About Flash Storage
For maximum performance, you can configure your Mac mini with up to 1TB PCIe-based Flash Storage instead of a traditional hard drive. Flash storage delivers up to 9x the performance of a traditional drive* — speed you’ll notice when you start up your Mac mini, launch an app, or browse your photo library.
About Fusion Drive
Fusion Drive combines 128GB of superfast flash storage with a traditional hard drive. And it’s up to 4x faster than a 5400-rpm hard drive.** It automatically and dynamically moves frequently used files to flash for quicker access. With Fusion Drive in your Mac mini, booting up, copying files, and importing photos are faster. Over time, as the system learns how you work, Fusion Drive makes your Mac experience even better. All while letting you store your digital life on a traditional, roomy hard drive.
Note: 1GB = 1 billion bytes; 1TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual formatted capacity less.
*Testing conducted by Apple in October 2014 using preproduction 3.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i7-based Mac mini units with 1TB solid-state drive, configured with 16GB RAM and preproduction 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5-based Mac mini units with a 1TB 5400-rpm hard drive, configured with 8GB RAM. Testing conducted using Iometer 2006.07.27 with a 30-second ramp-up, 5-minute run duration, 512KB request size, 8 outstanding IOs, and 150GB test file. Average rotational media performance calculated by creating the test file on the outer, middle, and inner sectors of the drive and averaging the results from all three measurements. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini.
**Testing conducted by Apple in October 2014 using preproduction 2.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5-based Mac mini units with a 1TB Fusion Drive and preproduction 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5-based Mac mini units with a 1TB 5400-rpm hard drive, all configured with 8GB RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini.