# M4 Mac mini's efficiency is incredible | Jeff Geerling

<https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/m4-mac-minis-efficiency-incredible>

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## What Jamie wrote

Apples M-series chips get a lot of coverage but I still don't think enough credit is given to the incredible efficiency. The M4 chip has gotten even better. 3-4 watts at idle is incredible. And at load 6.74 gigaflops/watt? Fewer watts means less heat, which is a huge deal.

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