![Can we just take a minute to recognise that at idle, the M1 Mac Mini only draws 5 Watts of power and at full cpu load, it only draws 20w!!! this is Can we just take a minute to recognise that at idle, the M1 Mac Mini only draws 5 Watts of power and at full cpu load, it only draws 20w!!! this is](https://i.redd.it/0mp0nsktifu91.jpg)
Can we just take a minute to recognise that at idle, the M1 Mac Mini only draws 5 Watts of power and at full cpu load, it only draws 20w!!! this is
![Andreas Schilling 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 on X: "Mac mini power consumption and thermal output (BTU) information Idle / Max M1: 6.8 W / 39 W 2-core Intel Core i5: 6 W / 85 Andreas Schilling 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 on X: "Mac mini power consumption and thermal output (BTU) information Idle / Max M1: 6.8 W / 39 W 2-core Intel Core i5: 6 W / 85](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Es1KGlVUwAUp-a2.png)
Andreas Schilling 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 on X: "Mac mini power consumption and thermal output (BTU) information Idle / Max M1: 6.8 W / 39 W 2-core Intel Core i5: 6 W / 85
![So now that anandtech has proven the M1 chips basically crush all x86 chips besides a 5950 for a 1/5th of the power consumption, a native build of plex for Mac Arm So now that anandtech has proven the M1 chips basically crush all x86 chips besides a 5950 for a 1/5th of the power consumption, a native build of plex for Mac Arm](https://external-preview.redd.it/BBMikImBgitYe7JXIEXo1HzMB_Q5l0hs4K3SLG4heeE.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=16962c984bdf434d7ab7ab1647cd03d9cbc36ca5)