm process and the Minisforum using a 4 nm process.

In terms of supported displays, the Mac Studio can handle 3 displays, while the Minisforum AI X1 Pro supports 4 displays, offering slightly more flexibility for multi-monitor setups.

When it comes to the number of transistors, the Mac Studio has 28,000 million transistors, whereas the Minisforum AI X1 Pro features 34,000 million transistors, indicating a higher density of transistors in the latter.

The Apple Mac Studio 2025 (M4 Max) comes with 32GB of RAM, while the Minisforum AI X1 Pro offers significantly more with 96GB of RAM. Both systems utilize DDR5 memory, ensuring fast data transfer rates.

The difference in RAM capacity means the Minisforum AI X1 Pro is better suited for memory-intensive tasks, offering more headroom for applications that require large amounts of RAM.

Both devices use the same DDR5 memory version, so they share the same memory technology in terms of performance, but the overall RAM size is a key differentiator between the two.

Both the Apple Mac Studio 2025 (M4 Max) and the Minisforum AI X1 Pro support Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Mac Studio 2025 features Bluetooth 5.3, while the Minisforum AI X1 Pro has the slightly newer Bluetooth 5.4.

In terms of USB ports, the Mac Studio 2025 offers 2 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB-A) ports, whereas the Minisforum AI X1 Pro provides 4 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB-A) ports. The Mac Studio has no USB-C Gen 2 or USB 4 ports, while the Minisforum includes 2 USB 4 40Gbps ports, which could provide faster data transfer rates for compatible devices.

Both products have HDMI and RJ45 ports, along with a 3.5 mm audio jack. The Mac Studio 2025 has 1 HDMI port and the Minisforum also offers 1 HDMI port, along with 1 DisplayPort output. Neither product includes a VGA connector or S/PDIF Out port.

The Apple Mac Studio 2025 (M4 Max) outperforms the Minisforum AI X1 Pro in benchmark results. The Mac Studio has a PassMark result of 38,870, which is higher than the Minisforum's 35,142. For single-threaded performance, the Mac Studio again leads with a PassMark score of 4,531 compared to the Minisforum's 3,872.

When looking at Geekbench 6 results, the Mac Studio shows significantly better performance in both multi-core and single-core tests. The Mac Studio scores 23,455 in the multi-core test and 4,007 in the single-core test, while the Minisforum scores 13,283 and 2,593 in the respective tests.

Overall, the Apple Mac Studio 2025 achieves higher benchmark scores across both PassMark and Geekbench 6 tests, particularly in multi-core performance.

The Apple Mac Studio 2025 (M4 Max) and the Minisforum AI X1 Pro both support laptop and desktop configurations. However, their maximum memory capacities differ. The Mac Studio supports up to 128GB of memory, while the Minisforum is limited to 96GB.

Both products do not support ECC memory, and both have the NX bit enabled for security purposes. The Mac Studio utilizes big.LITTLE technology, allowing for a combination of high-performance and energy-efficient cores, while the Minisforum does not include this feature.

Regarding RAM specifications, the Mac Studio supports a maximum RAM speed of 6400 MHz and uses 4 memory channels, whereas the Minisforum supports a higher RAM speed of 7500 MHz but uses only 2 memory channels.