Apple Mac mini M5 Pro Desktop, 18-Core CPU, 20-Core GPU, 24GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD, 2.5Gb Ethernet, Silver MHQN4

The Apple Mac mini with M5 Pro (configure-to-order build Z1UD-IN32) is a compact 12.7 cm desktop with the higher M5 Pro chip — 18-core CPU and 20-core GPU — plus 24GB of unified memory and a 1TB SSD, made for developers, 3D and motion designers, photographers and video editors who want more processing power than the standard M5 Pro without moving to a Mac Studio. Compared with the standard configuration it adds three CPU cores, four GPU cores and twice the storage.

Around the back there are three Thunderbolt 5 ports, HDMI and a 2.5Gb Ethernet 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 18-core CPU / 20-core GPU, 24GB unified memory, 1TB SSD)
• 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

• The 18-core CPU and 20-core GPU matter most in work that keeps the chip busy for minutes at a time: compiling large projects, exporting and rendering video, 3D and motion graphics, batch photo processing and GPU-accelerated effects. For browsing, Office and light editing you would not notice the difference from the 15-core model.
• 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 apps at once. For large 8K timelines, big local AI models or several virtual machines, look at 48GB or 64GB instead — the faster chip does not make up for too little memory.
• The 2.5Gb Ethernet port works on any existing gigabit network and reaches 2.5Gb/s with a 2.5GbE switch or NAS port. If you later need 10Gb, the only route is an external Thunderbolt 10GbE adapter, because the internal port cannot be upgraded.
• 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.

• 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.
• The built-in port does not reach 10Gb/s — for a 10GbE NAS at full speed you need the 10Gb Ethernet configuration or a Thunderbolt 10GbE adapter.