Apple Mac mini M5 Pro Desktop, 15-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU, 24GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD, 10Gb Ethernet, Silver MHQN4

The Apple Mac mini with M5 Pro (configure-to-order build Z1UD-IN17) is a compact 12.7 cm desktop with a 15-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 24GB of unified memory, a 1TB SSD and the factory 10Gb Ethernet upgrade, made for developers, designers, photographers, video editors and offices that move large files across the network. It starts from the standard M5 Pro configuration and adds twice the storage and a wired port four times faster than the standard 2.5Gb Ethernet.

Around the back there are three Thunderbolt 5 ports, HDMI and the 10Gb RJ45 port; the front adds two USB-C ports and a headphone jack, so everyday devices do not need a hub. It drives up to three external displays and connects wirelessly over Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 through Apple's N1 chip. There is no screen, keyboard or mouse in the box — you use your own or add them with the order.

• Mac mini (Apple M5 Pro, 24GB unified memory, 1TB SSD, 10Gb Ethernet)
• Power cord (1.8 m) — the power supply is built into the Mac mini, there is no external power brick
• No display, keyboard, mouse or peripheral cables are included

• 24GB of unified memory is shared by the CPU and GPU. That is comfortable for Xcode, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, 4K editing in Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve and several heavy browser and Office sessions at once. For large 8K timelines, big local AI models or several virtual machines, look at 48GB or 64GB instead.
• The 10Gb Ethernet port negotiates 1, 2.5, 5 or 10Gb/s (Nbase-T). You get full 10Gb speed only with a 10GbE switch or NAS port and suitable cabling (Cat6A recommended for longer runs); on an ordinary gigabit switch it simply works at 1Gb/s.
• The Thunderbolt 5 ports run up to 120Gb/s with Thunderbolt 5 devices and up to 40Gb/s as USB4, so fast external SSDs, docks and RAID enclosures connect directly. The two front USB-C ports are USB 3 at up to 10Gb/s — fine for card readers, flash drives and keyboards with a USB-C cable.
• Up to three external displays: three screens at up to 6K 60Hz or 4K 165Hz each, or two screens with one up to 8K 60Hz, 5K 120Hz or 4K 240Hz. Displays connect through Thunderbolt (USB-C or DisplayPort) and the HDMI port.
• Part of the 1TB is taken by macOS and your apps. For large photo or video libraries, plan an external Thunderbolt SSD or a NAS over the 10Gb link rather than filling the internal drive.

• Windows does not run natively — there is no Boot Camp on Apple silicon Macs. Windows on Arm runs only inside virtualisation software such as Parallels Desktop, and some x86 Windows drivers, older hardware utilities and anti-cheat games will not run.
• External GPU (eGPU) enclosures are not supported on Apple silicon.
• Memory cannot be added later, and the internal SSD is not a standard M.2 drive — an off-the-shelf NVMe SSD will not fit.
• Monitors with only VGA or DVI need an active adapter, and the single HDMI port does not give you three HDMI screens — the other displays connect over Thunderbolt/USB-C or a USB-C to DisplayPort/HDMI adapter.
• 10Gb/s is not reachable through a gigabit switch, a powerline adapter or Wi-Fi; the whole path (switch port, cabling and NAS) must be 10GbE.