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The M2 is Apple's second iteration of their System on a Chip for Mac, featuring integrated GPU, CPU, RAM, and other components for improved performance and efficiency. The base M2 in the Mac mini has an 8-core CPU with four high-efficiency cores, four high-performance cores, and an integrated GPU with 10 cores.

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Is my Mac Mini M2 broken?

Hi there.

I have MacBook Pro 2018 with CRAZY over 3000MB/s and boot time was like 30 seconds - and now I got now Mac Mini M2 BASE MODEL which means 1500MB/s and....... boot time is about..... 7-8 SECONDS (from power button click to login screen) - both systems on THE SAME macOS!!! It is nearly the same time as MBP 2018 too to Wake Up !

HOW??!?!

I've asked Google for boot times on MacBook Pro and Air M2 and EVERYONE says average 15 SECONDS

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Of course you are starting the systems from a cold boot too? Your numbers don’t line up. I’m sure you are waking your MacBook Pro from Sleep which is very different from a cold boot up you are doing with your Mac Mini.

As far as disk performance are you using BlackMagic to compare? I think you’ll find the M.2 might be slower if you didn’t get the larger storage option. The number of Flash chips has a large bearing on how fast the storage reads or writes. The low end model only has one chip unlike the larger storage options.

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yes - BOTH systems startup from cold start.

Then I was talking about how shock was to me mini M2 wake up.

7 SECONDS to boot time in mini M2?! I just cannot believe

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So... you're asking if your Mac is broken because it's booting so fast???

Lol, take your wins where you can get them, my friend.

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Please take the way more powerful M2 chip over the Intel chip in your MacBook into account. The M2 system as a whole is a multitude of times faster than your MacBook. That’s probably what makes the difference.

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